# Chumuch District, Celendin Province, Cajamarca Department

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District · Celendin Province 

# Chumuch

Chumuch is a district of Peru in Celendin Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **204.9 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 205km²
- 23mapped services
- 2,685 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chumuch?

Chumuch lies in [Celendin Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Celendin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/celendin/), [Cocabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/cocabamba/), [Cortegana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/cortegana/), [Miguel Iglesias](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/miguel-iglesias/) and [Pisuquia](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/pisuquia/). By area it is the 940th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 7.7% of [Celendin Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/). The centre of Chumuch is about 622 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 34 km from Celendín, the main town of Celendin Province. The centre point is at 6.5679° S, 78.1989° 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 Chumuch

### Nearby, outside Chumuch

- Regional Conservation Area of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests of the Marañón · nature reserve, Pisuquia13 km
- Gran Vilaya · attraction, Pisuquia18 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: Chumuch

- 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

- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas56 km
- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca71 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 18:05).

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 Chumuch

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Chumuch. The largest with a recorded population: Chumuch (237).

- 3 De Octubre
- Agua Santa
- Buena Vista
- Chipche
- Chumuch
- El Cardon
- El Imperio
- La Lucma
- Las Minas
- Miraflores
- Mitopampa
- Nuevo Chupica
- Nuevo Laguna
- Rambran
- Yanacancha

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 Chumuch

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Chumuch
- Río de las Yangas

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro San Pedro · 3,456 m
- Cerro Ayanloma · 1,379 m
- Cerro Ulcho · 1,016 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 Chumuch and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Celendin Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 321 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 511 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (90 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 17 69 

Feb 17 59 

Mar 16 90 

Apr 16 66 

May 16 28 

Jun 15 10 

Jul 15 10 

Aug 16 6 

Sep 17 16 

Oct 17 46 

Nov 17 58 

Dec 17 53 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chumuch

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de apoyo de Celendin · Celendin 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.86816&mlon=-78.14889#map=17/-6.86816/-78.14889) 

Petrol pump Petroperu · Celendin 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.87125&mlon=-78.14618#map=17/-6.87125/-78.14618) 

Hotel Orange Andes (Vilzeth's place) · La Libertad de Pallan 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.78145&mlon=-78.22071#map=17/-6.78145/-78.22071) 

School Institución Educativa Juan Velasco Alvarado · Chumuch 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.57256&mlon=-78.20720#map=17/-6.57256/-78.20720) 

College La Púcara de Chota · Tacabamba 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.42661&mlon=-78.48337#map=17/-6.42661/-78.48337) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Cocabamba · Cocabamba 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.61434&mlon=-78.00476#map=17/-6.61434/-78.00476) 

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 Chumuch

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

- Schools23

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 Celendin Province

- Celendin
- Cortegana
- Huasmin
- Jorge Chavez
- Jose Galvez
- La Libertad de Pallan
- Miguel Iglesias
- Oxamarca
- Sorochuco
- Sucre
- Utco

## Quick answers

- Where is Chumuch?In Celendin Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Chumuch?Celendin, Cocabamba, Cortegana, Miguel Iglesias and Pisuquia
- What is there to see in Chumuch?Regional Conservation Area of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests of the Marañón, Gran Vilaya
- What time zone is Chumuch in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chumuch?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Chumuch?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chumuch?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Chumuch?Cerro San Pedro (3,456 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Chumuch?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chumuch?Hospital de apoyo de Celendin, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chumuch?Petroperu, about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chumuch?PE060302 (OCHA common operational dataset)