# Upahuacho District, Parinacochas Province, Ayacucho Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/upahuacho/ District · Parinacochas Province # Upahuacho Upahuacho is a district of Peru in Parinacochas Province, Ayacucho Department. It covers **576.6 km²**. 85 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 577km² - 16mapped services - 3,974 mtypical elevation ## Where is Upahuacho? Upahuacho 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: [Coracora](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/coracora/), [Coronel Castañeda](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/coronel-castaneda/), [Cotaruse](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/aymaraes/cotaruse/), [Lampa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/paucar-del-sara-sara/lampa/), [Pacapausa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/pacapausa/) and [San Francisco de Ravacayco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/san-francisco-de-ravacayco/). By area it is the 407th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 9.7% of [Parinacochas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/parinacochas/). The centre of Upahuacho is about 497 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.8952° S, 73.4885° 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: Upahuacho - 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) · Andahuaylas133 km - Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) · Nazca158 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:31). 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 Upahuacho Open gazetteers list **85 villages, towns and localities** in Upahuacho. The largest with a recorded population: Upahuacho (191) and Ampi (162). Settlements here lie between about 2,939 m and 4,391 m above sea level (median 3,974 m). - Achaconi - Aguada - Alhacone - Ampi - Ancuylla - Antaccasa 1 - Antaccasa 2 - Calane - Calpamayo - Cancagua - Canllacca - Ccalani - Ccaprasa - Ccasapata - Ccollota - Ccotoni - Chacaccasa - Chagchajata - Champini - Cocamarca - Cochani - Collpa - Condorcarca - Condorpampa - Gesguehuasi - Huaccmine - Huanca Huanca - Ichicpurulla - Inca Huasi - Ischupampa 1 - Jatunhuasi - Jelpicucho - Jollpacucho - Llinlli - Marayniyocc - Marcata - Mato Mato - Millapalca - Pacchahuasi - Pachaca - Palla Palla - Pampahuasi - Parccachita - Pataccocha - Patahoco - Paucaray - Pellone Orcco - Pichccapuquio - Pomacocha - Pozonquesera - Pucacruz - Pucarumi - Pucrupata - Pulluchi - Puntapata - Pupasgahuasi - Pusunkira - Quicacha - Raccaycca - Racchi - Rahuita - Ranrahuasi - Reccrecca - Sallemarca - Sallipuquio - San Antonio de Llancama - San Juan Pampa Puchaca - San Juan de Cachi - Sansaycca - Sayhua - Sinccata - Sora - Tagrana - Tambobamba - Tinacca Pata Cruz Occo - Trampapata - Trancapampa - Uchuy Huasi - Upahuacho - Vado Pata - Verde Verde - Yanamachay - Yanarumi - Yuracpata - Yuracpatachico 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 Upahuacho Named natural and historic features inside Upahuacho, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Humas-Uchco - Quebrada Yaracyaco - Río Collpabamba - Río Huacsapallcca - Río Negro ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Cerro Comulla · 4,726 m - Cerro Jaripana · 4,487 m - Cerro Jalla Marca · 4,144 m - Cerro Incacorral · 4,021 m - Cerro Quin Sahorcco · 4,005 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 Upahuacho and the best time to visit Using the climate of Parinacochas Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 633 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 7 51 Feb 6 51 Mar 6 40 Apr 6 11 May 5 9 Jun 5 2 Jul 5 5 Aug 5 5 Sep 6 10 Oct 7 17 Nov 7 22 Dec 7 48 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Upahuacho Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital de apoyo de Coracora · Coracora 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.01306&mlon=-73.78213#map=17/-15.01306/-73.78213) ATM Multiservicios Policarpo · Coracora 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.01632&mlon=-73.78315#map=17/-15.01632/-73.78315) Petrol pump Petro Inti · Marcabamba 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.14495&mlon=-73.33911#map=17/-15.14495/-73.33911) Hotel Hospedaje Bolivar Coracora · Coracora 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.01677&mlon=-73.77881#map=17/-15.01677/-73.77881) School Institución Educativa No. 24348 · Upahuacho 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.85454&mlon=-73.47289#map=17/-14.85454/-73.47289) Police station Comisaría de Cora Cora · Coracora 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.01696&mlon=-73.78183#map=17/-15.01696/-73.78183) 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 Upahuacho Places mapped inside Upahuacho in open map data, by type. - Schools16 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 - Coronel Castañeda - Pacapausa - Pullo - Puyusca - San Francisco de Ravacayco ## Quick answers - Where is Upahuacho?In Parinacochas Province, Ayacucho Department, Peru - What borders Upahuacho?Coracora, Coronel Castañeda, Cotaruse, Lampa, Pacapausa and San Francisco de Ravacayco - What time zone is Upahuacho in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Upahuacho?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Upahuacho?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Upahuacho?85 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Upahuacho?Settlements lie between 2,939 m and 4,391 m - What is the highest point in Upahuacho?Cerro Comulla (4,726 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Upahuacho?Hospital de apoyo de Coracora, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Upahuacho?Multiservicios Policarpo, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Upahuacho?Petro Inti, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Upahuacho?PE050708 (OCHA common operational dataset)