# Choros District, Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/choros/ District · Cutervo Province # Choros Choros is a district of Peru in Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **259.2 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 259km² - 29mapped services - 1,234 mtypical elevation ## Where is Choros? Choros lies in [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Bellavista](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/bellavista/), [Colasay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/colasay/), [Cumba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/cumba/), [Jaen](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/jaen/), [Pimpingos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/pimpingos/) and [Toribio Casanova](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/toribio-casanova/). By area it is the 806th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 8.6% of [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/). The centre of Choros is about 708 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.9167° S, 78.7683° 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 Choros OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Choros: 1 attraction. - Baños Termales El Almendral · attraction ### Nearby, outside Choros - San Andrés Waterfall 2 · waterfall, Jaen20 km - San Andrés Waterfall 1 · waterfall, Jaen20 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: Choros - 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) · Jaén36 km - Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas106 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 06:21, 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 Choros Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Choros. The largest with a recorded population: Choros (367), Vista Alegre (311), San Isidro (190), Santa Lucía (172) and La Perla (103). Settlements here lie between about 443 m and 1,832 m above sea level (median 1,234 m). - Barbasco - Caimito - Chontas - Choros - Cuyca - El Almendral - El Faique - El Pozo Azul - El Rollo - La Ciruela - La Perla - La Primavera - La Succha - Mesarrume - Miraflores - Progreso - San Antonio - San Isidro - San Jose - San Pablo - San Pedro - San Pedro Alto - San Pedro Bajo - Santa Lucia - Santa Lucía - Sauce - 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 Choros Named natural and historic features inside Choros, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Huallobamba - Quebrada Naranjo - Quebrada Zonanga - Río Chamaya ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains. - Cerro Chontas · 2,009 m - Cerro Las Silletas · 1,807 m - Cerro Las Salinas · 1,389 m - Cerro La Cruz · 998 m - Cerro Las Pampas · 966 m - Cerro Las Colpas · 931 m - Cerro Cuyes · 928 m - Cerro Ciruela · 799 m - Cerro Grande del Almendral · 749 m - Cerro Paca · 678 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 Choros and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cutervo Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 932 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **November to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 51 Feb 27 47 Mar 27 62 Apr 27 45 May 27 19 Jun 27 9 Jul 27 9 Aug 28 6 Sep 28 13 Oct 28 32 Nov 28 39 Dec 27 40 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Choros Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Clinica San Juan - Jaén · Jaen 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.74574&mlon=-78.80875#map=17/-5.74574/-78.80875) Bank BCP · Jaen 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.70953&mlon=-78.80701#map=17/-5.70953/-78.80701) Petrol pump Grifo Chamaya · Jaen 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.85157&mlon=-78.77289#map=17/-5.85157/-78.77289) Hotel Recreo Campestre Napoles Chamaya · Jaen 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.83742&mlon=-78.75302#map=17/-5.83742/-78.75302) Mall Centro de Formateo Profesional · Jaen 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.71128&mlon=-78.80387#map=17/-5.71128/-78.80387) School Institución Educativa No. 16619 · Choros 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.93428&mlon=-78.78950#map=17/-5.93428/-78.78950) College ISAM Jaén · Jaen 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.70688&mlon=-78.80882#map=17/-5.70688/-78.80882) Police station Comisaría PNP Cumba · Cumba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.93586&mlon=-78.66347#map=17/-5.93586/-78.66347) 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 Choros Places mapped inside Choros in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools28 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 Cutervo Province - Callayuc - Cujillo - Cutervo - La Ramada - Pimpingos - Querocotillo - San Andres de Cutervo - San Juan de Cutervo - San Luis de Lucma - Santa Cruz - Santo Domingo de la Capilla - Santo Tomas - Socota - Toribio Casanova ## Quick answers - Where is Choros?In Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru - What borders Choros?Bellavista, Colasay, Cumba, Jaen, Pimpingos and Toribio Casanova - What is there to see in Choros?Baños Termales El Almendral - What time zone is Choros in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Choros?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Choros?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Choros?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Choros?Settlements lie between 443 m and 1,832 m - What is the highest point in Choros?Cerro Chontas (2,009 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Choros?November to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Choros?Clinica San Juan - Jaén, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Choros?BCP, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Choros?Grifo Chamaya, about 7.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Choros?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Choros?PE060603 (OCHA common operational dataset)