# Socota District, Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department

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

District · Cutervo Province 

# Socota

Socota is a district of Peru in Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **154.5 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 43 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 154km²
- 43mapped services
- 1,878 mtypical elevation

## Where is Socota?

Socota lies in [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Anguia](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/anguia/), [Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/cutervo/), [San Andres de Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-andres-de-cutervo/), [San Juan de Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-juan-de-cutervo/), [San Luis de Lucma](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-luis-de-lucma/), [Santo Domingo de la Capilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santo-domingo-de-la-capilla/) and [Tacabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/tacabamba/). By area it is the 1118th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 5.1% of [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/). The centre of Socota is about 666 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.2875° S, 78.7178° 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 Socota

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Socota: 1 cave.

- Gruta de Socota · cave

### Nearby, outside Socota

- Cueva de los Bravos · cave, San Andres de Cutervo3.9 km
- SERNANP PARQUE NACIONAL DE CUTERVO · attraction, San Andres de Cutervo5.4 km
- Cueva de la Lechuza · cave, San Andres de Cutervo5.5 km
- Tragadero Pajonal · cave, San Andres de Cutervo5.7 km
- Gruta de San Andrés · cave, San Andres de Cutervo7.2 km
- Tragadero de San Andrés · cave, San Andres de Cutervo7.3 km
- Tragadero Frondoso · cave, San Andres de Cutervo7.4 km
- Cueva Negra o de los Murcielagos · attraction, San Andres de Cutervo7.6 km
- Cueva de la Asuncion · cave, San Andres de Cutervo7.6 km
- Cueva Blanca · attraction, San Andres de Cutervo7.8 km
- Cutervo National Park · national park, San Andres de Cutervo12 km
- Cueva de Madre Mia · cave, San Andres de Cutervo12 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: Socota

- 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) · Jaén78 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas96 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 06:22, 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 Socota

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Socota.

- Changay
- Chontas
- Churumayo
- Churumayo Alto
- Cruz de Chalpon
- Cuñanque
- El Chisigle
- El Puquio
- Guineamayo
- Huarrago
- Illucan
- La Achira
- La Libertad
- La Providencia
- Laguna Shita
- Liguñas
- Mangalpa
- Maria
- Minas
- Miraflores / La Rinconada de Miraflores
- Muchdin
- Nuevo Oriente
- Pampa de Sucse
- Quijos Mirador
- San Antonio
- Santa Elena
- Santo Domingo
- Socota
- Sócota

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 Socota and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cutervo Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jun (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 288 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 23 51 

Feb 23 47 

Mar 23 62 

Apr 23 45 

May 23 19 

Jun 22 9 

Jul 23 9 

Aug 23 6 

Sep 24 13 

Oct 24 32 

Nov 24 39 

Dec 23 40 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Socota

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Santa María de Cutervo · Cutervo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38017&mlon=-78.81584#map=17/-6.38017/-78.81584) 

Bank Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED · San Andres de Cutervo 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23926&mlon=-78.71291#map=17/-6.23926/-78.71291) 

Petrol pump NEW MEJIA · Cutervo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38893&mlon=-78.81689#map=17/-6.38893/-78.81689) 

Hotel Villa del Sol · Socota 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.31673&mlon=-78.69907#map=17/-6.31673/-78.69907) 

Mall Market "Tello" · Cutervo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37687&mlon=-78.81635#map=17/-6.37687/-78.81635) 

School Institución Educativa No. 16989 · Socota 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.28306&mlon=-78.71300#map=17/-6.28306/-78.71300) 

College Instituto de Educacion Superior Tecnologico Publico Cutervo · Cutervo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37873&mlon=-78.81428#map=17/-6.37873/-78.81428) 

Police station Policia Nacional · San Andres de Cutervo 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23872&mlon=-78.71198#map=17/-6.23872/-78.71198) 

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 Socota

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

- Hotels1
- Schools41
- Restaurants1

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
- Pimpingos
- Querocotillo
- San Andres de Cutervo
- San Juan de Cutervo
- San Luis de Lucma
- Santa Cruz
- Santo Domingo de la Capilla
- Santo Tomas
- Toribio Casanova

## Quick answers

- Where is Socota?In Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Socota?Anguia, Cutervo, San Andres de Cutervo, San Juan de Cutervo, San Luis de Lucma, Santo Domingo de la Capilla and Tacabamba
- What is there to see in Socota?Gruta de Socota
- What time zone is Socota in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Socota?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Socota?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Socota?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Socota?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Socota?Hospital Santa María de Cutervo, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Socota?Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Socota?NEW MEJIA, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Socota?PE060614 (OCHA common operational dataset)