# Cachachi District, Cajabamba Province, Cajamarca Department

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District · Cajabamba Province 

# Cachachi

Cachachi is a district of Peru in Cajabamba Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **817.4 km²**. 127 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 97 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 817km²
- 97mapped services
- 2,939 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cachachi?

Cachachi lies in [Cajabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cajabamba/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 10 other districts: [Cajabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cajabamba/cajabamba/), [Condebamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cajabamba/condebamba/), [Cospan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cajamarca/cospan/), [Eduardo Villanueva](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-marcos/eduardo-villanueva/), [Huaranchal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/huaranchal/), [Jesus](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cajamarca/jesus/), [Pedro Galvez](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-marcos/pedro-galvez/), [Sanagoran](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/sanchez-carrion/sanagoran/), [Sayapullo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/gran-chimu/sayapullo/) and [Usquil](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/usquil/). By area it is the 278th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 45.8% of [Cajabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cajabamba/). The centre of Cachachi is about 515 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.5682° S, 78.2506° 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: Cachachi

- 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

- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca54 km
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo110 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:03).

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 Cachachi

Open gazetteers list **127 villages, towns and localities** in Cachachi. The largest with a recorded population: Algamarca (532), Cachachi (355), Cholocal (352), Araqueda (352), Chuquibamba (324) and Tabacal (221). Settlements here lie between about 2,025 m and 3,942 m above sea level (median 2,939 m).

- Algamarca
- Algodón
- Angosasha
- Antonio Raymondi
- Araqueda
- Cachachi
- Calluan
- Calluán
- Carhuacushma
- Carrizal
- Casa Blanca
- Casgabamba
- Cañaris
- Cerropchugo
- Chaupe
- Chichir
- Chim Chim
- Chimchimpata
- Chimin
- Chinchipata
- Chingol
- Chirimoyo
- Chochoguera
- Cholocal
- Choloque
- Chorobamba
- Choroguate
- Chorrera
- Chugur
- Chuquibamba
- Cochapampa
- Cochas
- Condorcucho
- Corral Pampa
- Cuba
- El Aliso
- El Alizar
- El Cedro
- El Chorro
- El Lanche
- El Lloque
- El Manzano
- El Milagro
- Hierba Buena
- Huacaday
- Huachaque
- Huachiconday
- Huacos
- Hualanca
- Huallangar
- Huavalito
- Huayllabamba
- La Colpa
- La Colpilla
- La Cruz
- La Cruz Colorada
- La Fila
- La Isla
- La Laguna
- La Lucmilla
- La Masma
- La Palma
- Liclipampa
- Liclipampa Bajo
- Lloque
- Lluchu Cauday
- Llury
- Los Angeles
- Los Lirios
- Los Pozos
- Los Ángeles
- Marabamba
- Marabamba Alto
- Maximas Flores
- Melgas
- Mesa Pata
- Mesapata
- Mezapata
- Miraflores
- Moncada
- Moyan Alto
- Moyan Bajo
- Máximas Flores
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nuevo Chagapamba
- Nuevo Chichir
- Pampa Chancas
- Pampa Cochabamba
- Pampa El Mirador
- Pauquilla
- Pauquilla Trancas
- Paygual
- Pilcaymarca
- Portachuelo
- Pucará
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Punas
- Quillish Pampa
- Quinual
- Redondo
- Rejo Viejo
- Rodeobamba
- Rosahuayta
- San Felipe
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San José
- San Pedro
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Elvira
- Santa Luisa
- Shahuindo
- Shahuindo de Amarcucho
- Shita
- Siguis
- Tabacal
- Tamberia
- Tambillos
- Tantal
- Tayapamba
- Tayapampa
- Totorilla
- Triunfo
- Trujillito
- Trujillito de Amarcucho
- Vista Alegre
- Yerba Buena

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 Cachachi

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Río Cajamarca
- Río Callhuan
- Río Chimin
- Río Condebamba
- Río Marabamba
- Río Urupuyo

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro Caulle · 4,019 m
- Cerro Yerba Buena · 3,904 m
- Cerro Orcón · 3,795 m
- Cerro Algamarca · 3,568 m
- Cerro Grande · 2,762 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 Cachachi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cajabamba Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C). About 440 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (78 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 14 58 

Feb 14 51 

Mar 14 78 

Apr 13 56 

May 13 24 

Jun 12 8 

Jul 12 10 

Aug 13 6 

Sep 14 14 

Oct 15 41 

Nov 15 50 

Dec 14 45 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cachachi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Pampa Grande · Cajabamba 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.61078&mlon=-78.06416#map=17/-7.61078/-78.06416) 

Bank Coopac NSR · Cajabamba 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.62344&mlon=-78.04574#map=17/-7.62344/-78.04574) 

ATM Multiservicios Royher · Cachachi 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.47511&mlon=-78.17145#map=17/-7.47511/-78.17145) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicios El Profe · Cajabamba 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.61055&mlon=-78.06717#map=17/-7.61055/-78.06717) 

Hotel Yuraq Wasi Posada Rest · Condebamba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.52596&mlon=-78.14772#map=17/-7.52596/-78.14772) 

Mall Pacagroup General Services · Huamachuco 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.81659&mlon=-78.04137#map=17/-7.81659/-78.04137) 

School Institución Educativa No. 82368 · Cachachi 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.57508&mlon=-78.25131#map=17/-7.57508/-78.25131) 

College Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca Sede Cajabamba · Cajabamba 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.60869&mlon=-78.06043#map=17/-7.60869/-78.06043) 

Police station Comisaría Policía Nacional del Perú · Cajabamba 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.62785&mlon=-78.04379#map=17/-7.62785/-78.04379) 

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 Cachachi

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

- ATMs1
- Schools96

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 Cajabamba Province

- Cajabamba
- Condebamba
- Sitacocha

## Quick answers

- Where is Cachachi?In Cajabamba Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Cachachi?Cajabamba, Condebamba, Cospan, Eduardo Villanueva, Huaranchal, Jesus, Pedro Galvez, Sanagoran, Sayapullo and Usquil
- What time zone is Cachachi in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cachachi?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Cachachi?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cachachi?127 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cachachi?Settlements lie between 2,025 m and 3,942 m
- What is the highest point in Cachachi?Cerro Caulle (4,019 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cachachi?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cachachi?Centro de Salud Pampa Grande, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cachachi?Coopac NSR, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Cachachi?Multiservicios Royher, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cachachi?Estación de Servicios El Profe, about 21 km from the centre
- How many ATMs are in Cachachi?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cachachi?PE060202 (OCHA common operational dataset)