# Chancaybaños District, Santa Cruz Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/chancaybanos/

District · Santa Cruz Province 

# Chancaybaños

Chancaybaños is a district of Peru in Santa Cruz Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **127.7 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 128km²
- 26mapped services
- 2,040 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chancaybaños?

Chancaybaños lies in [Santa Cruz Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Cochabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/cochabamba/), [Huambos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/huambos/), [La Esperanza](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/la-esperanza/), [Lajas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/lajas/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/santa-cruz/), [Sexi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/sexi/) and [Uticyacu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/uticyacu/). By area it is the 1235th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 9.2% of [Santa Cruz Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/santa-cruz/). The centre of Chancaybaños is about 643 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.5540° S, 78.8819° 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 Chancaybaños

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Chancaybaños: 1 attraction.

- Baños Termales de Chancay Baños · attraction

### Nearby, outside Chancaybaños

- Cuevas de Uchkupisjo · cave, La Esperanza14 km
- Sima de Iraca P4 · cave, Andabamba14 km
- Sima de Iraca P3 · cave, Andabamba15 km
- Sima de Iraca P2 · cave, Andabamba15 km
- Cueva de Polulo · cave, Ninabamba17 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: Chancaybaños

- 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

- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca78 km
- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén108 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:23, 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 Chancaybaños

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Chancaybaños. The largest with a recorded population: Montán (139). Settlements here lie between about 1,692 m and 2,497 m above sea level (median 2,040 m).

- Agua Salada
- Baños
- Chancay Baños
- Chaupihuasi
- Chiriconga
- Chupanyo
- Cushic
- El Alamo
- El Verde
- El Álamo
- La Congona
- La Paccha
- La Pauquilla
- La Union
- La Unión
- Las Paucas
- Los Baños
- Molino
- Montan Mayo
- Montán
- Paltacirca
- Sotopampa
- Tambillo
- Tayapampa
- Tindibamba
- Yerba Buena

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 Chancaybaños and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Santa Cruz Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jun (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 222 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 388 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (70 mm) and the driest Aug (4 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 17 55 

Feb 17 47 

Mar 17 70 

Apr 17 50 

May 17 19 

Jun 17 6 

Jul 17 7 

Aug 18 4 

Sep 18 11 

Oct 18 35 

Nov 17 43 

Dec 17 41 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chancaybaños

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Referencial Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.63055&mlon=-78.94354#map=17/-6.63055/-78.94354) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Santa Cruz 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.62610&mlon=-78.94506#map=17/-6.62610/-78.94506) 

Petrol pump SANTA CRUZ CAJAMARCA · Santa Cruz 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.62071&mlon=-78.94701#map=17/-6.62071/-78.94701) 

Hotel Baños Termales, Baños, Chancay Baños · Chancaybaños 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.55061&mlon=-78.88982#map=17/-6.55061/-78.88982) 

Mall Market "Tello" · Cutervo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37687&mlon=-78.81635#map=17/-6.37687/-78.81635) 

School Institución Educativa No. 10649 · Chancaybaños 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.55343&mlon=-78.85960#map=17/-6.55343/-78.85960) 

College Instituto Superior Tecnológico Público Cutervo · Cutervo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38071&mlon=-78.81395#map=17/-6.38071/-78.81395) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.62474&mlon=-78.94416#map=17/-6.62474/-78.94416) 

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 Chancaybaños

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

- Hotels2
- Schools24

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 Santa Cruz Province

- Andabamba
- Catache
- La Esperanza
- Ninabamba
- Pulan
- Santa Cruz
- Saucepampa
- Sexi
- Uticyacu
- Yauyucan

## Quick answers

- Where is Chancaybaños?In Santa Cruz Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Chancaybaños?Cochabamba, Huambos, La Esperanza, Lajas, Santa Cruz, Sexi and Uticyacu
- What is there to see in Chancaybaños?Baños Termales de Chancay Baños
- What time zone is Chancaybaños in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chancaybaños?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Chancaybaños?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chancaybaños?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chancaybaños?Settlements lie between 1,692 m and 2,497 m
- What is the best time to visit Chancaybaños?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chancaybaños?Centro de Salud Referencial Santa Cruz, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chancaybaños?Banco de la Nación, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chancaybaños?SANTA CRUZ CAJAMARCA, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chancaybaños?PE061304 (OCHA common operational dataset)