# Capaya District, Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/capaya/

District · Aymaraes Province 

# Capaya

Capaya is a district of Peru in Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **83.3 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 83.3km²
- 3mapped services
- 3,254 mtypical elevation

## Where is Capaya?

Capaya lies in [Aymaraes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Ihuayllo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/ihuayllo/), [Pampachiri](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/andahuaylas/pampachiri/), [Pomacocha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/andahuaylas/pomacocha/), [Sañayca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/sanayca/), [Soraya](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/soraya/), [Toraya](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/toraya/) and [Tumay Huaraca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/andahuaylas/tumay-huaraca/). By area it is the 1447th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.0% of [Aymaraes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/). The centre of Capaya is about 460 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1138° S, 73.3537° 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 Capaya

### Nearby, outside Capaya

- Baños termales de Pincahuacho · hot spring, Chalhuanca20 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: Capaya

- 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) · Andahuaylas45 km
- Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho141 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:32).

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 Capaya

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Capaya. The largest with a recorded population: Capaya (276).

- Anjaipata
- Arahuaca
- Capaya
- Chalco
- Condorillo
- Cutinta
- Huaccasa
- Huanchu
- Huaraccolla
- Masmani
- Mosecca
- Ninaybamba
- Soccosalo
- Taccopampa
- Taypicirca

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 Capaya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Aymaraes Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C). About 652 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (121 mm) and the driest Jun (4 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 6 121 

Feb 6 119 

Mar 6 94 

Apr 6 32 

May 5 15 

Jun 4 4 

Jul 4 11 

Aug 5 12 

Sep 6 24 

Oct 7 46 

Nov 7 60 

Dec 7 114 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Capaya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Chalhuanca · Chalhuanca 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29477&mlon=-73.25060#map=17/-14.29477/-73.25060) 

Petrol pump Pecsa · Chalhuanca 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29003&mlon=-73.25559#map=17/-14.29003/-73.25559) 

Hotel Tampumayu · Sañayca 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.17408&mlon=-73.32310#map=17/-14.17408/-73.32310) 

School Institución Educativa No. 54342 · Capaya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.12920&mlon=-73.37840#map=17/-14.12920/-73.37840) 

College José María Arguedas · Chalhuanca 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28822&mlon=-73.25824#map=17/-14.28822/-73.25824) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Chalhuanca · Chalhuanca 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29532&mlon=-73.24773#map=17/-14.29532/-73.24773) 

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 Capaya

Places mapped inside Capaya 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 Aymaraes Province

- Caraybamba
- Chalhuanca
- Chapimarca
- Colcabamba
- Cotaruse
- Ihuayllo
- Justo Apu Sahuaraura
- Lucre
- Pocohuanca
- San Juan de Chacña
- Sañayca
- Soraya
- Tapairihua
- Tintay
- Toraya
- Yanaca

## Quick answers

- Where is Capaya?In Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders Capaya?Ihuayllo, Pampachiri, Pomacocha, Sañayca, Soraya, Toraya and Tumay Huaraca
- What is there to see in Capaya?Baños termales de Pincahuacho
- What time zone is Capaya in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Capaya?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Capaya?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Capaya?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Capaya?Hospital de Chalhuanca, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Capaya?Pecsa, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Capaya?PE030402 (OCHA common operational dataset)