# Bambamarca District, Bolivar Province, La Libertad Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/bambamarca/

District · Bolivar Province 

# Bambamarca

Bambamarca is a district of Peru in Bolivar Province, La Libertad Department. It covers **164.3 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 164km²
- 12mapped services
- 3,492 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bambamarca?

Bambamarca lies in [Bolivar Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/), [La Libertad Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Bolivar](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/bolivar/), [Condormarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/condormarca/), [Huicungo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/huicungo/), [Sartimbamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/sanchez-carrion/sartimbamba/) and [Sitacocha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cajabamba/sitacocha/). By area it is the 1076th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 9.5% of [Bolivar Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/). The centre of Bambamarca is about 513 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4784° S, 77.6892° 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: Bambamarca

- 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

- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca96 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas143 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 18:01).

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 Bambamarca

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Bambamarca. The largest with a recorded population: Bambamarca (841) and Calemar (118).

- Bambamarca
- Belen de Sionera
- Calemar
- Caulaquipa
- Huapsha
- Los Angeles
- Puyan
- San Martin de Samana
- San Mateo de Mollepata
- Sichaya
- Trigobamba

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 Bambamarca

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Quebrada Capillanía

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 Bambamarca and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bolivar Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C), after allowing for this place being about 729 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 562 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (80 mm) and the driest Aug (15 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 10 60 

Feb 10 62 

Mar 9 80 

Apr 9 67 

May 9 41 

Jun 8 20 

Jul 8 20 

Aug 9 15 

Sep 9 25 

Oct 10 52 

Nov 10 65 

Dec 10 55 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bambamarca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital PATAZ · Pataz 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.78507&mlon=-77.59421#map=17/-7.78507/-77.59421) 

School Institución Educativa 80100 Javier Heraud Perez · Bambamarca 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.47645&mlon=-77.69635#map=17/-7.47645/-77.69635) 

Police station Comisaria Rural de Bambamarca · Bambamarca 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.43969&mlon=-77.69279#map=17/-7.43969/-77.69279) 

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 Bambamarca

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

- Schools11
- Police stations1

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 Bolivar Province

- Bolivar
- Condormarca
- Longotea
- Uchumarca
- Ucuncha

## Quick answers

- Where is Bambamarca?In Bolivar Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
- What borders Bambamarca?Bolivar, Condormarca, Huicungo, Sartimbamba and Sitacocha
- What time zone is Bambamarca in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bambamarca?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Bambamarca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bambamarca?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bambamarca?November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bambamarca?PATAZ, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bambamarca?PE130302 (OCHA common operational dataset)