# Pion District, Chota Province, Cajamarca Department – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/pion/

District · Chota Province 

# Pion

Pion is a district of Peru in Chota Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **141.2 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 141km²
- 12mapped services
- 1,021 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pion?

Pion 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: [Camporredondo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/camporredondo/), [Chimban](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/chimban/), [Cujillo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/cujillo/), [La Ramada](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/la-ramada/), [Lonya Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/lonya-grande/) and [San Luis de Lucma](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-luis-de-lucma/). By area it is the 1177th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.8% of [Chota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/). The centre of Pion is about 672 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.1715° S, 78.4824° 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 Pion

### Nearby, outside Pion

- Petroglifos de Carachupa · attraction, Lonya Grande7.4 km
- Pinturas Rupestres de Yamón · attraction, Yamon13 km
- Pinturas Rupestres de Yamon · attraction, Yamon14 km
- Gruta de Nuevo Oriente · cave, Yamon19 km
- Tragadero de Nuevo Oriente · cave, Yamon19 km
- Galeras · attraction, Camporredondo19 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: Pion

- 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) · Chachapoyas69 km
- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén72 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 18:06).

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 Pion

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Pion. The largest with a recorded population: Pión (471), Pongoya (64) and Chilcapampa (44). Settlements here lie between about 563 m and 2,149 m above sea level (median 1,021 m).

- Chilcapampa
- El Caucho
- Jalcapampa
- La Iraca
- Las Palmas
- Limones
- Mundo Nuevo
- Munomuno
- Pion
- Pión
- Pongoya
- Posión
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa / Santa Rosa De Pion
- Toches
- Vista Alegre

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 Pion

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Jalcapampa
- Quebrada La Palma
- Quebrada Palaguas
- Río Llaucano

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro Pedernal · 1,835 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 Pion and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chota Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Nov (28 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,225 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 191 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (39 mm) and the driest Aug (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 30 25 

Feb 30 25 

Mar 30 39 

Apr 30 24 

May 30 10 

Jun 29 2 

Jul 29 3 

Aug 30 2 

Sep 30 4 

Oct 29 18 

Nov 28 21 

Dec 29 19 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pion

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED · San Andres de Cutervo 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23926&mlon=-78.71291#map=17/-6.23926/-78.71291) 

Hotel Hostal El Guaicharo · San Andres de Cutervo 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23915&mlon=-78.71307#map=17/-6.23915/-78.71307) 

School Institución Educativa No. 17435 · Pion 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.17190&mlon=-78.47580#map=17/-6.17190/-78.47580) 

College Instituto Privado Celendin - IPC · La Ramada 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.21155&mlon=-78.53576#map=17/-6.21155/-78.53576) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Lonya Grande · Lonya Grande 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.09659&mlon=-78.42306#map=17/-6.09659/-78.42306) 

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 Pion

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

- Schools12

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
- Huambos
- Lajas
- Llama
- Miracosta
- Paccha
- Querocoto
- San Juan de Licupis
- Tacabamba
- Tocmoche

## Quick answers

- Where is Pion?In Chota Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Pion?Camporredondo, Chimban, Cujillo, La Ramada, Lonya Grande and San Luis de Lucma
- What is there to see in Pion?Petroglifos de Carachupa, Pinturas Rupestres de Yamón, Pinturas Rupestres de Yamon, Gruta de Nuevo Oriente
- What time zone is Pion in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pion?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Pion?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pion?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pion?Settlements lie between 563 m and 2,149 m
- What is the highest point in Pion?Cerro Pedernal (1,835 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest bank to Pion?Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pion?PE060414 (OCHA common operational dataset)