# Soraya District, Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department

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District · Aymaraes Province 

# Soraya

Soraya is a district of Peru in Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **44.4 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 44.4km²
- 3mapped services
- 3,048 mtypical elevation

## Where is Soraya?

Soraya lies in [Aymaraes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Capaya](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/capaya/), [Chalhuanca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/chalhuanca/), [Ihuayllo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/ihuayllo/), [Justo Apu Sahuaraura](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/justo-apu-sahuaraura/) and [Sañayca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/sanayca/). By area it is the 1651st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 1.1% of [Aymaraes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/). The centre of Soraya is about 469 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1667° S, 73.2821° 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 Soraya

### Nearby, outside Soraya

- Baños termales de Pincahuacho · hot spring, Chalhuanca13 km
- Malecon Sarayca · attraction, Yanaca17 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: Soraya

- 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) · Andahuaylas52 km
- Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho150 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 17:31).

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 Soraya

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Soraya. The largest with a recorded population: Soraya (147).

- Ahua
- Canto
- Carapampa
- Ccarahuatani
- Chuycho
- Cochapampa
- Ihuacay
- Isla Pampa
- Jachura
- Misquillaco
- Pacayca
- Pullpuni
- Soraya

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 Soraya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Aymaraes Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 176 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 7 121 

Feb 7 119 

Mar 7 94 

Apr 7 32 

May 6 15 

Jun 6 4 

Jul 5 11 

Aug 6 12 

Sep 7 24 

Oct 8 46 

Nov 8 60 

Dec 8 114 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Soraya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Chalhuanca · Chalhuanca 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29477&mlon=-73.25060#map=17/-14.29477/-73.25060) 

Petrol pump Pecsa · Chalhuanca 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29003&mlon=-73.25559#map=17/-14.29003/-73.25559) 

Hotel Tampumayu · Sañayca 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.17408&mlon=-73.32310#map=17/-14.17408/-73.32310) 

School Institución Educativa 54324 Santa Rosa · Soraya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.17050&mlon=-73.28910#map=17/-14.17050/-73.28910) 

College José María Arguedas · Chalhuanca 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28822&mlon=-73.25824#map=17/-14.28822/-73.25824) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Yanaca · Yanaca 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.22550&mlon=-73.15976#map=17/-14.22550/-73.15976) 

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 Soraya

Places mapped inside Soraya 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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Soraya?In Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders Soraya?Capaya, Chalhuanca, Ihuayllo, Justo Apu Sahuaraura and Sañayca
- What is there to see in Soraya?Baños termales de Pincahuacho, Malecon Sarayca
- What time zone is Soraya in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Soraya?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Soraya?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Soraya?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Soraya?Hospital de Chalhuanca, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Soraya?Pecsa, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Soraya?PE030413 (OCHA common operational dataset)