# Canayre District, Huanta Province, Ayacucho Department

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District · Huanta Province 

# Canayre

Canayre is a district of Peru in Huanta Province, Ayacucho Department. It covers **269.2 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 269km²
- 16mapped services
- 617 mtypical elevation

## Where is Canayre?

Canayre lies in [Huanta Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/), [Ayacucho Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Llochegua](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/llochegua/), [Pichari](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/la-convencion/pichari/), [Pucacolpa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/pucacolpa/), [Rio Tambo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/satipo/rio-tambo/) and [Vizcatan del Ene](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/satipo/vizcatan-del-ene/). By area it is the 783rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 6.9% of [Huanta Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/). The centre of Canayre is about 326 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 12.3267° S, 74.0420° 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: Canayre

- 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

- Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho94 km
- Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · Jauja167 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:25) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:38).

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 Canayre

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Canayre. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Rosa (512). Settlements here lie between about 489 m and 1,322 m above sea level (median 617 m).

- Ashaninka
- Canaire
- Canayre
- Caudalosa
- Caudaloza
- Cintiaro
- Coronel Portillo
- El Pacifico
- El Pacífico
- Nueva California
- Nueva Maravilla
- Pampa Aurora
- Parhua
- Parhuamayo
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Quellococha
- Ramadilla
- San Juan Mejorada
- Sankiminkiari
- Santa Rosa
- Tincuya
- Unión Mantaro
- Villa Progreso
- Villa Virgen
- Villa Virgen Alta
- Villa Virgen Baja

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 Canayre

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Canaire
- Quebrada Parhuamayo
- Quebrada Savia
- Río Apurímac
- Río Mantaro
- Río Viscatan

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 Canayre and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huanta Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jul (29 °C), after allowing for this place being about 2,620 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 602 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (114 mm) and the driest Jun (5 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 30 102 

Feb 30 114 

Mar 30 93 

Apr 30 27 

May 30 15 

Jun 29 5 

Jul 29 11 

Aug 30 11 

Sep 30 21 

Oct 31 41 

Nov 31 54 

Dec 30 107 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Canayre

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Central de Majes · Canayre 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.36756&mlon=-74.13239#map=17/-12.36756/-74.13239) 

Petrol pump Grifo Señor de Exaltación · Llochegua 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.41710&mlon=-73.91141#map=17/-12.41710/-73.91141) 

Hotel Hotel El Conquistador · Llochegua 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.40908&mlon=-73.90619#map=17/-12.40908/-73.90619) 

School Institución Educativa 38990-12 · Canayre 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.33493&mlon=-74.04818#map=17/-12.33493/-74.04818) 

College CITE Agroindustrial Vraem · Pichari 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.52298&mlon=-73.84122#map=17/-12.52298/-73.84122) 

Police station Frente Policial Vraem · Pichari 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.52344&mlon=-73.82933#map=17/-12.52344/-73.82933) 

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 Canayre

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools14
- Restaurants1

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 Huanta Province

- Ayahuanco
- Chaca
- Huamanguilla
- Huanta
- Iguain
- Llochegua
- Luricocha
- Pucacolpa
- Santillana
- Sivia
- Uchuraccay

## Quick answers

- Where is Canayre?In Huanta Province, Ayacucho Department, Peru
- What borders Canayre?Llochegua, Pichari, Pucacolpa, Rio Tambo and Vizcatan del Ene
- What time zone is Canayre in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Canayre?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Canayre?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Canayre?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Canayre?Settlements lie between 489 m and 1,322 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Canayre?Hospital Central de Majes, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Canayre?Grifo Señor de Exaltación, about 17 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Canayre?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Canayre?PE050409 (OCHA common operational dataset)