# Chaca District, Huanta Province, Ayacucho Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/chaca/ District · Huanta Province # Chaca Chaca is a district of Peru in Huanta Province, Ayacucho Department. It covers **105.9 km²**. 35 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 106km² - 11mapped services - 4,003 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chaca? Chaca 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: [Huanta](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/huanta/), [La Merced](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/la-merced/), [Luricocha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/luricocha/), [Santillana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/santillana/) and [Uchuraccay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/uchuraccay/). By area it is the 1340th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.7% of [Huanta Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/huanta/). The centre of Chaca is about 319 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 12.7851° S, 74.1893° 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 Chaca ### Nearby, outside Chaca - Plaza de Armas Distrito de Santillana · monument, Santillana7.2 km - Mirador Piedra de Ccaccas · attraction, Huanta16 km - Christ Statue · monument, Huanta17 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: Chaca - 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) · Ayacucho41 km - Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · Jauja179 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:25) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:15, 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 Chaca Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in Chaca. The largest with a recorded population: Chaca (947), Ccarhuac (81), Lambras (61), Chocay (55) and Quisuarpucro (5). Settlements here lie between about 3,058 m and 4,229 m above sea level (median 4,003 m). - Antacucho - Anya - Ccarhuac - Chaca - Chinchay - Chocay - Cruz Pampa - Cruzjasa - Cuchpio - Fundo Ayrac - Ingenio - Ingenio / Paccre - Lambras - Lirio - Llecapampa - Mallao / Malcao - Morococha - Mullaca - Ninabamba - Pacchac - Pacchancca - Pacgrepata - Palcapampa - Pallca - Parccora - Pargara - Porospata - Purus - Purús - Quisuarpucro - Quiñacc - Sacsahuilca - San Luis - Santa Cruz de Llacchuas - Torongana 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 Chaca Named natural and historic features inside Chaca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna Angascocha - Quebrada Cruzpampa - Quebrada Huillhuejo - Quebrada Uchcorumi ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains. - Cerro Matarojasa · 4,437 m - Cerro Ichu Rutuna · 4,346 m - Cerro Sacsahuilca · 4,341 m - Cerro Corihuillca · 4,289 m - Cerro Huillhuejo Orjo · 4,239 m - Cerro Pucajasa · 4,238 m - Cerro Quisuarpucro · 4,172 m - Cerro Pargara Orjo · 4,059 m - Cerro Chicuruyoc Orjo · 4,055 m - Cerro Torongana · 3,518 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Fundo Ayrac 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 Chaca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Huanta Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C), after allowing for this place being about 766 m higher 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 8 102 Feb 8 114 Mar 8 93 Apr 8 27 May 8 15 Jun 7 5 Jul 7 11 Aug 8 11 Sep 8 21 Oct 9 41 Nov 9 54 Dec 8 107 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chaca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud Huayllay · Luricocha 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.82484&mlon=-74.24551#map=17/-12.82484/-74.24551) Bank Caja Huancayo · Huanta 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.93632&mlon=-74.25045#map=17/-12.93632/-74.25045) Petrol pump GLOBAL D & F · Huanta 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.92828&mlon=-74.26690#map=17/-12.92828/-74.26690) Hotel Cañón de Huatuscalla · Luricocha 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.87992&mlon=-74.30354#map=17/-12.87992/-74.30354) School Institución Educativa San Agustin · Chaca 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.78384&mlon=-74.20202#map=17/-12.78384/-74.20202) College Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Huanta · Santillana 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.64034&mlon=-74.19067#map=17/-12.64034/-74.19067) Police station DINOES · Santillana 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.76593&mlon=-74.25325#map=17/-12.76593/-74.25325) 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 Chaca Places mapped inside Chaca in open map data, by type. - Schools10 - 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 - Canayre - Huamanguilla - Huanta - Iguain - Llochegua - Luricocha - Pucacolpa - Santillana - Sivia - Uchuraccay ## Quick answers - Where is Chaca?In Huanta Province, Ayacucho Department, Peru - What borders Chaca?Huanta, La Merced, Luricocha, Santillana and Uchuraccay - What is there to see in Chaca?Plaza de Armas Distrito de Santillana, Mirador Piedra de Ccaccas, Christ Statue - What time zone is Chaca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Chaca?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Chaca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chaca?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chaca?Settlements lie between 3,058 m and 4,229 m - What is the highest point in Chaca?Cerro Matarojasa (4,437 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Chaca?Centro de Salud Huayllay, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chaca?Caja Huancayo, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chaca?GLOBAL D & F, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chaca?PE050412 (OCHA common operational dataset)