# Miraflores District, Huamalies Province, Huanuco Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/miraflores/

District · Huamalies Province 

# Miraflores

Miraflores is a district of Peru in Huamalies Province, Huanuco Department. It covers **95.6 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 95.6km²
- 11mapped services
- 3,722 mtypical elevation

## Where is Miraflores?

Miraflores lies in [Huamalies Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/), [Huanuco Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 8 other districts: [Chavin de Pariarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/chavin-de-pariarca/), [Huacachi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huari/huacachi/), [Jacas Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/jacas-grande/), [Ponto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huari/ponto/), [Punchao](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/punchao/), [Puños](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/punos/), [San Pedro de Chana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huari/san-pedro-de-chana/) and [Singa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/singa/). By area it is the 1400th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.0% of [Huamalies Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/). The centre of Miraflores is about 290 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 9.4389° S, 76.8941° 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 Miraflores

### Nearby, outside Miraflores

- Huata · archaeological site, Singa13 km
- Castillo · archaeological site, Llata14 km
- Pirash · archaeological site, Chavin de Pariarca15 km
- Pujin · archaeological site, Chavin de Pariarca16 km
- Pampamarca · archaeological site, Llata16 km
- Auqui · archaeological site, Chavin de Pariarca17 km
- Quipash · archaeological site, Chavin de Pariarca18 km
- Silcapuquio · archaeological site, Tantamayo20 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: Miraflores

- 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

- Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · Huánuco90 km
- FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) · Chimbote182 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:42) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:54).

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 Miraflores

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Miraflores. The largest with a recorded population: Matacancha (404), San Jerónimo de Chonta (277), Marcasha (32), Shiula (11), Yanapampa (11) and Auquicorral (2). Settlements here lie between about 3,334 m and 4,413 m above sea level (median 3,722 m).

- Atash
- Auquicorral
- Churana
- Churcash
- Escalón
- Gochayog
- Hunhuaypay
- Ilauro
- Jose Galvez
- Keyish
- Llauro
- Marcasha
- Matacancha
- Matogoshjirca
- Miraflores
- Pampa de Flores
- Pampas de Flores
- Sacayhua
- San Jeronimo de Chonta
- San Jerónimo de Chonta
- Señor de Mayo
- Shiula
- Sol de Castillo
- Yanapampa

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 Miraflores

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Manish
- Quebrada Pucroj

### Hills and mountains

6 mountains.

- Cerro Yanagaga · 4,495 m
- Cerro Tactamachay · 4,266 m
- Cerro Yachis · 4,124 m
- Cerro Atash · 4,100 m
- Cerro Tumacjirca · 4,075 m
- Cerro Tomasjirca · 3,864 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 Miraflores and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huamalies Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (6 °C). About 864 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (123 mm) and the driest Aug (26 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 8 100 

Feb 8 115 

Mar 8 109 

Apr 8 65 

May 7 60 

Jun 6 34 

Jul 6 31 

Aug 7 26 

Sep 8 34 

Oct 8 69 

Nov 8 96 

Dec 8 123 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Miraflores

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Policlinico Yanacancha · San Marcos 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.57961&mlon=-77.02737#map=17/-9.57961/-77.02737) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Uco 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.18842&mlon=-76.92816#map=17/-9.18842/-76.92816) 

Petrol pump Grifo San Pedro / baños · Ponto 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30471&mlon=-77.01755#map=17/-9.30471/-77.01755) 

Hotel Car Cris · San Pedro de Chana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.40351&mlon=-77.01138#map=17/-9.40351/-77.01138) 

School Institución Educativa No. 32869 · Puños 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.43866&mlon=-76.92860#map=17/-9.43866/-76.92860) 

College CETPRO Antonio Raymondi · Huari 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.35044&mlon=-77.17325#map=17/-9.35044/-77.17325) 

Police station Comisaría de San Marcos · Chavin de Huantar 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.52404&mlon=-77.15757#map=17/-9.52404/-77.15757) 

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 Miraflores

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

- Schools11

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 Huamalies Province

- Arancay
- Chavin de Pariarca
- Jacas Grande
- Jircan
- Llata
- Monzon
- Punchao
- Puños
- Singa
- Tantamayo

## Quick answers

- Where is Miraflores?In Huamalies Province, Huanuco Department, Peru
- What borders Miraflores?Chavin de Pariarca, Huacachi, Jacas Grande, Ponto, Punchao, Puños, San Pedro de Chana and Singa
- What is there to see in Miraflores?Huata, Castillo, Pirash, Pujin
- What time zone is Miraflores in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Miraflores?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Miraflores?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Miraflores?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Miraflores?Settlements lie between 3,334 m and 4,413 m
- What is the highest point in Miraflores?Cerro Yanagaga (4,495 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Miraflores?Policlinico Yanacancha, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Miraflores?Banco de la Nación, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Miraflores?Grifo San Pedro / baños, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Miraflores?PE100506 (OCHA common operational dataset)