# Yauca District, Caraveli Province, Arequipa Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/yauca/ District · Caraveli Province # Yauca Yauca is a district of Peru in Caraveli Province, Arequipa Department. It covers **543.3 km²**. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 543km² - 10mapped services - 139 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yauca? Yauca lies in [Caraveli Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/), [Arequipa Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Acari](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/acari/), [Atiquipa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/atiquipa/), [Bella Union](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/bella-union/) and [Jaqui](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/jaqui/). By area it is the 429th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 4.2% of [Caraveli Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/). The centre of Yauca is about 487 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 15.6363° S, 74.4420° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Things to see in and around Yauca OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Yauca: 1 beach. - Sopladera · beach Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Yauca - 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) · Nazca103 km - Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho277 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 17:33). 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 Yauca Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Yauca. The largest with a recorded population: San José (32), Santa Genoveva (15) and San Francisco (7). Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 1,787 m above sea level (median 139 m). - Balneario Tanaka - Brincadero - Chipchipa - Corralones - Fundo Quimana - Fundo Santa Rosa - Hacienda San Pablo - Hacienda Santa Emilia - Las Brisas de Yauca - Los Médanos - Losmedanos - Media Luna - Mina del Atajo - Parcoy - Quimana - San Francisco - San Jose - San José - San Martin de Porras - San Pablo - Santa Elena - Santa Emilia - Santa Genoveva - Santa Rosa - Tanaca - Tanaka - Tercer Mundo - Usaca - Villamar - Yauca 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 Yauca Named natural and historic features inside Yauca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Yauca ### Coast and islands 2 beaches; 1 headland. - Playa de Tanaca - Playa de Yauca - Punta Blanca ### Hills and mountains 12 mountains; 1 hill. - Cerro de la Cruz · 2,504 m - Cerro Orion · 2,196 m - Cerro Cahuamarca · 1,738 m - Cerro Andenes · 1,393 m - Cerro Las Puntillas · 1,315 m - Cerro Cusihuamán · 1,265 m - Cerro Covao · 1,111 m - Cerro Lechucero · 1,056 m - Cerro Lechuceros · 949 m - Cerro El Atajo · 659 m - Cerro Medano de Lagunilla · 561 m - Cerro Largo · 294 m - Loma El Rodadero · 266 m ### History 1 ruin. - Cahuamarca ### Getting around 1 airfield; 1 bridge. - Aeropuerto de Yauca - Puente de Yauca 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 Yauca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Caraveli Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 720 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 23 21 Feb 24 23 Mar 24 14 Apr 22 3 May 21 4 Jun 20 1 Jul 20 2 Aug 20 2 Sep 20 3 Oct 20 4 Nov 21 5 Dec 22 12 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yauca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital P.S. Jaqui · Jaqui 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.47428&mlon=-74.44160#map=17/-15.47428/-74.44160) Bank FONDESURCO · Acari 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.43629&mlon=-74.61716#map=17/-15.43629/-74.61716) Petrol pump LA BONITA · Acari 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.45632&mlon=-74.62359#map=17/-15.45632/-74.62359) Hotel Costa Azul · Yauca 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.66880&mlon=-74.53079#map=17/-15.66880/-74.53079) School Institución Educativa No. 40653 · Yauca 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.56910&mlon=-74.47440#map=17/-15.56910/-74.47440) College IST Chala · Chala 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.85946&mlon=-74.24560#map=17/-15.85946/-74.24560) Police station Comisaría PNP Yauca · Yauca 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.66235&mlon=-74.52764#map=17/-15.66235/-74.52764) 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 Yauca Places mapped inside Yauca in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools4 - Restaurants3 - 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 - Jaqui - Lomas - Quicacha ## Quick answers - Where is Yauca?In Caraveli Province, Arequipa Department, Peru - What borders Yauca?Acari, Atiquipa, Bella Union and Jaqui - What is there to see in Yauca?Sopladera - What time zone is Yauca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yauca?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Yauca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yauca?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yauca?Settlements lie between 6 m and 1,787 m - What is the highest point in Yauca?Cerro de la Cruz (2,504 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Yauca?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Yauca?P.S. Jaqui, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yauca?FONDESURCO, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yauca?LA BONITA, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yauca?PE040313 (OCHA common operational dataset)