# Coishco District, Santa Province, Ancash Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/santa/coishco/ District · Santa Province # Coishco Coishco is a district of Peru in Santa Province, Ancash Department. It covers **8.08 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.1km² - 19mapped services - 134 mtypical elevation ## Where is Coishco? Coishco lies in [Santa Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/santa/), [Ancash Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 2 other districts: [Chimbote](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/santa/chimbote/) and [Santa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/santa/santa/). By area it is the 1844th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 0.2% of [Santa Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/santa/). The centre of Coishco is about 378 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 9.0287° S, 78.6177° 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 Coishco ### Nearby, outside Coishco - Complejo Arqueologico El Mirador · archaeological site, Chimbote1.7 km - Playa Corralon Grande · beach, Chimbote3.5 km - Vivero Forestal · theme park, Chimbote4.2 km - Playa Corralon Chico · beach, Chimbote4.7 km - Cementerio general · memorial, Chimbote4.8 km - Monumentos Marinos · monument, Chimbote5.4 km - Boulevard · attraction, Chimbote5.5 km - Homenaje al heroe Wilson Cisneros · memorial, Chimbote5.7 km - Plazuela Las Banderas · attraction, Chimbote5.8 km - Monumento a Haya de la Torre · monument, Chimbote6.1 km - Monumento a la Justicia · monument, Chimbote6.2 km - Monumento a la Mujer · monument, Chimbote6.2 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: Coishco - 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) · Chimbote17 km - Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo118 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 18:02). 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 Coishco Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Coishco. The largest with a recorded population: Coishco (15,083). - Coishco - El Milagro - San Valentín 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Coishco Named natural and historic features inside Coishco, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 beach. - Playa Los Tres Brincos ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Cerro Huamanchacate · 292 m - Cerro La Caja · 263 m - Cerro Coishco · 56 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Coishco and the best time to visit Using the climate of Santa Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 947 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 163 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (29 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 23 18 Feb 23 20 Mar 24 29 Apr 24 18 May 24 12 Jun 24 2 Jul 24 4 Aug 25 2 Sep 25 4 Oct 24 11 Nov 23 16 Dec 23 26 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Coishco Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Regional Nuevo Chimbote · Chimbote 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.05411&mlon=-78.58567#map=17/-9.05411/-78.58567) Bank ATM Interbank · Chimbote 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.07367&mlon=-78.59270#map=17/-9.07367/-78.59270) Petrol pump Petroperu · Santa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.00294&mlon=-78.61856#map=17/-9.00294/-78.61856) Hotel Hostal Luna Azul · Santa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98726&mlon=-78.61554#map=17/-8.98726/-78.61554) Mall PlazaVea · Chimbote 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.06397&mlon=-78.59066#map=17/-9.06397/-78.59066) School Institución Educativa 89506 Eduardo Ferrick Ring · Coishco 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.02276&mlon=-78.61961#map=17/-9.02276/-78.61961) College Universidad San Pedro · Chimbote 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.05337&mlon=-78.59127#map=17/-9.05337/-78.59127) Police station Comisaria Coishco · Coishco 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.02078&mlon=-78.61542#map=17/-9.02078/-78.61542) 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 Coishco Places mapped inside Coishco in open map data, by type. - Schools8 - Restaurants9 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics1 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 Santa Province - Caceres del Peru - Chimbote - Macate - Moro - Nepeña - Nuevo Chimbote - Samanco - Santa ## Quick answers - Where is Coishco?In Santa Province, Ancash Department, Peru - What borders Coishco?Chimbote and Santa - What is there to see in Coishco?Complejo Arqueologico El Mirador, Playa Corralon Grande, Vivero Forestal, Playa Corralon Chico - What time zone is Coishco in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Coishco?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Coishco?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Coishco?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Coishco?Cerro Huamanchacate (292 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Coishco?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Coishco?Hospital Regional Nuevo Chimbote, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Coishco?ATM Interbank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Coishco?Petroperu, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Coishco?PE021803 (OCHA common operational dataset)