# El Oro District, Antabamba Province, Apurimac Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/el-oro/

District · Antabamba Province 

# El Oro

El Oro is a district of Peru in Antabamba Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **66.6 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 66.6km²
- 3mapped services
- 3,281 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Oro?

El Oro lies in [Antabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Chacoche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/abancay/chacoche/), [Circa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/abancay/circa/), [Pachaconas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/pachaconas/), [Pocohuanca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/pocohuanca/) and [Tapairihua](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/tapairihua/). By area it is the 1543rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.1% of [Antabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/). The centre of El Oro is about 492 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1643° S, 73.0432° 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 El Oro

### Nearby, outside El Oro

- Malecon Sarayca · attraction, Yanaca11 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: El Oro

- 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

- Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) · Andahuaylas61 km
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco138 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:31).

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 El Oro

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in El Oro. The largest with a recorded population: Ayahuay (342).

- Atizo
- Ayahuay
- Buena Vista
- Chajama
- Challabamba
- Chutco
- Hornada
- Huascuya
- Igosani
- Miscapata
- Moroco
- Quichcapucro
- Uncapata

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 El Oro and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Antabamba Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 517 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 653 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (122 mm) and the driest Jun (3 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 9 122 

Feb 8 121 

Mar 8 92 

Apr 8 34 

May 7 11 

Jun 6 3 

Jul 6 10 

Aug 7 10 

Sep 8 20 

Oct 9 51 

Nov 9 59 

Dec 9 119 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Oro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Chalhuanca · Chalhuanca 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29477&mlon=-73.25060#map=17/-14.29477/-73.25060) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Chuquibambilla 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.10541&mlon=-72.70834#map=17/-14.10541/-72.70834) 

Petrol pump Las Vegas · Chalhuanca 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29684&mlon=-73.24181#map=17/-14.29684/-73.24181) 

Hotel Plaza Bolivar Chalhuanca · Chalhuanca 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29506&mlon=-73.24746#map=17/-14.29506/-73.24746) 

School Institución Educativa 54258 Juan Espinoza Medrano · El Oro 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.20880&mlon=-73.05780#map=17/-14.20880/-73.05780) 

College José María Arguedas · Chalhuanca 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28822&mlon=-73.25824#map=17/-14.28822/-73.25824) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Pachaconas · Pachaconas 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.22337&mlon=-73.01643#map=17/-14.22337/-73.01643) 

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 El Oro

Places mapped inside El Oro in open map data, by type.

- Schools3

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 Antabamba Province

- Antabamba
- Huaquirca
- Juan Espinoza Medrano
- Oropesa
- Pachaconas
- Sabaino

## Quick answers

- Where is El Oro?In Antabamba Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders El Oro?Chacoche, Circa, Pachaconas, Pocohuanca and Tapairihua
- What is there to see in El Oro?Malecon Sarayca
- What time zone is El Oro in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Oro?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in El Oro?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Oro?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Oro?Hospital de Chalhuanca, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Oro?Banco de la Nación, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Oro?Las Vegas, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Oro?PE030302 (OCHA common operational dataset)