# Vilcabamba District, Grau Province, Apurimac Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/vilcabamba/

District · Grau Province 

# Vilcabamba

Vilcabamba is a district of Peru in Grau Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **6.58 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.6km²
- 5mapped services
- 2,773 mtypical elevation

## Where is Vilcabamba?

Vilcabamba lies in [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Chuquibambilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/chuquibambilla/), [Curpahuasi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/curpahuasi/), [Micaela Bastidas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/micaela-bastidas/) and [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/santa-rosa/). By area it is the 1848th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 0.3% of [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/). The centre of Vilcabamba is about 527 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.0784° S, 72.6351° 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: Vilcabamba

- 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) · Cusco96 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 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 Vilcabamba

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Vilcabamba. The largest with a recorded population: Vilcabamba (991).

- Accora
- Acoytuna
- Amancaes
- Parcco
- Vilcabamba

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 Vilcabamba

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Chuquibambilla

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 Vilcabamba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Grau Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jul (11 °C), after allowing for this place being about 839 m lower 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). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 13 135 

Feb 13 132 

Mar 13 102 

Apr 13 40 

May 12 12 

Jun 12 4 

Jul 11 11 

Aug 12 11 

Sep 13 23 

Oct 14 59 

Nov 14 70 

Dec 14 136 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Vilcabamba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Chuquibambilla 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.10541&mlon=-72.70834#map=17/-14.10541/-72.70834) 

School Vilcabamba · Vilcabamba 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.08330&mlon=-72.62910#map=17/-14.08330/-72.62910) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Vilcabamba · Vilcabamba 1.1 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 Vilcabamba

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

- Schools4
- 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 Grau Province

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Vilcabamba?In Grau Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders Vilcabamba?Chuquibambilla, Curpahuasi, Micaela Bastidas and Santa Rosa
- What time zone is Vilcabamba in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Vilcabamba?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Vilcabamba?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Vilcabamba?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Vilcabamba?March to November
- Where is the nearest bank to Vilcabamba?Banco de la Nación, about 8.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Vilcabamba?PE030712 (OCHA common operational dataset)