# Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department – Districts & Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/

Province · Cajamarca Department 

# Cutervo Province

Cutervo Province is a province of Peru in Cajamarca Department. It covers **3,026.2 km²**. It is divided into 15 districts. 429 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 628 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,026km²
- 15districts
- 628mapped services

## Where is Cutervo Province?

Cutervo Province lies in [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other provinces: [Chota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/), [Ferreñafe Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/), [Jaen Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/) and [Utcubamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/). By area it is the 103rd largest of 196 provinces in Peru. It covers 9.2% of [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/). The centre of Cutervo Province is about 685 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 119 km from Cajamarca, the main town of Cajamarca Department. The centre point is at 6.1653° S, 78.8991° 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 Cutervo Province

OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Cutervo Province: 9 caves; 4 attractions; 1 national park.

- Cutervo National Park · national park
- Baños Termales El Almendral · attraction
- Cueva Blanca · attraction
- Cueva Negra o de los Murcielagos · attraction
- SERNANP PARQUE NACIONAL DE CUTERVO · attraction
- Cueva de Madre Mia · cave
- Cueva de la Asuncion · cave
- Cueva de la Lechuza · cave
- Cueva de los Bravos · cave
- Gruta de San Andrés · cave
- Gruta de Socota · cave
- Tragadero Frondoso · cave
- Tragadero Pajonal · cave
- Tragadero de San Andrés · cave

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: Cutervo Province

- 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

- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén65 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas115 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 06:22, 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.

## Districts of Cutervo Province

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Callayuc](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/callayuc/) 308 44 60 

[Choros](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/choros/) 259 27 29 

[Cujillo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/cujillo/) 99 10 13 

[Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/cutervo/) 430 131 206 

[La Ramada](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/la-ramada/) 35 6 7 

[Pimpingos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/pimpingos/) 169 30 37 

[Querocotillo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/querocotillo/) 686 96 90 

[San Andres de Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-andres-de-cutervo/) 124 12 21 

[San Juan de Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-juan-de-cutervo/) 68 12 16 

[San Luis de Lucma](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-luis-de-lucma/) 103 22 29 

[Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santa-cruz/) 129 14 17 

[Santo Domingo de la Capilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santo-domingo-de-la-capilla/) 105 19 26 

[Santo Tomas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santo-tomas/) 227 20 25 

[Socota](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/socota/) 154 29 43 

[Toribio Casanova](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/toribio-casanova/) 129 8 9 

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Cutervo Province

Open gazetteers list **429 villages, towns and localities** in Cutervo Province. The largest with a recorded population: Querocotillo (901), Inguer (748), Paric (553), Santa Rosa (528), Callayuc (525) and Agua Blanca (451). Settlements here lie between about 443 m and 3,070 m above sea level (median 2,166 m).

- Adcuñac
- Agua Blanca
- Agua Dulce
- Allanga Baja
- Alto Pucala
- Alto Triunfo
- Amachonga
- Ambato
- Ambulco Chico
- Ambulco Grande
- Andamarca
- Angurra
- Arenal
- Aulean
- Añico
- Balcón
- Balsas Choloque
- Barbasco
- Barbechos
- Barranco
- Batancillo
- Buenos Aires
- Cachacara
- Cachulque
- Caimito
- Calabocillo / Calabruillo
- Callacate Sahual
- Callayuc
- Calucán
- Campo Florido
- Capulcán
- Caramarca Chico
- Caramarca Grande
- Carboncillo
- Cardon
- Carhuacruz
- Carhuallo
- Casa Blanca
- Casa Vieja
- Caunse / Santa Rosa de Huichud
- Cedro Pampa
- Celendin
- Chacrerias
- Chamana
- Changay
- Chaquimayo
- Chaullacocha
- Chaupe
- Chibulgan
- Chibulgán
- Chipianga
- Chiple
- Chiple Limon
- Chipuluc
- Choloque
- Chontas
- Choros
- Chorrillos
- Chorro Blanco
- Chugur
- Chugurmayo de Sumide
- Chugurmayo de Sumidero
- Chupicamonte
- Churaz
- Churumayo
- Churumayo Alto
- Colpa
- Conday
- Condorhuasi
- Conga de Allanga
- Conga de Marayhuaca
- Congona de La Succha
- Contulian
- Corralcucho
- Corrales
- Corralito
- Cruz Roja
- Cruz de Chalpon
- Cuchea Baja
- Cuchea Nogal
- Cuguid
- Cujillo
- Cullac
- Cullanmayo
- Culluna
- Cunuat
- Cutervo
- Cuyca
- Cuñanque
- El Almendral
- El Aniz
- El Arenal
- El Cajeron
- El Cajerón
- El Campo
- El Cardon
- El Cardón
- El Cedro
- El Chirimoyo
- El Chisigle
- El Corral
- El Cumbe
- El Faique
- El Fraile
- El Guayo
- El Laurel
- El Lirio
- El Marco de Quipayuc
- El Mirador
- El Mito
- El Molino
- El Naranjo
- El Naranjo de Payac
- El Pago
- El Pajurillo
- El Palmo
- El Palmo / Chumbicate
- El Palto
- El Paraiso
- El Paraíso
- El Porvenir
- El Potrero
- El Pozo Azul
- El Pueblo Lo Hizo
- El Puquio
- El Rayme
- El Rejo
- El Roble
- El Rollo
- El Sauce
- El Tayme
- El Tomate
- El Tumbo
- El Vencedor
- El Verde
- Filadelfia
- Gramalote
- Gramalotillo
- Granadillo
- Granadillo de Santa Rosa
- Guayabas
- Guayaquil
- Guineamayo
- Hacienda Huabal
- Hacienda Quipacuy
- Hijadero
- Hijadero / Lijadero
- Hornopampa
- Huaca Corral
- Huancas
- Huangashanga
- Huarrago
- Huayanchi
- Huichud
- Illucan
- Ilucan
- Inguer
- Jaillua
- Juntas
- La Achira
- La Cascarilla
- La Ciruela
- La Colca
- La Conga
- La Congona
- La Cubillina
- La Esperanza
- La Flor
- La Floresta
- La Granadilla
- La Jayua
- La Laguna
- La Libertad
- La Lima
- La Llica
- La Paccha / La Paccha Miraflores
- La Palma
- La Palma de Santa Rosa
- La Palma del Verde
- La Penca
- La Perla
- La Primavera
- La Providencia
- La Ramada
- La Rinconada
- La Sacilia
- La Shilla
- La Sola
- La Succha
- La Succha Alta
- La Union
- La Viña
- Laguna Shita
- Lagunas
- Lamidero
- Lamparan
- Lanche
- Lanche Conga
- Lanchepata
- Las Delicias
- Las Iglesias
- Las Juntas
- Las Palmas
- Las Palmas de Huichud
- Las Palmas de Tinyacoy
- Las Ánimas
- Libertad Limon
- Libertad Pan de Azúcar
- Libertad de Naranjito de Camse
- Liguñas
- Limapampa
- Limon
- Limon Tarros
- Limón
- Lirio Chico
- Llipa
- Llushcapampa
- Los Alisos
- Los Puentes
- Los Sauces
- Luscate
- Luspampa
- Luzpampa
- Malleta
- Mamabamba
- Mangalpa
- Maraybamba
- Maraybamba Alto
- Maria
- Matara
- Merendana
- Mesarrume
- Michigo
- Michino
- Minas
- Miraflores
- Miraflores / La Rinconada de Miraflores
- Misha
- Mishquirumi
- Molino
- Moras
- Morero
- Moshoqueque
- Muchdin
- Musungate
- Muñuno
- Méjico
- Naranjito
- Naranjo Yacu
- Naranjos
- Nudillo
- Nueva Alianza
- Nueva Union
- Nuevo Capulcan
- Nuevo Capulcán
- Nuevo Cavico
- Nuevo Collaque
- Nuevo Ilucan
- Nuevo Laurel
- Nuevo Malleta
- Nuevo Oriente
- Nuevo Porvenir El Espino
- Nuevo Porvenir Los Alisos
- Nuevo Porvenir de Afiliaco
- Nuevo Progreso
- Pabellon Chamana
- Paccha Chipuluc
- Pajonal
- Pajurillo
- Palma Central
- Palmas de Sinchimache
- Palo Blanco
- Palo Quemado
- Palturco
- Pampa Grande
- Pampa de Rioja
- Pampa de Sucse
- Pampacancha
- Pampagrande
- Pan de Azucar
- Panama
- Panamá
- Pandalle
- Paric
- Patahuaz
- Patahuáz
- Paticucho
- Patipampa
- Payac
- Payac Muñuño
- Perlamayo
- Pimpingos
- Pindo
- Pindoc
- Playa Grande
- Playa Hermosa
- Progreso
- Pucala
- Puquio
- Querocotillo
- Queromarca
- Quijos Mirador
- Quilagan
- Quilagán
- Quillugay
- Quilucat
- Quimsacoche
- Quinshapa
- Quinuapampa
- Quipayuc
- Rabrán
- Rambram
- Rayme
- Rejo Pampa
- Rodiopampa
- Sabuindo
- Sadín
- Sagasmache
- Sahualpampa
- Sahuin
- Sairepampa
- Sallof
- San Andres
- San Andrés
- San Andrés de Cutervo
- San Antonio
- San Bernardo Inamiaco
- San Bernardo de Inamiaco
- San Felipe
- San Francisco
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San José
- San Juan
- San Juan Bautista
- San Juan de Chiple
- San Juan de Chorrillos
- San Juan de Cutervo
- San Juan de Dios
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis
- San Luis de Lucma
- San Martin
- San Pablo
- San Pedro
- San Pedro Alto
- San Pedro Bajo
- San Pedro de Tinyayoc
- San Vicente El Palmo
- Sanguia
- Sanibamba
- Sanicullo / Semicullo Alto
- Sanicullo Alto
- Sanicullo Bajo
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz de Tusllo
- Santa Cruz de la Succha
- Santa Elena
- Santa Gertrudis
- Santa Lucia
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa Puente El Suro
- Santa Rosa de Huichud
- Santa Rosa de Minas
- Santa Rosa de Tapo
- Santa Rosa de la Viña
- Santa Rosa del Tingo
- Santa Teresa de Queromarca
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Domingo de Capilla
- Santo Domingo de la Capilla
- Santo Tomás
- Santos
- Sapayut
- Sauce
- Sexeshita
- Shadin / Sadin
- Shin Shin
- Shitabamba
- Sillangate
- Sinchimache
- Sinshahual
- Sipian
- Socota
- Succha
- Succhapampa
- Succhayo
- Succhurán
- Sugcha
- Sugcha / Succha
- Sumidero
- Sura
- Sócota
- Tambillo
- Tapo / Santa Rosa de Tapo
- Tayales
- Trigopampa

…and 29 more.

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 Cutervo Province

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

### Water

18 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Laguna Shinchin
- Quebrada El Anís
- Quebrada El Campo
- Quebrada Horno Pampa
- Quebrada Huallobamba
- Quebrada Las Hornillas
- Quebrada Naranjo
- Quebrada Numianga
- Quebrada Piedra Blanca
- Quebrada Pimpingos
- Quebrada Zonanga
- Río Calucan
- Río Chamaya
- Río Chongoyapita
- Río Choros
- Río Huancabamba
- Río Ingueryacu
- Río Las Chontas
- Río Paltic

### Hills and mountains

38 mountains.

- Cerro San Lorenzo · 4,033 m
- Cerro Shucucirca · 3,592 m
- Cerro Las Chontas · 3,441 m
- Cerro Shinchin · 3,416 m
- Cerro La Viuda · 3,074 m
- Cerro Peña Blanca · 2,948 m
- Cerro Calucan · 2,884 m
- Cerro Palacio · 2,835 m
- Cerro Sunihuaca · 2,730 m
- Cerro Gentiles · 2,668 m
- Cerro El Sauce · 2,579 m
- Cerro Patican · 2,560 m
- Cerro Chaques · 2,460 m
- Cerro Sura · 2,288 m
- Cerro Gavilán · 2,248 m
- Cerro Peña Blanca · 2,229 m
- Cerro La Meseta · 2,031 m
- Cerro Chontas · 2,009 m
- Cerro Palo Grande · 1,980 m
- Cerro Huancas Alumbre · 1,919 m
- Cerro Ensillada · 1,841 m
- Cerro El Coro · 1,826 m
- Cerro Las Silletas · 1,807 m
- Cerro Queromarca · 1,783 m

…and 14 more.

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 Cutervo Province and the best time to visit

In Cutervo Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jun (21 °C). About 372 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (62 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 21 51 

Feb 21 47 

Mar 21 62 

Apr 21 45 

May 21 19 

Jun 21 9 

Jul 21 9 

Aug 22 6 

Sep 22 13 

Oct 22 32 

Nov 22 39 

Dec 21 40 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cutervo Province

Places mapped inside Cutervo Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals3
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps5
- Hotels31
- Shopping malls1
- Schools567
- Colleges and universities3
- Restaurants10
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics3

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Cutervo Province?In Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Cutervo Province?Chota Province, Ferreñafe Province, Jaen Province and Utcubamba Province
- What is there to see in Cutervo Province?Baños Termales El Almendral, Cueva Blanca, Cueva Negra o de los Murcielagos, Cueva de Madre Mia
- What time zone is Cutervo Province in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cutervo Province?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Cutervo Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cutervo Province?429 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cutervo Province?Settlements lie between 443 m and 3,070 m
- What is the highest point in Cutervo Province?Cerro San Lorenzo (4,033 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cutervo Province?January to December
- How many hospitals are in Cutervo Province?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Cutervo Province?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Cutervo Province?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cutervo Province?PE0606 (OCHA common operational dataset)