# Santa Rosa District, Grau Province, Apurimac Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/santa-rosa/

District · Grau Province 

# Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa is a district of Peru in Grau Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **31.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 31.0km²
- 4mapped services
- 3,560 mtypical elevation

## Where is Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa lies in [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Chuquibambilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/chuquibambilla/), [Micaela Bastidas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/micaela-bastidas/), [Pataypampa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/pataypampa/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/san-antonio/) and [Vilcabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/vilcabamba/). By area it is the 1727th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 1.5% of [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/). The centre of Santa Rosa is about 527 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1220° S, 72.6601° 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: Santa Rosa

- 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) · Andahuaylas88 km
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco102 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 06:11, 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 Santa Rosa

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Rosa. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Rosa (331).

- Canco
- Chirirqui
- Chocchoc
- Lambraspata
- Maranserayoc
- Pacopaya
- Palca
- Santa Rosa

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 Santa Rosa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Grau Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (6 °C). 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.

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- Feb
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 8 135 

Feb 8 132 

Mar 8 102 

Apr 7 40 

May 7 12 

Jun 6 4 

Jul 6 11 

Aug 7 11 

Sep 8 23 

Oct 8 59 

Nov 9 70 

Dec 8 136 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Rosa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Chuquibambilla 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.10541&mlon=-72.70834#map=17/-14.10541/-72.70834) 

School Institución Educativa 54455 Quiscabamba · Santa Rosa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.11810&mlon=-72.65920#map=17/-14.11810/-72.65920) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Chuquibambilla · Chuquibambilla 5.5 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 Santa Rosa

Places mapped inside Santa Rosa 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
- Micaela Bastidas
- Pataypampa
- Progreso
- San Antonio
- Turpay
- Vilcabamba
- Virundo

## Quick answers

- Where is Santa Rosa?In Grau Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders Santa Rosa?Chuquibambilla, Micaela Bastidas, Pataypampa, San Antonio and Vilcabamba
- What time zone is Santa Rosa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Santa Rosa?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Santa Rosa?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Santa Rosa?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest bank to Santa Rosa?Banco de la Nación, about 5.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Santa Rosa?PE030710 (OCHA common operational dataset)