# Ucuncha District, Bolivar Province, La Libertad Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/ucuncha/ District · Bolivar Province # Ucuncha Ucuncha is a district of Peru in Bolivar Province, La Libertad Department. It covers **100.2 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 100km² - 5mapped services - 1,408 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ucuncha? Ucuncha 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 4 other districts: [Bolivar](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/bolivar/), [Jose Sabogal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-marcos/jose-sabogal/), [Longotea](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/longotea/) and [Uchumarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/uchumarca/). By area it is the 1372nd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 5.8% of [Bolivar Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/). The centre of Ucuncha is about 551 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.1528° S, 77.8509° 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 Ucuncha ### Nearby, outside Ucuncha - Bosques Secos del Marañón Regional Conservation Area · nature reserve, Jose Sabogal15 km - Pirca Pirca · attraction, Uchumarca16 km - Pampa Yonán · attraction, Huicungo18 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: Ucuncha - 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) · Cajamarca70 km - Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas106 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 18:02). 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 Ucuncha Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ucuncha. - Fundo El Ingenio - Jecumbuy - Ucuncha - Union Marañon 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 Ucuncha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bolivar Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,355 m lower 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 **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 60 Feb 23 62 Mar 23 80 Apr 22 67 May 22 41 Jun 21 20 Jul 21 20 Aug 22 15 Sep 23 25 Oct 23 52 Nov 24 65 Dec 23 55 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ucuncha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Provincial de Bolívar · Bolivar 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.15145&mlon=-77.70568#map=17/-7.15145/-77.70568) Hotel La Cabaña Refugio Vivencial · Jose Galvez 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.92979&mlon=-78.13363#map=17/-6.92979/-78.13363) School Institución Educativa Ciro Alegria Bazan · Ucuncha 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.16507&mlon=-77.85903#map=17/-7.16507/-77.85903) Police station Comisaría PNP Bolívar · Bolivar 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.15387&mlon=-77.70310#map=17/-7.15387/-77.70310) 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 Ucuncha Places mapped inside Ucuncha in open map data, by type. - Schools5 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 - Bambamarca - Bolivar - Condormarca - Longotea - Uchumarca ## Quick answers - Where is Ucuncha?In Bolivar Province, La Libertad Department, Peru - What borders Ucuncha?Bolivar, Jose Sabogal, Longotea and Uchumarca - What is there to see in Ucuncha?Bosques Secos del Marañón Regional Conservation Area, Pirca Pirca, Pampa Yonán - What time zone is Ucuncha in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Ucuncha?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Ucuncha?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ucuncha?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ucuncha?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ucuncha?Hospital Provincial de Bolívar, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ucuncha?PE130306 (OCHA common operational dataset)