# Jaqui District, Caraveli Province, Arequipa Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/jaqui/ District · Caraveli Province # Jaqui Jaqui is a district of Peru in Caraveli Province, Arequipa Department. It covers **423.1 km²**. 49 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 423km² - 6mapped services - 405 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jaqui? Jaqui lies in [Caraveli Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/), [Arequipa Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Acari](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/acari/), [Atiquipa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/atiquipa/), [Pullo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/pullo/), [Sancos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/lucanas/sancos/) and [Yauca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/yauca/). By area it is the 544th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.3% of [Caraveli Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/). The centre of Jaqui is about 473 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4452° S, 74.3934° 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: Jaqui - 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 - Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) · Nazca90 km - Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho255 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:21) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 17:34). 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 Jaqui Open gazetteers list **49 villages, towns and localities** in Jaqui. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Rita (27), Lampilla (11), Macacona (9), Caucato (8), Bonaparte (8) and Concoma (7). Settlements here lie between about 124 m and 897 m above sea level (median 405 m). - Anqui - Arajali - Ardenes - Bellavista - Bonaparte - Buena Vista - Casa Abandonada - Casa Blanca - Caucato - Chicchilla - Chile - Colca - Colca Chico - Colca Grande - Concoma - Conica - Coñica - Cuculi - Cuculí - El Convento - Huambrimba - Huambrina - Jaquí - Jarajali - La Isla - Lampilla - Macacona - Marcella - Mina Abandonada - Mochica - Mochica Baja - Pampa - Pampa Nueva - Pampa Pena Blanca - Pampa Quebrada Pampa - Pampa Redonda - Pampa Vista Alegre - Pena Negra - Plantera - Porvenir - San Jose - Santa Rita - Santa Rosa - Señor De Los Milagros - Tani - Tierra Brava - Tocota - Vado Viejo - Yuncachaca 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 Jaqui Named natural and historic features inside Jaqui, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Acaville - Río Lampalla ### Hills and mountains 11 mountains; 1 hill. - Cerro Blanco · 2,586 m - Cerro Santa Rita · 2,363 m - Cerro Tres Marías · 2,296 m - Cerro Reynoso · 2,202 m - Cerro El Faro de la Cruz · 1,991 m - Cerro Peña Negra · 1,955 m - Cerro Yuncachaca · 1,414 m - Cerro Colca · 1,413 m - Cerro Pampa Redonda · 1,345 m - Cerro Mendoza · 1,114 m - Cerro de Arena · 789 m - Alto Mal Paso · 315 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 Jaqui and the best time to visit Using the climate of Caraveli Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 454 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 94 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (23 mm) and the driest Jun (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 21 Feb 22 23 Mar 22 14 Apr 21 3 May 19 4 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 2 Aug 18 2 Sep 18 3 Oct 19 4 Nov 19 5 Dec 20 12 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jaqui Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital P.S. Jaqui · Jaqui 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.47428&mlon=-74.44160#map=17/-15.47428/-74.44160) Bank FONDESURCO · Acari 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.43629&mlon=-74.61716#map=17/-15.43629/-74.61716) Petrol pump LA BONITA · Acari 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.45632&mlon=-74.62359#map=17/-15.45632/-74.62359) Hotel Costa Azul · Yauca 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.66880&mlon=-74.53079#map=17/-15.66880/-74.53079) School Institución Educativa San Francisco De Asis · Jaqui 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.47750&mlon=-74.44190#map=17/-15.47750/-74.44190) Police station Comisaría PNP Jaquí · Jaqui 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.47855&mlon=-74.44310#map=17/-15.47855/-74.44310) 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 Jaqui Places mapped inside Jaqui in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 Caraveli Province - Acari - Atico - Atiquipa - Bella Union - Cahuacho - Caraveli - Chala - Chaparra - Huanuhuanu - Lomas - Quicacha - Yauca ## Quick answers - Where is Jaqui?In Caraveli Province, Arequipa Department, Peru - What borders Jaqui?Acari, Atiquipa, Pullo, Sancos and Yauca - What time zone is Jaqui in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Jaqui?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Jaqui?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jaqui?49 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jaqui?Settlements lie between 124 m and 897 m - What is the highest point in Jaqui?Cerro Blanco (2,586 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Jaqui?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Jaqui?P.S. Jaqui, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jaqui?FONDESURCO, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jaqui?LA BONITA, about 25 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Jaqui?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Jaqui?PE040310 (OCHA common operational dataset)