# Chicche District, Huancayo Province, Junin Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/chicche/

District · Huancayo Province 

# Chicche

Chicche is a district of Peru in Huancayo Province, Junin Department. It covers **41.5 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 41.5km²
- 8mapped services
- 3,798 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chicche?

Chicche lies in [Huancayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/), [Junin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Chacapampa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/chacapampa/), [Chongos Alto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/chongos-alto/), [Chongos Bajo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/chupaca/chongos-bajo/), [Colca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/colca/), [Huasicancha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/huasicancha/) and [Yanacancha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/chupaca/yanacancha/). By area it is the 1666th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 1.1% of [Huancayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/). The centre of Chicche is about 191 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 26 km from Huancayo, the main town of Huancayo Province. The centre point is at 12.2924° S, 75.2934° 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 Chicche

### Nearby, outside Chicche

- Cotocoto · archaeological site, Chupuro9.3 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: Chicche

- 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

- Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · Jauja60 km
- Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho152 km

### Nearest railway station

Chanca (Cullhuas), about 11 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:43).

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 Chicche

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Chicche. The largest with a recorded population: Chicche (250), Pítitayo (122), Santa Magdalena (101) and Santa Rosa de Huacramazana (100). Settlements here lie between about 3,674 m and 3,903 m above sea level (median 3,798 m).

- Chicche
- Pítitayo
- Quishuar
- Santa Magdalena
- Santa Rosa de Huacramazana
- Vista Alegre
- Vista Allegre
- Yanayana

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).

## Weather in Chicche and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huancayo Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 398 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 391 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (74 mm) and the driest Jun (4 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 6 64 

Feb 6 74 

Mar 6 60 

Apr 6 17 

May 6 9 

Jun 5 4 

Jul 5 7 

Aug 5 7 

Sep 6 13 

Oct 7 27 

Nov 7 36 

Dec 7 71 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chicche

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Laboratorio Clínico BioTec · Chilca 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.09058&mlon=-75.20742#map=17/-12.09058/-75.20742) 

Bank Caja Huancayo · Chilca 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.08650&mlon=-75.20811#map=17/-12.08650/-75.20811) 

ATM Globalnet · Huancayo 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.06970&mlon=-75.20947#map=17/-12.06970/-75.20947) 

Petrol pump Grifo San Miguel · Viques 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.15094&mlon=-75.21858#map=17/-12.15094/-75.21858) 

Hotel Hospedaje - Cochera · Huayucachi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.14217&mlon=-75.22143#map=17/-12.14217/-75.22143) 

Mall Plaza de Huayucachi · Huayucachi 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.13822&mlon=-75.22309#map=17/-12.13822/-75.22309) 

School Institución Educativa No. 30147 · Chicche 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.29544&mlon=-75.29570#map=17/-12.29544/-75.29570) 

College Instituto CISAL · Chilca 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.08776&mlon=-75.19699#map=17/-12.08776/-75.19699) 

Police station Comisaría de Moya · Moya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.42131&mlon=-75.15107#map=17/-12.42131/-75.15107) 

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 Chicche

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

- Schools8

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 Huancayo Province

- Carhuacallanga
- Chacapampa
- Chilca
- Chongos Alto
- Chupuro
- Colca
- Cullhuas
- El Tambo
- Huacrapuquio
- Hualhuas
- Huancan
- Huancayo
- Huasicancha
- Huayucachi
- Ingenio
- Pariahuanca
- Pilcomayo
- Pucara
- Quichuay
- Quilcas
- San Agustin
- San Jeronimo de Tunan
- Santo Domingo de Acobamba
- Sapallanga
- Saño
- Sicaya
- Viques

## Quick answers

- Where is Chicche?In Huancayo Province, Junin Department, Peru
- What borders Chicche?Chacapampa, Chongos Alto, Chongos Bajo, Colca, Huasicancha and Yanacancha
- What is there to see in Chicche?Cotocoto
- What time zone is Chicche in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Chicche?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Chicche?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chicche?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chicche?Settlements lie between 3,674 m and 3,903 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chicche?Laboratorio Clínico BioTec, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chicche?Caja Huancayo, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chicche?Globalnet, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chicche?Grifo San Miguel, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chicche?PE120106 (OCHA common operational dataset)