# Rio Grande District, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/condesuyos/rio-grande/ District · Condesuyos Province # Rio Grande Rio Grande is a district of Peru in Condesuyos Province, Arequipa Department. It covers **533.3 km²**. 41 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 533km² - 8mapped services - 548 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rio Grande? Rio Grande lies in [Condesuyos Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/condesuyos/), [Arequipa Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Andaray](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/condesuyos/andaray/), [Cahuacho](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/cahuacho/), [Caraveli](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/caraveli/caraveli/), [Mariano Nicolas Valcarcel](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/camana/mariano-nicolas-valcarcel/) and [Yanaquihua](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/condesuyos/yanaquihua/). By area it is the 435th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 7.8% of [Condesuyos Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/condesuyos/). The centre of Rio Grande is about 592 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 15.8422° S, 73.1780° 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: Rio Grande - 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) · Arequipa181 km - Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) · Nazca221 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:28). 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 Rio Grande Open gazetteers list **41 villages, towns and localities** in Rio Grande. The largest with a recorded population: Iquipi (362), Taquila (14), La Victoria (6) and Jarana (3). Settlements here lie between about 376 m and 1,384 m above sea level (median 548 m). - Alto Molino - Apillao - Buenos Aires - Chillihuay - Cuiche - Cunocuno - Gramadal - Hacienda Alto Molino - Hacienda Ancha - Hacienda Callanga - Hacienda Champune - Hacienda Ispaca - Hacienda La Capilla - Hacienda Liza - Hacienda Piquillay - Huaco - Iquipi - Iquipí - Ispaca - Jarana - La Capilla - La Culata - La Huaca - La Victoria - Las Clavelinas - Latigueña - Mina San Juan - Miraflor - Pedregal - Plaza Rosario - Rufinos - Salinas - San Jose - Santa Catalina - Santa Marta - Santa Rosa - Sausal - Taquila - Taquila / Taquilla - Venzeslao Zuniga - Vilcan 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 Rio Grande Named natural and historic features inside Rio Grande, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Taquila - Quebrada de Ancha - Quebrada de Ayanca - Quebrada de Chorunga ### Hills and mountains 22 mountains. - Cerro Las Torres · 3,383 m - Altos de Bombón · 2,716 m - Cerro El Bombón · 2,519 m - Cerro Teneray · 2,246 m - Cerro Elvia · 2,146 m - Cerro San José · 2,109 m - Cerro Calanga · 1,892 m - Cerro Cuno Cuno · 1,773 m - Cerro Santa Mónica · 1,680 m - Cerro Charaquito · 1,643 m - Cerro Fortuna · 1,597 m - Cerro San Ignacio · 1,497 m - Cerro Potrero · 1,373 m - Cerro Ayanca · 1,368 m - Cerro Cenicero · 1,367 m - Cerro Ancha · 1,332 m - Cerro Takila · 1,328 m - Cerro Tajo · 1,269 m - Cerro Negro · 1,205 m - Cerro Santa Rosa · 1,174 m - Cerro Barbacoa · 1,048 m - Cerro Iquipi · 1,042 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 Rio Grande and the best time to visit Using the climate of Condesuyos Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jul (30 °C), after allowing for this place being about 2,736 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 253 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (58 mm) and the driest Jun (2 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 31 53 Feb 31 58 Mar 31 39 Apr 31 10 May 30 6 Jun 30 2 Jul 30 4 Aug 30 4 Sep 31 8 Oct 31 14 Nov 32 18 Dec 31 38 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rio Grande Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro De Salud Caraveli · Caraveli 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77487&mlon=-73.36820#map=17/-15.77487/-73.36820) Hotel Hotel Williams La Barrera · Yanaquihua 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78154&mlon=-73.07242#map=17/-15.78154/-73.07242) School Institución Educativa No. 40667 · Rio Grande 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.89610&mlon=-73.18740#map=17/-15.89610/-73.18740) College Seminario Menor Pío X · Caraveli 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77249&mlon=-73.36254#map=17/-15.77249/-73.36254) Police station Comisaría PNP Iquipí · Rio Grande 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.94042&mlon=-73.13081#map=17/-15.94042/-73.13081) 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 Rio Grande Places mapped inside Rio Grande in open map data, by type. - 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 Condesuyos Province - Andaray - Cayarani - Chichas - Chuquibamba - Iray - Salamanca - Yanaquihua ## Quick answers - Where is Rio Grande?In Condesuyos Province, Arequipa Department, Peru - What borders Rio Grande?Andaray, Cahuacho, Caraveli, Mariano Nicolas Valcarcel and Yanaquihua - What time zone is Rio Grande in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Rio Grande?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Rio Grande?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rio Grande?41 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rio Grande?Settlements lie between 376 m and 1,384 m - What is the highest point in Rio Grande?Cerro Las Torres (3,383 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Rio Grande?Centro De Salud Caraveli, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rio Grande?PE040606 (OCHA common operational dataset)