# Huaquirca District, Antabamba Province, Apurimac Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/huaquirca/ District · Antabamba Province # Huaquirca Huaquirca is a district of Peru in Antabamba Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **350.7 km²**. 84 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 351km² - 8mapped services - 3,887 mtypical elevation ## Where is Huaquirca? Huaquirca lies in [Antabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Antabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/antabamba/), [Juan Espinoza Medrano](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/juan-espinoza-medrano/), [Oropesa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/oropesa/), [Pataypampa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/pataypampa/), [Sabaino](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/sabaino/) and [Virundo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/virundo/). By area it is the 643rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 10.9% of [Antabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/). The centre of Huaquirca is about 528 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.3611° S, 72.7667° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Know before you go: Huaquirca - 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) · Andahuaylas96 km - Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco128 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:29). 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 Huaquirca Open gazetteers list **84 villages, towns and localities** in Huaquirca. The largest with a recorded population: Huaquirca (962) and Matara (180). Settlements here lie between about 3,341 m and 4,353 m above sea level (median 3,887 m). - Acchicucho - Ajo - Alcajahua - Allpacmarca - Antaraccay - Apina - Calle Abancay - Canachiri - Carcanto - Casacasa - Cayahuiri - Ccocche - Chaicha - Chamaca - Chancara - Chape - Chapichapi - Chichinosanca - Chicorone - Chirihuasina - Chunuhuacho - Cochahuana - Cochapata - Cola - Condor - Condorhuachana - Cullcunchini - Cullimayoc - Cuturumi - Finalla - Huamanripa - Huaquirca - Huaraccone - Huayccohuasi - Huayllahuaylla - Huichincayre - Huishani - Huracuni - Ichuni - Ilanchama - Inacchape - Iturusi - Jancapallja - Jano - Jatun Ojo - Jochuso - Jupa Jupa - Marayniyoc - Matara - Morojuni - Mutcacayoc - Mutcani - Ninacanya - Nununyani - Ojoco - Otana - Palcahuasi - Palla - Pampa Yupa - Papacchi - Paterio - Paujarayoc - Pauromani - Pincuyuni - Piscococha - Pucacorral - Puchungo - Pumacocha - Pumanuta - Rumichaca - Sabaino - Suncoyuma - Supayco - Suracota - Surapata - Tajra - Taypi - Torre Torre - Totoraocco - Totorojo - Uchuyco - Umasana - Utupara - Yuraj Corral 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 Huaquirca Named natural and historic features inside Huaquirca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Mollebamba 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 Huaquirca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Antabamba Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 6 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C). 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 5 122 Feb 5 121 Mar 5 92 Apr 5 34 May 4 11 Jun 3 3 Jul 2 10 Aug 3 10 Sep 5 20 Oct 5 51 Nov 6 59 Dec 6 119 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Huaquirca Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Banco de la Nación · Chuquibambilla 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.10541&mlon=-72.70834#map=17/-14.10541/-72.70834) School Institución Educativa No. 54273 · Antabamba 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.39390&mlon=-72.80160#map=17/-14.39390/-72.80160) Police station Comisaría PNP Antabamba · Antabamba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.36634&mlon=-72.87687#map=17/-14.36634/-72.87687) 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 Huaquirca Places mapped inside Huaquirca 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 Antabamba Province - Antabamba - El Oro - Juan Espinoza Medrano - Oropesa - Pachaconas - Sabaino ## Quick answers - Where is Huaquirca?In Antabamba Province, Apurimac Department, Peru - What borders Huaquirca?Antabamba, Juan Espinoza Medrano, Oropesa, Pataypampa, Sabaino and Virundo - What time zone is Huaquirca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Huaquirca?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Huaquirca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Huaquirca?84 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Huaquirca?Settlements lie between 3,341 m and 4,353 m - Where is the nearest bank to Huaquirca?Banco de la Nación, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Huaquirca?PE030303 (OCHA common operational dataset)