# Pocohuanca District, Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department

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

District · Aymaraes Province 

# Pocohuanca

Pocohuanca is a district of Peru in Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **87.6 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 87.6km²
- 5mapped services
- 3,358 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pocohuanca?

Pocohuanca lies in [Aymaraes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Chalhuanca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/chalhuanca/), [El Oro](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/el-oro/), [Pachaconas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/pachaconas/), [Sabaino](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/sabaino/), [Tapairihua](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/tapairihua/) and [Yanaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/yanaca/). By area it is the 1432nd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.1% of [Aymaraes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/). The centre of Pocohuanca is about 491 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.2288° S, 73.0877° 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 Pocohuanca

### Nearby, outside Pocohuanca

- Malecon Sarayca · attraction, Yanaca5.2 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: Pocohuanca

- 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) · Andahuaylas65 km
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco146 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 Pocohuanca

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Pocohuanca. The largest with a recorded population: Pocohuanca (332).

- Allpamachay
- Cascabamba
- Ccachoray
- Chanta
- Chillico
- Huancapampa
- Nano
- Palmadera
- Pampacanto
- Piscoya
- Pocohuanca
- Puente
- Tiaparo
- Torapampa

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 Pocohuanca 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 Pocohuanca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Chalhuanca · Chalhuanca 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29477&mlon=-73.25060#map=17/-14.29477/-73.25060) 

Petrol pump Las Vegas · Chalhuanca 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29684&mlon=-73.24181#map=17/-14.29684/-73.24181) 

Hotel Plaza Bolivar Chalhuanca · Chalhuanca 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29506&mlon=-73.24746#map=17/-14.29506/-73.24746) 

School Institución Educativa 54319 Patron San Felipe · Pocohuanca 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.21870&mlon=-73.08730#map=17/-14.21870/-73.08730) 

College José María Arguedas · Chalhuanca 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28822&mlon=-73.25824#map=17/-14.28822/-73.25824) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Pachaconas · Pachaconas 7.7 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 Pocohuanca

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

- Schools5

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Pocohuanca?In Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders Pocohuanca?Chalhuanca, El Oro, Pachaconas, Sabaino, Tapairihua and Yanaca
- What is there to see in Pocohuanca?Malecon Sarayca
- What time zone is Pocohuanca in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pocohuanca?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Pocohuanca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pocohuanca?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pocohuanca?Hospital de Chalhuanca, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pocohuanca?Las Vegas, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pocohuanca?PE030410 (OCHA common operational dataset)