# El Carmen District, Churcampa Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/el-carmen/ District · Churcampa Province # El Carmen El Carmen is a district of Peru in Churcampa Province, Huancavelica Department. It covers **76.9 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 76.9km² - 19mapped services - 3,393 mtypical elevation ## Where is El Carmen? El Carmen 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: [Acobamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/acobamba/acobamba/), [Anco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/anco/), [Locroja](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/locroja/), [Paucarbamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/paucarbamba/) and [Rosario](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/acobamba/rosario/). By area it is the 1483rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 6.4% of [Churcampa Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/churcampa/). The centre of El Carmen is about 285 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 12.7015° S, 74.4950° 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 El Carmen ### Nearby, outside El Carmen - Plaza El Chorro · attraction, Churcampa12 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: El Carmen - 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) · Ayacucho59 km - Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · Jauja147 km ### Nearest railway station Yauli (Yauli), about 39 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 El Carmen Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in El Carmen. The largest with a recorded population: Palermo (335), Larcay (175), Arma (170) and Pucuto (116). Settlements here lie between about 2,434 m and 4,283 m above sea level (median 3,393 m). - Anccospata - Arma - Ataccocha - Cachona - Cairanhuayjo - Carhuacata - Carhuancho - Ccarhuacata - Ccarhuancho - Ccochapampa - Ccumpi - Chacya - Chanchara - Chaupijasa - Larcay - Ocapata - Ojoro Pata - Palermo - Paucapata - Paucarbambilla - Pillcon - Piso Paccalle - Pucuto - Rayuscca - Rayusja - Sahuay - San José de Chaccya 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 El Carmen Named natural and historic features inside El Carmen, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna Huarmicocha - Quebrada Armahuayjo - Quebrada Chaupijasa - Quebrada Ojoropata - Quebrada Palermo - Quebrada Patermo ### Hills and mountains 7 mountains. - Cerro Jatunjasa · 4,328 m - Cerro Chaupijasa Punta · 4,312 m - Cerro Chicuruyoc · 4,298 m - Cerro Ajospata · 4,004 m - Cerro Soco · 3,740 m - Cerro Llacta Orjo · 3,558 m - Cerro Yaulis · 3,165 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 El Carmen 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 El Carmen Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud de Acobamba · Acobamba 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.84486&mlon=-74.57161#map=17/-12.84486/-74.57161) Bank Banco de la Nación · Churcampa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.73864&mlon=-74.38761#map=17/-12.73864/-74.38761) Petrol pump Primax · El Carmen 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.76356&mlon=-74.51427#map=17/-12.76356/-74.51427) Hotel SUMAQ WASI Cobriza · Churcampa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.70000&mlon=-74.40000#map=17/-12.70000/-74.40000) School Institución Educativa 31212 Jose Maria Arguedas · El Carmen 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.69470&mlon=-74.49630#map=17/-12.69470/-74.49630) College Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Huanta · Santillana 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.64034&mlon=-74.19067#map=17/-12.64034/-74.19067) Police station Comisaría PNP Churcampa · Churcampa 13 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 El Carmen Places mapped inside El Carmen in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools16 - Restaurants2 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 - Anco - Chinchihuasi - Churcampa - Cosme - La Merced - Locroja - Pachamarca - Paucarbamba - San Miguel de Mayocc - San Pedro de Coris ## Quick answers - Where is El Carmen?In Churcampa Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru - What borders El Carmen?Acobamba, Anco, Locroja, Paucarbamba and Rosario - What is there to see in El Carmen?Plaza El Chorro - What time zone is El Carmen in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Carmen?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in El Carmen?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Carmen?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Carmen?Settlements lie between 2,434 m and 4,283 m - What is the highest point in El Carmen?Cerro Jatunjasa (4,328 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Carmen?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to El Carmen?Centro de Salud de Acobamba, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Carmen?Banco de la Nación, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Carmen?Primax, about 7.2 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in El Carmen?1 mapped - What is the P-code of El Carmen?PE090504 (OCHA common operational dataset)