# Huancan District, Huancayo Province, Junin Department

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

District · Huancayo Province 

# Huancan

Huancan is a district of Peru in Huancayo Province, Junin Department. It covers **12.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.3km²
- 24mapped services
- 3,311 mtypical elevation

## Where is Huancan?

Huancan lies in [Huancayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/), [Junin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Chilca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/chilca/), [Huayucachi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/huayucachi/), [Sapallanga](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/sapallanga/) and [Tres de Diciembre](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/chupaca/tres-de-diciembre/). By area it is the 1817th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 0.3% of [Huancayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/). The centre of Huancan is about 198 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Huancayo, the main town of Huancayo Province. The centre point is at 12.1090° S, 75.2089° 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 Huancan

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Huancan: 2 memorials; 1 archaeological site; 1 museum.

- Warivilca · museum
- Wari Willka · archaeological site
- Imapukarankapia · memorial
- Urochumbe · memorial

### Nearby, outside Huancan

- Museo Casa de la Memoria · museum, Chilca3.5 km
- Plaza Huamanmarca · attraction, Huancayo4.3 km
- Mirador Huama Huata · attraction, Tres de Diciembre4.3 km
- Puente D. A. Carrión · attraction, El Tambo4.4 km
- steam locomotive · attraction, Huancayo4.7 km
- Florero ornamental · monument, El Tambo4.8 km
- Cerrito de la Libertad · viewpoint, Huancayo5.4 km
- Castillo El Tumi · monument, El Tambo5.4 km
- Zoologico de Huancayo · attraction, Huancayo5.4 km
- Zoológico cerrito de la libertad · attraction, Huancayo5.5 km
- Torre Torre · attraction, Huancayo6.2 km
- hacienda Vargas · attraction, El Tambo7.0 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: Huancan

- 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) · Jauja46 km
- Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho159 km

### Nearest railway station

Nueva Estacion por Huancavelica (Chilca), about 3.2 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 Huancan

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Huancan.

- Azapampa Oeste
- Huancán
- La Punta

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 Huancan and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huancayo Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C). 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.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 9 64 

Feb 9 74 

Mar 9 60 

Apr 9 17 

May 8 9 

Jun 8 4 

Jul 8 7 

Aug 8 7 

Sep 9 13 

Oct 9 27 

Nov 10 36 

Dec 9 71 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Huancan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Laboratorio Clínico BioTec · Chilca 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.09058&mlon=-75.20742#map=17/-12.09058/-75.20742) 

Bank Caja Huancayo · Chilca 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.08650&mlon=-75.20811#map=17/-12.08650/-75.20811) 

ATM Globalnet · Huancayo 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.06970&mlon=-75.20947#map=17/-12.06970/-75.20947) 

Petrol pump Petrom · Huancan 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.10907&mlon=-75.21613#map=17/-12.10907/-75.21613) 

Hotel Ruinas De Warivilca - Huari · Huancan 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.11272&mlon=-75.20595#map=17/-12.11272/-75.20595) 

Mall Plaza de Huayucachi · Huayucachi 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.13822&mlon=-75.22309#map=17/-12.13822/-75.22309) 

School Institución Educativa Alfonso Ugarte · Huancan 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.10800&mlon=-75.20370#map=17/-12.10800/-75.20370) 

College Instituto CISAL · Chilca 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.08776&mlon=-75.19699#map=17/-12.08776/-75.19699) 

Police station Comisaria Chilca · Chilca 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.08056&mlon=-75.20776#map=17/-12.08056/-75.20776) 

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 Huancan

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

- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels2
- Schools12
- Restaurants7
- 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 Huancayo Province

- Carhuacallanga
- Chacapampa
- Chicche
- Chilca
- Chongos Alto
- Chupuro
- Colca
- Cullhuas
- El Tambo
- Huacrapuquio
- Hualhuas
- 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 Huancan?In Huancayo Province, Junin Department, Peru
- What borders Huancan?Chilca, Huayucachi, Sapallanga and Tres de Diciembre
- What is there to see in Huancan?Imapukarankapia, Urochumbe, Wari Willka, Warivilca
- What time zone is Huancan in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Huancan?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Huancan?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Huancan?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Huancan?Laboratorio Clínico BioTec, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Huancan?Caja Huancayo, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Huancan?Globalnet, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Huancan?Petrom, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Huancan?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Huancan?PE120119 (OCHA common operational dataset)