# Anco District, Churcampa Province, Huancavelica Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/anco/ District · Churcampa Province # Anco Anco is a district of Peru in Churcampa Province, Huancavelica Department. It covers **149.3 km²**. 65 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 149km² - 26mapped services - 3,573 mtypical elevation ## Where is Anco? Anco lies in [Churcampa Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/), [Huancavelica Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Andabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/acobamba/andabamba/), [Cosme](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/cosme/), [El Carmen](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/el-carmen/), [Paucarbamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/paucarbamba/) and [Rosario](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/acobamba/rosario/). By area it is the 1144th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 12.4% of [Churcampa Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/). The centre of Anco is about 275 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 12.6422° S, 74.5722° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Know before you go: Anco - 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 - Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho70 km - Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · Jauja137 km ### Nearest railway station Acoria (Acoria), about 32 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:27) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:39). 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 Anco Open gazetteers list **65 villages, towns and localities** in Anco. The largest with a recorded population: Loma (129), Chocceparco (74), Suso (62), Llamacancha (26), Anta (6) and Ocros (4). Settlements here lie between about 2,438 m and 4,379 m above sea level (median 3,573 m). - Aguaypa - Allcay - Anta - Arma - Atojsayco - Ayari - Añascuchu - Buenos Aires - Cachimachay - Carpahuasi - Casapata - Cedro - Chachaspata - Chaquicorral - Chaupiyacu - Chicuruyoc - Chocceparco - Conocc - Coyoc - Cuyocc - Huacachi - Huashuamachay - Itañapampa - Jatun Puquio - Jatunpampa - La Esmeralda - La Libertad - Lambrasniyocc - Llaccllana - Llacta Orjo - Llamacancha - Llullucha - Loma - Machaycuchu - Mamachapampa - Manzanayoc - Manzanayocc - Mina Huayco - Ocros - Osccoyoc - Otcone - Pampaspata - Pranga - Pucaccasa - Pueblo Libre - Pumaccara - Puñuy - San Antonio de Pampaspata - San Cristobal de Sirihuasi - San Miguel de Arma - Santa Rosa Salapata Quicllo - Santa Rosa de Piquis - Secsecocha - Socos - Sojyapata - Suso - Tomapata - Totora - Tucuccasa - Unión La Victoria - Unión Santa Rosa - Utcuña - Yana Cocha - Yanahuayunca - Yuracc Rumi 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 Anco Named natural and historic features inside Anco, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Laguna Tincacocha - Laguna Toromanya - Laguna Yanacocha - Quebrada Arma - Quebrada Chaupiyaco - Quebrada Fierrosjahuayjo - Quebrada Manzanayoc - Quebrada Moyapampa - Quebrada Paccha - Quebrada Rochac - Quebrada Sojyapata - Quebrada Tastahuayjo - Quebrada Totora - Quebrada Uchucancha - Quebrada Yanacocha - Quebrada Yanapaccha ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Cerro Sillani · 4,488 m - Cerro Queullacocha · 4,411 m - Cerro Condolli · 4,349 m - Cerro Machusirca · 3,952 m ### Estates 16 estates. - Hacienda Andayaco - Hacienda Ayari - Hacienda Calaspata - Hacienda Chachaspata - Hacienda Chaupiyaco - Hacienda La Paz - Hacienda Mayllac - Hacienda Piquis - Hacienda Quicllo - Hacienda Rauma - Hacienda Rochac - Hacienda Sirihuasi - Hacienda Socos - Hacienda Sta Elena - Hacienda Umaconga - Hacienda Victoria 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 Anco and the best time to visit Using the climate of Churcampa Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C). About 602 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (114 mm) and the driest Jun (5 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 13 102 Feb 13 114 Mar 13 93 Apr 13 27 May 13 15 Jun 12 5 Jul 12 11 Aug 13 11 Sep 13 21 Oct 14 41 Nov 14 54 Dec 13 107 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Anco Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud de Acobamba · Acobamba 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.84486&mlon=-74.57161#map=17/-12.84486/-74.57161) Bank Plaza Principal de Acobamba-Huancavelica · Acobamba 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.84299&mlon=-74.56926#map=17/-12.84299/-74.56926) Petrol pump Grifo Anco · Anco 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.68325&mlon=-74.58603#map=17/-12.68325/-74.58603) Hotel SUMAQ WASI Cobriza · Churcampa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.70000&mlon=-74.40000#map=17/-12.70000/-74.40000) School Institución Educativa Jose Ricardo Taipe Pacheco · Anco 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.64440&mlon=-74.57100#map=17/-12.64440/-74.57100) College Intituto Colcabamba · Colcabamba 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.41619&mlon=-74.68201#map=17/-12.41619/-74.68201) Police station Comisaría PNP Churcampa · Churcampa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.73967&mlon=-74.38631#map=17/-12.73967/-74.38631) 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 Anco Places mapped inside Anco in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools24 - 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 Churcampa Province - Chinchihuasi - Churcampa - Cosme - El Carmen - La Merced - Locroja - Pachamarca - Paucarbamba - San Miguel de Mayocc - San Pedro de Coris ## Quick answers - Where is Anco?In Churcampa Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru - What borders Anco?Andabamba, Cosme, El Carmen, Paucarbamba and Rosario - What time zone is Anco in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Anco?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Anco?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Anco?65 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Anco?Settlements lie between 2,438 m and 4,379 m - What is the highest point in Anco?Cerro Sillani (4,488 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Anco?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Anco?Centro de Salud de Acobamba, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Anco?Plaza Principal de Acobamba-Huancavelica, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Anco?Grifo Anco, about 4.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Anco?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Anco?PE090502 (OCHA common operational dataset)