# Coronel Castañeda District, Parinacochas Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/coronel-castaneda/

District · Parinacochas Province 

# Coronel Castañeda

Coronel Castañeda is a district of Peru in Parinacochas Province, Ayacucho Department. It covers **1,080.6 km²**. 49 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,081km²
- 13mapped services
- 4,440 mtypical elevation

## Where is Coronel Castañeda?

Coronel Castañeda lies in [Parinacochas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/), [Ayacucho Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Cotaruse](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/cotaruse/), [Juan Espinoza Medrano](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/antabamba/juan-espinoza-medrano/), [Oyolo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/paucar-del-sara-sara/oyolo/), [Pacapausa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/pacapausa/), [Pampamarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/arequipa/la-union/pampamarca/) and [Upahuacho](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/upahuacho/). By area it is the 198th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 18.2% of [Parinacochas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/). The centre of Coronel Castañeda is about 515 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.7734° S, 73.1826° 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: Coronel Castañeda

- 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

- Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) · Andahuaylas120 km
- Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) · Nazca191 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:30).

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 Coronel Castañeda

Open gazetteers list **49 villages, towns and localities** in Coronel Castañeda. The largest with a recorded population: Aniso (195).

- Aniso
- Apara
- Ccacyata
- Ccala Ccala
- Ccollotapata
- Cera Florida
- Chiara
- Chico
- Chucchurani
- Chucma
- Chulla
- Cole / Cote
- Colpamayo
- Cusama
- Huanaccmarca
- Huaraccopampa
- Huarhuacucho
- Huayata
- Huayta
- Huillacota
- Iglesiapata
- Lacaya
- Lahualla
- Llihua
- Montepata
- Pacapata
- Pallancata
- Pallca
- Pallcashera
- Peste
- Pillpinto
- Puca Corral
- Pucara
- Puycuto
- San Antonio
- San Gabriel
- Sarhuica
- Sayhua
- Seccseccalla
- Sora
- Sorani
- Tambo Sora
- Tauca
- Taucapampa
- Tayapampa
- Ticllaago
- Union Santa Rosa
- Yanaccacca
- Yuraccasa

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 Coronel Castañeda

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

### Water

3 lakes; 3 rivers and streams.

- Cerro Senigasora
- Laguna Chucchurani
- Laguna Condorcarca
- Laguna Tararunqui
- Quebrada Pampahuasi
- Río Pallancata

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Sarnahuiri · 4,803 m
- Cerro Huachuhuani · 4,676 m
- Cerro Tastani · 4,597 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 Coronel Castañeda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Parinacochas Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 4 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,099 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 272 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (51 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 4 51 

Feb 3 51 

Mar 3 40 

Apr 3 11 

May 2 9 

Jun 2 2 

Jul 2 5 

Aug 2 5 

Sep 3 10 

Oct 4 17 

Nov 4 22 

Dec 4 48 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Coronel Castañeda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Hospedaje Ccalaccapcha · Pampamarca 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.87005&mlon=-72.95930#map=17/-14.87005/-72.95930) 

School Institución Educativa 24359 Union Santa Rosa · Coronel Castañeda 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.76660&mlon=-73.15560#map=17/-14.76660/-73.15560) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Cotaruse · Cotaruse 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.41527&mlon=-73.20520#map=17/-14.41527/-73.20520) 

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 Coronel Castañeda

Places mapped inside Coronel Castañeda in open map data, by type.

- Schools13

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 Parinacochas Province

- Chumpi
- Coracora
- Pacapausa
- Pullo
- Puyusca
- San Francisco de Ravacayco
- Upahuacho

## Quick answers

- Where is Coronel Castañeda?In Parinacochas Province, Ayacucho Department, Peru
- What borders Coronel Castañeda?Cotaruse, Juan Espinoza Medrano, Oyolo, Pacapausa, Pampamarca and Upahuacho
- What time zone is Coronel Castañeda in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Coronel Castañeda?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Coronel Castañeda?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Coronel Castañeda?49 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Coronel Castañeda?Cerro Sarnahuiri (4,803 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the P-code of Coronel Castañeda?PE050703 (OCHA common operational dataset)