# Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca District, Marañon Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/maranon/santa-rosa-de-alto-yanajanca/ District · Marañon Province # Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca is a district of Peru in Marañon Province, Huanuco Department. It covers **1,042.6 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,043km² - 12mapped services - 564 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca? Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca lies in [Marañon Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/maranon/), [Huanuco Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Cholon](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/maranon/cholon/), [Cochabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huacaybamba/cochabamba/), [Huacaybamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huacaybamba/huacaybamba/), [La Morada](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/maranon/la-morada/) and [Nuevo Progreso](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/tocache/nuevo-progreso/). By area it is the 207th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 21.1% of [Marañon Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/maranon/). The centre of Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca is about 368 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 8.7763° S, 76.5106° 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: Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca - 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) · Huánuco127 km - Cap FAP David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) · Pucallpa217 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:42) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:17, 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 Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca. Settlements here lie between about 523 m and 577 m above sea level (median 564 m). - Buenos Aires - Gran Bretaña - Nuevo Cajhan - Nuevo Jaen - Perla del Alto Yanajanca - Sagrado Corazon De Jesus - San Miguel de Alto Yanajanca - Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca - Verdún - Yanajanca 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 Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca Named natural and historic features inside Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Río Huamuco - Río Perla - Río Santa Marta - Río Yanajanca 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 Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Marañon Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 342 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,143 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (146 mm) and the driest Aug (41 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 16 125 Feb 16 142 Mar 16 135 Apr 16 95 May 16 86 Jun 15 52 Jul 15 46 Aug 16 41 Sep 17 53 Oct 17 95 Nov 17 127 Dec 17 146 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud Uchiza · Uchiza 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.45882&mlon=-76.46367#map=17/-8.45882/-76.46367) Hotel Hotel el rancho (uchiza san martin) · Uchiza 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.46060&mlon=-76.46184#map=17/-8.46060/-76.46184) School Institución Educativa Buenos Aires · Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.65556&mlon=-76.39340#map=17/-8.65556/-76.39340) 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 Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca Places mapped inside Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca in open map data, by type. - Schools11 - Dental clinics1 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 Marañon Province - Cholon - Huacrachuco - La Morada - San Buenaventura ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?In Marañon Province, Huanuco Department, Peru - What borders Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?Cholon, Cochabamba, Huacaybamba, La Morada and Nuevo Progreso - What time zone is Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?Settlements lie between 523 m and 577 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?Centro de Salud Uchiza, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Rosa de Alto Yanajanca?PE100705 (OCHA common operational dataset)