# Pimpingos District, Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/pimpingos/ District · Cutervo Province # Pimpingos Pimpingos is a district of Peru in Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **169.1 km²**. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 37 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 169km² - 37mapped services - 1,498 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pimpingos? Pimpingos 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: [Choros](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/choros/), [Colasay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/colasay/), [San Andres de Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-andres-de-cutervo/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santa-cruz/), [Santo Tomas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santo-tomas/) and [Toribio Casanova](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/toribio-casanova/). By area it is the 1054th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 5.6% of [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/). The centre of Pimpingos is about 692 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.0653° S, 78.7776° 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 Pimpingos ### Nearby, outside Pimpingos - Cueva de Madre Mia · cave, San Andres de Cutervo14 km - Cutervo National Park · national park, San Andres de Cutervo17 km - Cueva Blanca · attraction, San Andres de Cutervo18 km - Cueva de la Asuncion · cave, San Andres de Cutervo18 km - Cueva Negra o de los Murcielagos · attraction, San Andres de Cutervo18 km - Tragadero Frondoso · cave, San Andres de Cutervo19 km - Tragadero de San Andrés · cave, San Andres de Cutervo19 km - Gruta de San Andrés · cave, San Andres de Cutervo19 km - Tragadero Pajonal · cave, San Andres de Cutervo20 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: Pimpingos - 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) · Jaén53 km - Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas103 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 Pimpingos Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Pimpingos. The largest with a recorded population: Panamá (273) and El Aniz (228). Settlements here lie between about 1,352 m and 1,611 m above sea level (median 1,498 m). - Alto Pucala - Casa Blanca - Condorhuasi - El Aniz - El Laurel - El Mirador - El Naranjo - El Palto - El Vencedor - Guayaquil - La Esperanza - La Granadilla - La Union - Lanchepata - Libertad Limon - Michino - Nueva Alianza - Nuevo Ilucan - Palo Blanco - Palturco - Panama - Panamá - Pandalle - Pimpingos - Playa Hermosa - Pucala - San Juan - San Lorenzo - Vista Alegre - Vista Florida 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 Pimpingos Named natural and historic features inside Pimpingos, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Huancabamba ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro El Pindo · 1,641 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 Pimpingos and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cutervo Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jun (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 668 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 27 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 Pimpingos Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Santa Maria De Cutervo · Cutervo 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38010&mlon=-78.81608#map=17/-6.38010/-78.81608) 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.00606&mlon=-78.85868#map=17/-6.00606/-78.85868) Hotel Hostal Celso · San Andres de Cutervo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23911&mlon=-78.71526#map=17/-6.23911/-78.71526) Mall Market "Tello" · Cutervo 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37687&mlon=-78.81635#map=17/-6.37687/-78.81635) School Institución Educativa No. 16415 · Pimpingos 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.05994&mlon=-78.75860#map=17/-6.05994/-78.75860) College Instituto Privado Celendin - IPC · La Ramada 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.21155&mlon=-78.53576#map=17/-6.21155/-78.53576) Police station Comisaría PNP Cumba · Cumba 19 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 Pimpingos Places mapped inside Pimpingos in open map data, by type. - Schools37 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 - Cujillo - Cutervo - La Ramada - 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 Pimpingos?In Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru - What borders Pimpingos?Choros, Colasay, San Andres de Cutervo, Santa Cruz, Santo Tomas and Toribio Casanova - What is there to see in Pimpingos?Cueva de Madre Mia, Cutervo National Park, Cueva Blanca, Cueva de la Asuncion - What time zone is Pimpingos in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Pimpingos?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Pimpingos?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pimpingos?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pimpingos?Settlements lie between 1,352 m and 1,611 m - What is the highest point in Pimpingos?Cerro El Pindo (1,641 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pimpingos?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Pimpingos?Hospital Santa Maria De Cutervo, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pimpingos?Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pimpingos?Marginal EIRL, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pimpingos?PE060606 (OCHA common operational dataset)