# Pataypampa District, Grau Province, Apurimac Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/pataypampa/ District · Grau Province # Pataypampa Pataypampa is a district of Peru in Grau Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **146.4 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 146km² - 6mapped services - 3,862 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pataypampa? Pataypampa 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: [Chuquibambilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/chuquibambilla/), [Huaquirca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/huaquirca/), [Micaela Bastidas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/micaela-bastidas/), [Sabaino](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/sabaino/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/san-antonio/), [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/santa-rosa/), [Turpay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/turpay/) and [Virundo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/virundo/). By area it is the 1158th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 6.9% of [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/). The centre of Pataypampa is about 523 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.2215° S, 72.7517° 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: Pataypampa - 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) · Andahuaylas86 km - Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco116 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:12, 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 Pataypampa Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Pataypampa. The largest with a recorded population: Pataypampa (243). - Barranco - Bellavista - Cachinayoc - Calcanto - Capilla - Chancara - Chaquiccocha - Chilcac - Chilpaca - Chumille - Chuquisani - Cruzpata - Jajapaqui - Jalla - Jatahuasi - Jonaya - Joyahuiri - Llaullincuyoc - Montes - Nueva Urbanizacion de Checyapa - Occocco - Pacyahuaycho - Pallcahuasi - Paraccay - Pararani - Pataypampa - Paterio - Piyai - Piyay - San Marcos - Santa María - Tambo - Toroyoc - Totorapampa 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 Pataypampa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Grau Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C), after allowing for this place being about 250 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 - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 6 135 Feb 6 132 Mar 6 102 Apr 6 40 May 5 12 Jun 5 4 Jul 4 11 Aug 5 11 Sep 6 23 Oct 7 59 Nov 7 70 Dec 7 136 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pataypampa Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Banco de la Nación · Chuquibambilla 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.10541&mlon=-72.70834#map=17/-14.10541/-72.70834) School Institución Educativa Cotahuarcay · Chuquibambilla 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.19070&mlon=-72.78370#map=17/-14.19070/-72.78370) Police station Comisaría PNP Chuquibambilla · Chuquibambilla 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.10324&mlon=-72.70699#map=17/-14.10324/-72.70699) 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 Pataypampa Places mapped inside Pataypampa in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 - Micaela Bastidas - Progreso - San Antonio - Santa Rosa - Turpay - Vilcabamba - Virundo ## Quick answers - Where is Pataypampa?In Grau Province, Apurimac Department, Peru - What borders Pataypampa?Chuquibambilla, Huaquirca, Micaela Bastidas, Sabaino, San Antonio, Santa Rosa, Turpay and Virundo - What time zone is Pataypampa in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Pataypampa?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Pataypampa?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pataypampa?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - Where is the nearest bank to Pataypampa?Banco de la Nación, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pataypampa?PE030707 (OCHA common operational dataset)