# Cabana District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/pallasca/cabana/

District · Pallasca Province 

# Cabana

Cabana is a district of Peru in Pallasca Province, Ancash Department. It covers **144.7 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 145km²
- 8mapped services
- 3,295 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cabana?

Cabana lies in [Pallasca Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/pallasca/), [Ancash Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Aco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/corongo/aco/), [Bolognesi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/pallasca/bolognesi/), [Conchucos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/pallasca/conchucos/), [Corongo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/corongo/corongo/), [Cusca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/corongo/cusca/), [Huandoval](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/pallasca/huandoval/) and [Tauca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/pallasca/tauca/). By area it is the 1164th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 7.0% of [Pallasca Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/pallasca/). The centre of Cabana is about 416 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 8.4097° S, 77.9494° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Things to see in and around Cabana

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Cabana: 1 museum.

- Museo Arqueológico Zonal de Cabana · museum

### Nearby, outside Cabana

- Monumento a Coronel Francisco Bolognesi · monument, Bolognesi13 km
- Huajrajirca · archaeological site, Cusca18 km
- Termales de Aticara · attraction, Corongo18 km
- Tambo Inca de Pariachuco · archaeological site, Conchucos18 km
- Calicanto · attraction, Corongo19 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Cabana

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima
- CurrencySol (PEN)
- Country calling code+51
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) · Chimbote104 km
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo133 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:00).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Cabana

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Cabana. Settlements here lie between about 2,567 m and 3,803 m above sea level (median 3,295 m).

- Aija
- Cabana
- Cajapay
- Huambo
- La Florida
- San Martin
- San Martín
- San Pedro

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Cabana and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Pallasca Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Feb (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 263 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 194 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (34 mm) and the driest Aug (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 14 23 

Feb 14 23 

Mar 14 34 

Apr 14 22 

May 15 13 

Jun 14 3 

Jul 14 6 

Aug 15 3 

Sep 16 6 

Oct 15 16 

Nov 14 20 

Dec 14 25 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cabana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Red de Salud Yuracmarca · Yuracmarca 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.74484&mlon=-77.89938#map=17/-8.74484/-77.89938) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Pallasca 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.25298&mlon=-77.99944#map=17/-8.25298/-77.99944) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera rural · Yuracmarca 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.74455&mlon=-77.89933#map=17/-8.74455/-77.89933) 

Hotel Las Vegas · Tauca 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47011&mlon=-78.03719#map=17/-8.47011/-78.03719) 

School Institución Educativa No. 88384 · Cabana 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.38368&mlon=-77.96053#map=17/-8.38368/-77.96053) 

College I.E Agropecuario · Pallasca 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.24877&mlon=-77.99449#map=17/-8.24877/-77.99449) 

Police station Comisaría de Tauca · Tauca 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47003&mlon=-78.03749#map=17/-8.47003/-78.03749) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cabana

Places mapped inside Cabana in open map data, by type.

- Schools8

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other districts in Pallasca Province

- Bolognesi
- Conchucos
- Huacaschuque
- Huandoval
- Lacabamba
- Llapo
- Pallasca
- Pampas
- Santa Rosa
- Tauca

## Quick answers

- Where is Cabana?In Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
- What borders Cabana?Aco, Bolognesi, Conchucos, Corongo, Cusca, Huandoval and Tauca
- What is there to see in Cabana?Museo Arqueológico Zonal de Cabana
- What time zone is Cabana in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cabana?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Cabana?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cabana?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cabana?Settlements lie between 2,567 m and 3,803 m
- What is the best time to visit Cabana?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cabana?Red de Salud Yuracmarca, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cabana?Banco de la Nación, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cabana?Gasolinera rural, about 38 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cabana?PE021501 (OCHA common operational dataset)