# Huambos District, Chota Province, Cajamarca Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/huambos/ District · Chota Province # Huambos Huambos is a district of Peru in Chota Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **245.4 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 35 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 245km² - 35mapped services - 2,212 mtypical elevation ## Where is Huambos? Huambos lies in [Chota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Chancaybaños](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/chancaybanos/), [Cochabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/cochabamba/), [Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/cutervo/), [Llama](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/llama/), [Querocoto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/querocoto/) and [Sexi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/sexi/). By area it is the 836th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 6.5% of [Chota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/). The centre of Huambos is about 659 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.4313° S, 78.9706° 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 Huambos ### Nearby, outside Huambos - Pagaibamba Protection Forest · nature reserve, Querocoto10 km - Baños Termales de Chancay Baños · attraction, Chancaybaños16 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: Huambos - 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) · Cajamarca95 km - Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén96 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:56) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:08). 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 Huambos Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Huambos. The largest with a recorded population: Yamaluc (486), Mollebamba (337) and El Yonque (144). Settlements here lie between about 1,534 m and 2,871 m above sea level (median 2,212 m). - Alto Mollebamba - Bajo Lancheconga - Caruarundo - Chabarbamba - Challuaracra - Chenten - Chentén - Chiple Alto - Chiribamba - Chontabamba - Choruro - Cusilguan - El Añico - El Molle - El Pargo - El Yonque - Hacienda Especie Changomarca - Huambos - La Pauca - Lancheconga - Licayate - Liccllipampa - Licllipampa - Los Toches - Mitoconga - Mollebamba - Penca Puquío - Putuchacra - San Juan de Lianga - San Lorenzo de Huarimarca - Santa Rosa de Tumar - Succhabamba Alta - Succhabamba Baja - Yamaluc - Yanacuna - Yanocuna 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 Huambos Named natural and historic features inside Huambos, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada El Río - Quebrada Palomita ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Cerro Incahuasi · 3,000 m - Cerro Pululo · 2,791 m - Cerro Cusilhuan · 2,678 m - Cerro Corosorgona · 2,540 m - Cerro Cuchac · 2,417 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 Huambos and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chota Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Nov (20 °C). About 191 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (39 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 22 25 Feb 22 25 Mar 22 39 Apr 22 24 May 22 10 Jun 21 2 Jul 21 3 Aug 22 2 Sep 22 4 Oct 21 18 Nov 20 21 Dec 21 19 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Huambos Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Consultorio "Dr.Maiki" · Cutervo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38507&mlon=-78.81604#map=17/-6.38507/-78.81604) Bank Banque BCP · Cutervo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37766&mlon=-78.81732#map=17/-6.37766/-78.81732) Petrol pump Llacor Distribuciones · Cutervo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.36536&mlon=-78.84274#map=17/-6.36536/-78.84274) Hotel Rey de Oros · Huambos 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.45330&mlon=-78.95932#map=17/-6.45330/-78.95932) Mall Market "Tello" · Cutervo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37687&mlon=-78.81635#map=17/-6.37687/-78.81635) School Institución Educativa No. 10562 · Huambos 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.41817&mlon=-78.96400#map=17/-6.41817/-78.96400) College Instituto Superior Tecnológico Público Cutervo · Cutervo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38071&mlon=-78.81395#map=17/-6.38071/-78.81395) Police station Comisaria De Cutervo · Cutervo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38283&mlon=-78.81634#map=17/-6.38283/-78.81634) 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 Huambos Places mapped inside Huambos in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools34 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 Chota Province - Anguia - Chadin - Chalamarca - Chiguirip - Chimban - Choropampa - Chota - Cochabamba - Conchan - Lajas - Llama - Miracosta - Paccha - Pion - Querocoto - San Juan de Licupis - Tacabamba - Tocmoche ## Quick answers - Where is Huambos?In Chota Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru - What borders Huambos?Chancaybaños, Cochabamba, Cutervo, Llama, Querocoto and Sexi - What is there to see in Huambos?Pagaibamba Protection Forest, Baños Termales de Chancay Baños - What time zone is Huambos in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Huambos?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Huambos?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Huambos?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Huambos?Settlements lie between 1,534 m and 2,871 m - What is the highest point in Huambos?Cerro Incahuasi (3,000 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Huambos?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Huambos?Consultorio "Dr.Maiki", about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Huambos?Banque BCP, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Huambos?Llacor Distribuciones, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Huambos?PE060409 (OCHA common operational dataset)