# Cortegana District, Celendin Province, Cajamarca Department

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District · Celendin Province 

# Cortegana

Cortegana is a district of Peru in Celendin Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **251.7 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 41 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 252km²
- 41mapped services
- 2,409 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cortegana?

Cortegana lies in [Celendin Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Chadin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/chadin/), [Choropampa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/choropampa/), [Chumuch](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/chumuch/), [Miguel Iglesias](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/miguel-iglesias/), [Ocumal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/ocumal/), [Paccha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/paccha/) and [Pisuquia](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/pisuquia/). By area it is the 824th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 9.5% of [Celendin Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/celendin/). The centre of Cortegana is about 633 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 45 km from Celendín, the main town of Celendin Province. The centre point is at 6.4866° S, 78.2811° 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 Cortegana

### Nearby, outside Cortegana

- Regional Conservation Area of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests of the Marañón · nature reserve, Pisuquia14 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: Cortegana

- 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) · Chachapoyas57 km
- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca76 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:53) 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 Cortegana

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Cortegana. Settlements here lie between about 1,924 m and 3,557 m above sea level (median 2,409 m).

- 2 De Mayo
- Calvario
- Canden
- Chimuch
- Chupica
- Cortegana
- El Alizo
- El Consuelo
- El Laurel
- El Sauce
- El Triunfo
- Huasipata
- La Libertad de Villanueva
- La Pucara
- La Quinua
- Lanchepampa
- Masadén
- Miraflores
- Naranjitos
- Nuevo Vaquería
- Palma Andina
- Piedraparada
- Pueblo Libre
- Pueblo Nuevo
- San Antonio
- San Carlos
- San Jose
- San Jose Bajo
- San Juan de la Quinua
- San Miguel
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Succha
- Villanueva
- Vista Alegre
- Yagen

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 Cortegana

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Illagallo
- Quebrada Lunyuy
- Quebrada San Rafaél
- Quebrada Yayen
- Río Chipche
- Río Cortegana
- Río Rumirumi

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Pacchapampa · 3,752 m
- Cerro Illagallo · 2,798 m
- Cerro Yayén · 2,721 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 Cortegana and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Celendin Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 597 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 19 69 

Feb 19 59 

Mar 18 90 

Apr 18 66 

May 18 28 

Jun 17 10 

Jul 17 10 

Aug 18 6 

Sep 19 16 

Oct 19 46 

Nov 19 58 

Dec 19 53 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cortegana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Policlínico San Felipe MedLife · Bambamarca 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.67890&mlon=-78.51725#map=17/-6.67890/-78.51725) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Bambamarca 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.67955&mlon=-78.51840#map=17/-6.67955/-78.51840) 

Petrol pump Grifo El Triunfo · Bambamarca 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.67249&mlon=-78.52770#map=17/-6.67249/-78.52770) 

Hotel La Purquilla - hospedaje · Ocumal 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.30508&mlon=-78.11206#map=17/-6.30508/-78.11206) 

School Institución Educativa Cegecom Palma Andina · Cortegana 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.49990&mlon=-78.27630#map=17/-6.49990/-78.27630) 

College La Púcara de Chota · Tacabamba 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.42661&mlon=-78.48337#map=17/-6.42661/-78.48337) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Pueblo Nuevo · Ocumal 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37483&mlon=-78.14123#map=17/-6.37483/-78.14123) 

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 Cortegana

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

- Schools41

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Cortegana?In Celendin Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Cortegana?Chadin, Choropampa, Chumuch, Miguel Iglesias, Ocumal, Paccha and Pisuquia
- What is there to see in Cortegana?Regional Conservation Area of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests of the Marañón
- What time zone is Cortegana in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cortegana?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Cortegana?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cortegana?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cortegana?Settlements lie between 1,924 m and 3,557 m
- What is the highest point in Cortegana?Cerro Pacchapampa (3,752 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cortegana?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cortegana?Policlínico San Felipe MedLife, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cortegana?Banco de la Nación, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cortegana?Grifo El Triunfo, about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cortegana?PE060303 (OCHA common operational dataset)