# Santo Domingo de Capillas District, Huaytara Province

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District · Huaytara Province 

# Santo Domingo de Capillas

Santo Domingo de Capillas is a district of Peru in Huaytara Province, Huancavelica Department. It covers **255.8 km²**. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 256km²
- 5mapped services
- 4,178 mtypical elevation

## Where is Santo Domingo de Capillas?

Santo Domingo de Capillas lies in [Huaytara Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huaytara/), [Huancavelica Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Ayavi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huaytara/ayavi/), [Pilpichaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huaytara/pilpichaca/), [San Francisco de Sangayaico](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huaytara/san-francisco-de-sangayaico/), [Santiago de Chocorvos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huaytara/santiago-de-chocorvos/) and [Tambo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huaytara/tambo/). By area it is the 814th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 4.0% of [Huaytara Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huaytara/). The centre of Santo Domingo de Capillas is about 272 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 13.6530° S, 75.1449° 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 Santo Domingo de Capillas

### Nearby, outside Santo Domingo de Capillas

- Inkawasi de Huaytara parking · museum, Huaytara14 km
- Incahuasi · archaeological site, Huaytara14 km
- inkahuasi de Huantara · museum, Huaytara15 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: Santo Domingo de Capillas

- 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) · Ayacucho116 km
- Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) · Nazca135 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:27) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:40).

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 Santo Domingo de Capillas

Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Santo Domingo de Capillas. The largest with a recorded population: Huañacancha (291), Santo Domingo de Capillas (219), Vista Alegre (108), Pampa Huasi (31), Quinuamarca (13) and Pariona (1). Settlements here lie between about 2,267 m and 4,502 m above sea level (median 4,178 m).

- Alalaccmachay
- Alaseyhua
- Alatu
- Aleluya
- Calamina
- Ccatun Corral
- Ccolpacha
- Ccoripallana
- Chaccra
- Chuyunco
- Hornada
- Hornada Pata
- Huaira Pampa
- Huayhuayno
- Huañacancha
- Iglesia Machay
- Jatun Alatu
- Jatun Chuyunco
- Llamacancha
- Ocustambo
- Pampa Huasi
- Pariona
- Patahuasi
- Quinuamarca
- Santo Domingo de Capillas
- Suelloc
- Sura Chica
- Taquisa
- Ticrapo
- Tumpi Kapampa
- Vista Alegre
- Yuractama

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 Santo Domingo de Capillas

Named natural and historic features inside Santo Domingo de Capillas, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

14 rivers and streams; 6 lakes.

- Laguna Accococha
- Laguna Morococha
- Laguna Sura Chica
- Laguna Sura Grande
- Laguna Tepecocha
- Laguna Yanacocha
- Quebrada Aleluya
- Quebrada Ccangahua
- Quebrada Ccatun Pucro
- Quebrada Ccoripallana
- Quebrada Chingari
- Quebrada Huayhuayno
- Quebrada Jatun Alatu
- Quebrada Jello Crúz
- Quebrada Laton
- Quebrada Llactachayoc
- Quebrada Orcco Marca
- Quebrada Pampa Huasi
- Quebrada Patahuasi
- Quebrada Yurac Tambo

### Hills and mountains

30 mountains.

- Cerro Ccello Punta · 4,592 m
- Cerro Angoripa · 4,541 m
- Cerro Saraccoto · 4,489 m
- Cerro Secse · 4,476 m
- Cerro Huayhuaynopunta · 4,447 m
- Cerro Tacsana · 4,425 m
- Cerro Ccoyorccahuana · 4,422 m
- Cerro Llaccaa · 4,418 m
- Cerro Chingari · 4,417 m
- Cerro Ccori Pallana · 4,416 m
- Cerro Yuractama · 4,407 m
- Cerro Marcayocc · 4,404 m
- Cerro Latón · 4,368 m
- Cerro Canchilla · 4,346 m
- Cerro Chaccra · 4,346 m
- Cerro Iglesiamachay · 4,343 m
- Cerro Suelloc · 4,325 m
- Cerro Pata Huasi · 4,322 m
- Loma Itana Cancha · 4,311 m
- Cerro Allccahuilca · 4,284 m
- Huayhuano Loma · 4,238 m
- Cerro Ccanccahua · 4,191 m
- Pampacunya · 4,185 m
- Cerro Pihua · 4,150 m

…and 6 more.

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 Santo Domingo de Capillas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huaytara Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 5 °C) and the coolest is Jul (3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 300 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 299 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (56 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 5 52 

Feb 5 56 

Mar 5 47 

Apr 5 13 

May 4 8 

Jun 3 2 

Jul 3 5 

Aug 4 5 

Sep 4 10 

Oct 5 20 

Nov 5 26 

Dec 5 53 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santo Domingo de Capillas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Huaytara 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.60470&mlon=-75.35308#map=17/-13.60470/-75.35308) 

Petrol pump Grifo Q & G Huaytara · Huaytara 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.60308&mlon=-75.35147#map=17/-13.60308/-75.35147) 

Hotel Huayta Wasy · Huaytara 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.60480&mlon=-75.34792#map=17/-13.60480/-75.34792) 

School Institución Educativa No. 22141 · Tambo 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.61810&mlon=-75.18199#map=17/-13.61810/-75.18199) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Huaytará · Huaytara 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.60436&mlon=-75.35358#map=17/-13.60436/-75.35358) 

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 Santo Domingo de Capillas

Places mapped inside Santo Domingo de Capillas in open map data, by type.

- Schools5

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 Huaytara Province

- Ayavi
- Cordova
- Huayacundo Arma
- Huaytara
- Laramarca
- Ocoyo
- Pilpichaca
- Querco
- Quito-Arma
- San Antonio de Cusicancha
- San Francisco de Sangayaico
- San Isidro
- Santiago de Chocorvos
- Santiago de Quirahuara
- Tambo

## Quick answers

- Where is Santo Domingo de Capillas?In Huaytara Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
- What borders Santo Domingo de Capillas?Ayavi, Pilpichaca, San Francisco de Sangayaico, Santiago de Chocorvos and Tambo
- What is there to see in Santo Domingo de Capillas?Inkawasi de Huaytara parking, Incahuasi, inkahuasi de Huantara
- What time zone is Santo Domingo de Capillas in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Santo Domingo de Capillas?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Santo Domingo de Capillas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Santo Domingo de Capillas?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Santo Domingo de Capillas?Settlements lie between 2,267 m and 4,502 m
- What is the highest point in Santo Domingo de Capillas?Cerro Ccello Punta (4,592 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest bank to Santo Domingo de Capillas?Banco de la Nación, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santo Domingo de Capillas?Grifo Q & G Huaytara, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Santo Domingo de Capillas?PE090615 (OCHA common operational dataset)