# Viraco District, Castilla Province, Arequipa Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/castilla/viraco/ District · Castilla Province # Viraco Viraco is a district of Peru in Castilla Province, Arequipa Department. It covers **137.1 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 137km² - 9mapped services - 2,858 mtypical elevation ## Where is Viraco? Viraco lies in [Castilla Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/castilla/), [Arequipa Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Machaguay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/castilla/machaguay/), [Pampacolca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/castilla/pampacolca/), [Salamanca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/condesuyos/salamanca/) and [Tipan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/castilla/tipan/). By area it is the 1191st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.0% of [Castilla Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/castilla/). The centre of Viraco is about 624 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 15.6201° S, 72.5730° 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 Viraco ### Nearby, outside Viraco - Volcán Coropuna · volcano, Andaray13 km - Huellas de dinosaurios · viewpoint, Tipan20 km 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: Viraco - 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 - Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · Arequipa134 km - Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco242 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:26). 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 Viraco Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Viraco. The largest with a recorded population: Huami (105), Pampachacra (73) and Pucapuca (17). Settlements here lie between about 2,374 m and 3,596 m above sea level (median 2,858 m). - Antasco - Arejocha - Atunhuasi - Camacispa - Campanayoc - Carquirhua - Casirhua - Ccasccaro - Chajrasqui - Chilcapampa - Chipcoma - Costuro - Cucuta - Huami - Huascasca - Josspanja - Llinay - Mayurquita - Molino - Pampachacra - Parcay - Pecoy - Pillcull - Pisco - Pucapuca - Rarhua - Riruy - Supaura - Tinyapata - Tullo Huasa - Turupatio - Ucurca - Utanza - Viraco 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 Viraco Named natural and historic features inside Viraco, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake; 1 river or stream. - Laguna Caracara - Quebrada Sumllo ### Hills and mountains 17 mountains; 1 hill. - Cerro Cuncaicha · 5,525 m - Cerro Huayllajota · 4,951 m - Cerro Angostura · 4,722 m - Cerro Buena Vista · 4,688 m - Cerro Mollo Ceniga · 4,657 m - Cerro Viques · 4,655 m - Cerro Yanaorco · 4,564 m - Cerro Pesjofiana · 4,338 m - Cerro Quimsa Huanca · 4,015 m - Cerro Tuyno · 3,857 m - Cerro Pisco · 3,783 m - Cerro Pampachacra · 3,635 m - Cerro Cospuro · 3,625 m - Cerro Pecoy · 3,618 m - Cerro Tinyapata · 3,469 m - Cerro Arejocha · 3,261 m - Cerro Quian · 3,110 m - Cerro Curhuani · 3,010 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 Viraco and the best time to visit Using the climate of Castilla Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jul (9 °C), after allowing for this place being about 554 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 243 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (62 mm) and the driest Jun (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **August to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 12 53 Feb 11 62 Mar 11 38 Apr 11 10 May 10 3 Jun 10 1 Jul 9 4 Aug 10 3 Sep 11 6 Oct 12 14 Nov 12 15 Dec 12 34 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Viraco Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud Chuquibamba · Chuquibamba 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.84081&mlon=-72.65395#map=17/-15.84081/-72.65395) Petrol pump PetroPerú · Chuquibamba 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.84167&mlon=-72.65547#map=17/-15.84167/-72.65547) Hotel Hostal Koropuna Inn · Viraco 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.65107&mlon=-72.52334#map=17/-15.65107/-72.52334) School Institución Educativa No. 40576 · Viraco 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.63570&mlon=-72.58860#map=17/-15.63570/-72.58860) Police station Comisaría PNP Viraco · Viraco 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.65842&mlon=-72.52488#map=17/-15.65842/-72.52488) 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 Viraco Places mapped inside Viraco in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools7 - 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 Castilla Province - Andagua - Aplao - Ayo - Chachas - Chilcaymarca - Choco - Huancarqui - Machaguay - Orcopampa - Pampacolca - Tipan - Uraca - Uñon ## Quick answers - Where is Viraco?In Castilla Province, Arequipa Department, Peru - What borders Viraco?Machaguay, Pampacolca, Salamanca and Tipan - What is there to see in Viraco?Volcán Coropuna, Huellas de dinosaurios - What time zone is Viraco in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Viraco?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Viraco?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Viraco?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Viraco?Settlements lie between 2,374 m and 3,596 m - What is the highest point in Viraco?Cerro Cuncaicha (5,525 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Viraco?August to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Viraco?Centro de Salud Chuquibamba, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viraco?PetroPerú, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Viraco?PE040414 (OCHA common operational dataset)