# Tapairihua District, Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department

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

District · Aymaraes Province 

# Tapairihua

Tapairihua is a district of Peru in Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **158.2 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 158km²
- 15mapped services
- 3,295 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tapairihua?

Tapairihua lies in [Aymaraes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 8 other districts: [Chacoche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/abancay/chacoche/), [Chapimarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/chapimarca/), [Colcabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/colcabamba/), [El Oro](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/el-oro/), [Ihuayllo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/ihuayllo/), [Justo Apu Sahuaraura](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/justo-apu-sahuaraura/), [Pocohuanca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/pocohuanca/) and [Yanaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/yanaca/). By area it is the 1101st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.8% of [Aymaraes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/). The centre of Tapairihua is about 483 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1094° S, 73.1006° 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 Tapairihua

### Nearby, outside Tapairihua

- Malecon Sarayca · attraction, Yanaca12 km
- каменный лес · attraction, Tintay17 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: Tapairihua

- 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
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco141 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 Tapairihua

Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Tapairihua. The largest with a recorded population: Tapairihua (278).

- Anhuacchay
- Ayllasana
- Borracho
- Ccollpa
- Ccoriray
- Chihua
- Chilcapata
- Chiuchin
- Choquemarca
- Chuchimpata
- Cotabamba
- Huaccamolle
- Huanquirna
- Huayao
- Laime
- Luychupata
- Mochocco
- Monte
- Pacchantay
- Pallccora
- Patapata
- Pichirijay
- Poccochihua
- Potocino
- Quischque
- Sallallume
- San Luis
- Socco
- Tacahuara
- Tambo
- Tapairihua
- Tayapata
- Wilacocha

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 Tapairihua 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 Tapairihua

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Chalhuanca · Chalhuanca 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.29477&mlon=-73.25060#map=17/-14.29477/-73.25060) 

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 Tampumayu · Sañayca 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.17408&mlon=-73.32310#map=17/-14.17408/-73.32310) 

School Institución Educativa Inicial 592 Monseñor Enrique Pelach y Feliú · Tapairihua 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.11230&mlon=-73.12510#map=17/-14.11230/-73.12510) 

College José María Arguedas · Chalhuanca 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.28822&mlon=-73.25824#map=17/-14.28822/-73.25824) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Tapairihua · Tapairihua 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.14156&mlon=-73.14041#map=17/-14.14156/-73.14041) 

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 Tapairihua

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

- Schools14
- Police stations1

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
- Soraya
- Tintay
- Toraya
- Yanaca

## Quick answers

- Where is Tapairihua?In Aymaraes Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders Tapairihua?Chacoche, Chapimarca, Colcabamba, El Oro, Ihuayllo, Justo Apu Sahuaraura, Pocohuanca and Yanaca
- What is there to see in Tapairihua?Malecon Sarayca, каменный лес
- What time zone is Tapairihua in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tapairihua?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Tapairihua?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tapairihua?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tapairihua?Hospital de Chalhuanca, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tapairihua?Las Vegas, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tapairihua?PE030414 (OCHA common operational dataset)