# Micaela Bastidas District, Grau Province, Apurimac Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/micaela-bastidas/

District · Grau Province 

# Micaela Bastidas

Micaela Bastidas is a district of Peru in Grau Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **104.8 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 105km²
- 4mapped services
- 4,173 mtypical elevation

## Where is Micaela Bastidas?

Micaela Bastidas lies in [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 8 other districts: [Curasco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/curasco/), [Curpahuasi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/curpahuasi/), [Mamara](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/mamara/), [Oropesa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/oropesa/), [Pataypampa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/pataypampa/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/san-antonio/), [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/santa-rosa/) and [Vilcabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/vilcabamba/). By area it is the 1346th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 4.9% of [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/). The centre of Micaela Bastidas is about 534 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1353° S, 72.5915° 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: Micaela Bastidas

- 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) · Andahuaylas95 km
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco97 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:11, 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 Micaela Bastidas

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Micaela Bastidas. The largest with a recorded population: Ayrihuanca (537).

- Acarana
- Atocora
- Ayrihuanca
- Ccocho
- Cristobal Colon
- Culcuhuasi
- Huacso Huacso
- Huampuna
- Huanuyoc
- Huayllac
- Limacpuquio
- Miska
- Paurimani
- Portete
- Pucapuca
- Puiso
- Quiscabamba
- Raynipampa
- Sachabamba
- Sayac Rumi
- Tarcapa
- Yanamayo

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 Micaela Bastidas

Named natural and historic features inside Micaela Bastidas, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Puca Orco · 4,513 m
- Cerro Pumahuasi · 4,426 m
- Cerro Huaraco Grande · 4,311 m
- Cerro Conce · 3,634 m

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 Micaela Bastidas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Grau Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 5 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 561 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 734 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (136 mm) and the driest Jun (4 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- May
- Jun
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 4 135 

Feb 4 132 

Mar 4 102 

Apr 4 40 

May 3 12 

Jun 3 4 

Jul 2 11 

Aug 3 11 

Sep 4 23 

Oct 5 59 

Nov 5 70 

Dec 4 136 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Micaela Bastidas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Chalhuahuacho · Challhuahuacho 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.12100&mlon=-72.25217#map=17/-14.12100/-72.25217) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Chuquibambilla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.10541&mlon=-72.70834#map=17/-14.10541/-72.70834) 

Petrol pump PERUPETROLM · Challhuahuacho 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.12377&mlon=-72.26924#map=17/-14.12377/-72.26924) 

Hotel Hotel Lennyn · Challhuahuacho 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.12021&mlon=-72.25338#map=17/-14.12021/-72.25338) 

School Institución Educativa 54447 Limacpuquio · Micaela Bastidas 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.12647&mlon=-72.62170#map=17/-14.12647/-72.62170) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Vilcabamba · Vilcabamba 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07841&mlon=-72.62491#map=17/-14.07841/-72.62491) 

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 Micaela Bastidas

Places mapped inside Micaela Bastidas in open map data, by type.

- Schools4

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 Grau Province

- Chuquibambilla
- Curasco
- Curpahuasi
- Gamarra
- Huayllati
- Mamara
- Pataypampa
- Progreso
- San Antonio
- Santa Rosa
- Turpay
- Vilcabamba
- Virundo

## Quick answers

- Where is Micaela Bastidas?In Grau Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders Micaela Bastidas?Curasco, Curpahuasi, Mamara, Oropesa, Pataypampa, San Antonio, Santa Rosa and Vilcabamba
- What time zone is Micaela Bastidas in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Micaela Bastidas?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Micaela Bastidas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Micaela Bastidas?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Micaela Bastidas?Cerro Puca Orco (4,513 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Micaela Bastidas?Hospital de Chalhuahuacho, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Micaela Bastidas?Banco de la Nación, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Micaela Bastidas?PERUPETROLM, about 35 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Micaela Bastidas?PE030706 (OCHA common operational dataset)