# San Juan de Licupis District, Chota Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/san-juan-de-licupis/ District · Chota Province # San Juan de Licupis San Juan de Licupis is a district of Peru in Chota Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **200.1 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 200km² - 9mapped services - 1,400 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Juan de Licupis? San Juan de Licupis lies in [Chota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other districts: [Llama](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/llama/), [Miracosta](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/miracosta/) and [Querocoto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/querocoto/). By area it is the 951st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 5.3% of [Chota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/). The centre of San Juan de Licupis is about 665 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.4772° S, 79.2481° 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 San Juan de Licupis ### Nearby, outside San Juan de Licupis - Cojín Tallacirca o Los Antiguos · archaeological site, Llama15 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: San Juan de Licupis - 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 - Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) · Chiclayo73 km - Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén111 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:57) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 18:09). 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 San Juan de Licupis Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in San Juan de Licupis. The largest with a recorded population: Licupis (193), San Antonio (191), Los Porongos (59), Llonque (42), Agua Colorada (38) and Ramalpon (26). Settlements here lie between about 428 m and 3,295 m above sea level (median 1,400 m). - Agua Colorada - Camellón - Cavache - Chatuquis - Chilanlan - Culebrón - Cupina - El Horno - El Molino - El Rejo - El Álamo - Fundo San José - La Muchala - La Toma - Las Pampas - Licupis - Llonque - Los Porongos - Molino Viejo - Palo Blanco - Popa - Ramalpon - San Antonio - San Lorenzo 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 San Juan de Licupis Named natural and historic features inside San Juan de Licupis, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna de la Montaña - Quebrada Congunguis - Quebrada Cupina - Quebrada Las Pampas - Quebrada de La Montaña - Río Chilanlán - Río El Molino - Río Llonquinua ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains. - Cerro Cajamarquilla · 2,642 m - Cerro Pay Pay · 1,685 m - Cerro La Poza · 1,406 m - Cerro Ladis · 1,405 m - Cerro Culebrones · 1,213 m - Cerro Azul · 1,205 m - Cerro Caña Brava · 1,092 m - Las Vueltas · 740 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 San Juan de Licupis and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chota Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Nov (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 846 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). 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 27 25 Feb 28 25 Mar 28 39 Apr 27 24 May 27 10 Jun 27 2 Jul 27 3 Aug 27 2 Sep 27 4 Oct 26 18 Nov 26 21 Dec 26 19 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Juan de Licupis Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud Referencial Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.63055&mlon=-78.94354#map=17/-6.63055/-78.94354) Bank Banco de la Nación · Santa Cruz 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.62610&mlon=-78.94506#map=17/-6.62610/-78.94506) Petrol pump NANDO · Chongoyape 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.62948&mlon=-79.40858#map=17/-6.62948/-79.40858) Hotel Eco Camping Racarrumi · Chongoyape 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.62758&mlon=-79.38163#map=17/-6.62758/-79.38163) School Institución Educativa No. 101033 · San Juan de Licupis 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.47799&mlon=-79.22459#map=17/-6.47799/-79.22459) Police station PNP Comisaría Sectorial Chongoyape · Chongoyape 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.63638&mlon=-79.39417#map=17/-6.63638/-79.39417) 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 San Juan de Licupis Places mapped inside San Juan de Licupis in open map data, by type. - Schools9 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 - Pion - Querocoto - Tacabamba - Tocmoche ## Quick answers - Where is San Juan de Licupis?In Chota Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru - What borders San Juan de Licupis?Llama, Miracosta and Querocoto - What is there to see in San Juan de Licupis?Cojín Tallacirca o Los Antiguos - What time zone is San Juan de Licupis in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Juan de Licupis?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in San Juan de Licupis?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Juan de Licupis?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Juan de Licupis?Settlements lie between 428 m and 3,295 m - What is the highest point in San Juan de Licupis?Cerro Cajamarquilla (2,642 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Juan de Licupis?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to San Juan de Licupis?Centro de Salud Referencial Santa Cruz, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Juan de Licupis?Banco de la Nación, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Juan de Licupis?NANDO, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Juan de Licupis?PE060416 (OCHA common operational dataset)