# Sangarara District, Acomayo Province, Cusco Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/acomayo/sangarara/

District · Acomayo Province 

# Sangarara

Sangarara is a district of Peru in Acomayo Province, Cusco Department. It covers **86.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 86.0km²
- 10mapped services
- 3,767 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sangarara?

Sangarara lies in [Acomayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/acomayo/), [Cusco Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Acomayo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/acomayo/acomayo/), [Acopia](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/acomayo/acopia/), [Checacupe](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/canchis/checacupe/), [Cusipata](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/quispicanchi/cusipata/), [Pomacanchi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/acomayo/pomacanchi/) and [Quiquijana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/quispicanchi/quiquijana/). By area it is the 1438th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 9.2% of [Acomayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/acomayo/). The centre of Sangarara is about 629 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 13.9530° S, 71.5653° 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 Sangarara

### Nearby, outside Sangarara

- broken bridge · viewpoint, Quiquijana15 km
- Pinturas rupestres · archaeological site, Acos15 km
- Waqrapukara · archaeological site, Acos16 km
- First viewpoint on Waqrapukara · viewpoint, Acos16 km
- Machu Pitumarca · archaeological site, Pitumarca18 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: Sangarara

- 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

- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco61 km
- Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · Juliaca227 km

### Nearest railway station

Chuquicahuana (Checacupe), about 8.9 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:25).

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 Sangarara

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Sangarara.

- Chilchicaya
- Ihuina
- Marcaconga
- San Isidro De Ttio
- Sangarará
- Santa Rosa de Ihuina
- Union Chahuay
- Yanampampa

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 Sangarara

Named natural and historic features inside Sangarara, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 lake.

- Laguna Pomacanchi

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 Sangarara and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Acomayo Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C). About 692 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (131 mm) and the driest Jun (3 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 8 126 

Feb 8 124 

Mar 8 94 

Apr 8 41 

May 8 9 

Jun 7 3 

Jul 7 10 

Aug 8 8 

Sep 9 18 

Oct 9 60 

Nov 9 67 

Dec 9 131 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sangarara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Acomayo · Acomayo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.91643&mlon=-71.68274#map=17/-13.91643/-71.68274) 

Bank Caja Municipal Cusco · Urcos 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.68742&mlon=-71.62646#map=17/-13.68742/-71.62646) 

Petrol pump Grifo Andree G & C S.A.C. · Acomayo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92517&mlon=-71.67766#map=17/-13.92517/-71.67766) 

Hotel Waqra Pukara CUSCO · Pomacanchi 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.99801&mlon=-71.56470#map=17/-13.99801/-71.56470) 

School Institución Educativa No. 50061 · Sangarara 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.95930&mlon=-71.58340#map=17/-13.95930/-71.58340) 

College Instituto de Educación Superior Pedagógico Público - Acomayo · Acomayo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.92184&mlon=-71.68456#map=17/-13.92184/-71.68456) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Sangarará · Sangarara 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94933&mlon=-71.60526#map=17/-13.94933/-71.60526) 

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 Sangarara

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

- Schools9
- Police stations1

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 Acomayo Province

- Acomayo
- Acopia
- Acos
- Mosoc Llacta
- Pomacanchi
- Rondocan

## Quick answers

- Where is Sangarara?In Acomayo Province, Cusco Department, Peru
- What borders Sangarara?Acomayo, Acopia, Checacupe, Cusipata, Pomacanchi and Quiquijana
- What is there to see in Sangarara?broken bridge, Pinturas rupestres, Waqrapukara, First viewpoint on Waqrapukara
- What time zone is Sangarara in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sangarara?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Sangarara?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sangarara?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sangarara?Centro de Salud Acomayo, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sangarara?Caja Municipal Cusco, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sangarara?Grifo Andree G & C S.A.C., about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sangarara?PE080207 (OCHA common operational dataset)