# Cujillo District, Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department

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

District · Cutervo Province 

# Cujillo

Cujillo is a district of Peru in Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **98.7 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 98.7km²
- 13mapped services
- 1,503 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cujillo?

Cujillo 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: [La Ramada](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/la-ramada/), [Lonya Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/lonya-grande/), [Pion](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/pion/), [San Juan de Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-juan-de-cutervo/), [Santo Tomas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santo-tomas/) and [Yamon](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/yamon/). By area it is the 1380th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.3% of [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/). The centre of Cujillo is about 679 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.1236° S, 78.5601° 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 Cujillo

### Nearby, outside Cujillo

- Pinturas Rupestres de Yamón · attraction, Yamon7.9 km
- Pinturas Rupestres de Yamon · attraction, Yamon9.7 km
- Gruta de Nuevo Oriente · cave, Yamon13 km
- Tragadero de Nuevo Oriente · cave, Yamon13 km
- Petroglifos de Carachupa · attraction, Lonya Grande13 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: Cujillo

- 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) · Jaén64 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas78 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 18:07).

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 Cujillo

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Cujillo.

- Cujillo
- Cunuat
- El Paraíso
- El Rayme
- El Rollo
- Nuevo Collaque
- Nuevo Malleta
- Quilucat
- San Francisco
- Yunchaco

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).

## Weather in Cujillo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cutervo Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 663 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 **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 51 

Feb 26 47 

Mar 25 62 

Apr 25 45 

May 25 19 

Jun 25 9 

Jul 25 9 

Aug 26 6 

Sep 26 13 

Oct 26 32 

Nov 26 39 

Dec 26 40 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cujillo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED · San Andres de Cutervo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23926&mlon=-78.71291#map=17/-6.23926/-78.71291) 

Petrol pump Marginal EIRL · Choros 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.00606&mlon=-78.85868#map=17/-6.00606/-78.85868) 

Hotel Hostal El Guaicharo · San Andres de Cutervo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23915&mlon=-78.71307#map=17/-6.23915/-78.71307) 

Mall Market "Tello" · Cutervo 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37687&mlon=-78.81635#map=17/-6.37687/-78.81635) 

School Institución Educativa Adriano Fernandez Gastelo · Cujillo 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.11653&mlon=-78.55000#map=17/-6.11653/-78.55000) 

College Instituto Privado Celendin - IPC · La Ramada 10 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 15 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 Cujillo

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

- Schools13

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
- Choros
- 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 Cujillo?In Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Cujillo?La Ramada, Lonya Grande, Pion, San Juan de Cutervo, Santo Tomas and Yamon
- What is there to see in Cujillo?Pinturas Rupestres de Yamón, Pinturas Rupestres de Yamon, Gruta de Nuevo Oriente, Tragadero de Nuevo Oriente
- What time zone is Cujillo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cujillo?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Cujillo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cujillo?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Cujillo?January to December
- Where is the nearest bank to Cujillo?Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cujillo?Marginal EIRL, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cujillo?PE060604 (OCHA common operational dataset)