# Chocope District, Ascope Province, La Libertad Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/chocope/ District · Ascope Province # Chocope Chocope is a district of Peru in Ascope Province, La Libertad Department. It covers **99.1 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 99.1km² - 22mapped services - 109 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chocope? Chocope lies in [Ascope Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/), [La Libertad Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Casa Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/casa-grande/), [Chicama](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/chicama/), [Magdalena de Cao](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/magdalena-de-cao/), [Paijan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/paijan/) and [Santiago de Cao](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/santiago-de-cao/). By area it is the 1377th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.8% of [Ascope Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/). The centre of Chocope is about 531 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7846° S, 79.2233° 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 Chocope ### Nearby, outside Chocope - Huaca Licapa · archaeological site, Paijan7.5 km - Contrata Roma · attraction, Casa Grande8.6 km - Piscina Roma · attraction, Casa Grande8.6 km - Ex Museo de Chiclín · museum, Chicama9.0 km - Museo de Chiclín · museum, Chicama9.1 km - Huaca Sumanique II · archaeological site, Santiago de Cao10 km - Pacalá · archaeological site, Casa Grande10 km - Pan de Azúcar · archaeological site, Santiago de Cao11 km - Huaca Cucurripe · archaeological site, Santiago de Cao11 km - Huaca La Novoa · archaeological site, Santiago de Cao11 km - Huaca Pan de Azucar · archaeological site, Chicama11 km - Ex Cine Cartavio · attraction, Santiago de Cao12 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: Chocope - 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 - Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo35 km - Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca108 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 18:07). 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 Chocope Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Chocope. The largest with a recorded population: Chocope (32,370), Farías (614) and Mocollope (202). Settlements here lie between about 73 m and 148 m above sea level (median 109 m). - Cajanleque - Careaga - Chocope - Constancia - Farías - Hacienda Molino Caianleque - La Constancia - Las Quintanas - Mariposa Leyva - Mocollope - Molino Cajanleque - Molino Chocope - Molino Larco - Nueva Constancia - Porvenir - Pueblo Libre - Sintuco - Sinturco - Zanjón y Palmera 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 Chocope Named natural and historic features inside Chocope, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Cerro Mocollope · 306 m - Cerro Constancia · 288 m - Cerro Prieto · 113 m ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Puente Carriaga 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 Chocope and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ascope Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Oct (19 °C). About 148 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (31 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 19 Feb 23 18 Mar 23 31 Apr 22 18 May 21 7 Jun 21 2 Jul 20 3 Aug 20 1 Sep 20 4 Oct 19 14 Nov 20 15 Dec 21 15 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chocope Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital chocope · Chocope 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.79267&mlon=-79.22180#map=17/-7.79267/-79.22180) Bank Banco de la Nación · Santiago de Cao 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.88726&mlon=-79.22019#map=17/-7.88726/-79.22019) Petrol pump PetroPerú · Paijan 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.73865&mlon=-79.29207#map=17/-7.73865/-79.29207) Hotel Hostal Mario · Casa Grande 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.74765&mlon=-79.19148#map=17/-7.74765/-79.19148) Mall Centro Comercial Pizarro · Casa Grande 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.74082&mlon=-79.18851#map=17/-7.74082/-79.18851) School Institución Educativa San Juan De La Cruz · Chocope 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.79002&mlon=-79.22200#map=17/-7.79002/-79.22200) College Pre Arquimedes · Casa Grande 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.74493&mlon=-79.18839#map=17/-7.74493/-79.18839) Police station Policía Carreteras Paiján · Paijan 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.73928&mlon=-79.29240#map=17/-7.73928/-79.29240) 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 Chocope Places mapped inside Chocope in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Schools14 - Restaurants5 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 Ascope Province - Ascope - Casa Grande - Chicama - Magdalena de Cao - Paijan - Razuri - Santiago de Cao ## Quick answers - Where is Chocope?In Ascope Province, La Libertad Department, Peru - What borders Chocope?Casa Grande, Chicama, Magdalena de Cao, Paijan and Santiago de Cao - What is there to see in Chocope?Huaca Licapa, Contrata Roma, Piscina Roma, Ex Museo de Chiclín - What time zone is Chocope in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Chocope?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Chocope?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chocope?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chocope?Settlements lie between 73 m and 148 m - What is the highest point in Chocope?Cerro Mocollope (306 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chocope?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Chocope?Hospital chocope, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chocope?Banco de la Nación, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chocope?PetroPerú, about 9.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Chocope?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Chocope?PE130203 (OCHA common operational dataset)