# Pucara District, Huancayo Province, Junin Department

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

District · Huancayo Province 

# Pucara

Pucara is a district of Peru in Huancayo Province, Junin Department. It covers **111.3 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 111km²
- 12mapped services
- 4,277 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pucara?

Pucara lies in [Huancayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/), [Junin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Cullhuas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/cullhuas/), [Huacrapuquio](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/huacrapuquio/), [Pazos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/tayacaja/pazos/), [San Marcos de Rocchac](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/tayacaja/san-marcos-de-rocchac/) and [Sapallanga](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/sapallanga/). By area it is the 1306th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.0% of [Huancayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/junin/huancayo/). The centre of Pucara is about 209 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 16 km from Huancayo, the main town of Huancayo Province. The centre point is at 12.1754° S, 75.1076° 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 Pucara

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Pucara: 1 monument; 1 museum.

- Museo de la Breña · museum
- Óvalo "Flor Pucarina" · monument

### Nearby, outside Pucara

- Warivilca · museum, Huancan12 km
- Imapukarankapia · memorial, Huancan12 km
- Urochumbe · memorial, Huancan12 km
- Wari Willka · archaeological site, Huancan12 km
- Museo Casa de la Memoria · museum, Chilca15 km
- Torre Torre · attraction, Huancayo15 km
- Zoológico cerrito de la libertad · attraction, Huancayo16 km
- Cerrito de la Libertad · viewpoint, Huancayo16 km
- Zoologico de Huancayo · attraction, Huancayo16 km
- Plaza Huamanmarca · attraction, Huancayo16 km
- steam locomotive · attraction, Huancayo16 km
- Cotocoto · archaeological site, Chupuro16 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: Pucara

- 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) · Jauja59 km
- Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho146 km

### Nearest railway station

Chanca (Cullhuas), about 13 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:42).

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 Pucara

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Pucara.

- Asca
- Avelino
- Granja Chununa
- Marcavalle
- Patala
- Pucará
- Raquina
- Suclla
- Talhuis
- Tambo Huayo

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 Pucara

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

### Water

1 lake.

- Laguna Perhuacocha

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 Pucara and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huancayo Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 4 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 877 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.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 3 64 

Feb 3 74 

Mar 3 60 

Apr 3 17 

May 3 9 

Jun 2 4 

Jul 2 7 

Aug 2 7 

Sep 3 13 

Oct 4 27 

Nov 4 36 

Dec 4 71 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pucara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital EsSalud Chilca · Chilca 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.08641&mlon=-75.19910#map=17/-12.08641/-75.19910) 

Bank BCP · Chilca 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.08454&mlon=-75.20478#map=17/-12.08454/-75.20478) 

ATM Globalnet · Huancayo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.06970&mlon=-75.20947#map=17/-12.06970/-75.20947) 

Petrol pump Grifo San Miguel · Viques 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.15094&mlon=-75.21858#map=17/-12.15094/-75.21858) 

Hotel Ruinas De Warivilca - Huari · Huancan 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.11272&mlon=-75.20595#map=17/-12.11272/-75.20595) 

Mall Plaza de Huayucachi · Huayucachi 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.13822&mlon=-75.22309#map=17/-12.13822/-75.22309) 

School Institución Educativa No. 30051 · Pucara 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.17350&mlon=-75.09960#map=17/-12.17350/-75.09960) 

College Instituto CISAL · Chilca 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.08776&mlon=-75.19699#map=17/-12.08776/-75.19699) 

Police station Comisaria De Sapallanga · Sapallanga 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.14417&mlon=-75.16253#map=17/-12.14417/-75.16253) 

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 Pucara

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

- Schools12

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
- Huancan
- Huancayo
- Huasicancha
- Huayucachi
- Ingenio
- Pariahuanca
- Pilcomayo
- Quichuay
- Quilcas
- San Agustin
- San Jeronimo de Tunan
- Santo Domingo de Acobamba
- Sapallanga
- Saño
- Sicaya
- Viques

## Quick answers

- Where is Pucara?In Huancayo Province, Junin Department, Peru
- What borders Pucara?Cullhuas, Huacrapuquio, Pazos, San Marcos de Rocchac and Sapallanga
- What is there to see in Pucara?Museo de la Breña, Óvalo "Flor Pucarina"
- What time zone is Pucara in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pucara?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Pucara?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pucara?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pucara?EsSalud Chilca, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pucara?BCP, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pucara?Globalnet, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pucara?Grifo San Miguel, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pucara?PE120126 (OCHA common operational dataset)