# Marmot District, Gran Chimu Province, La Libertad Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/gran-chimu/marmot/

District · Gran Chimu Province 

# Marmot

Marmot is a district of Peru in Gran Chimu Province, La Libertad Department. It covers **300.0 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 300km²
- 18mapped services
- 1,514 mtypical elevation

## Where is Marmot?

Marmot lies in [Gran Chimu Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/gran-chimu/), [La Libertad Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Cascas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/gran-chimu/cascas/), [Chicama](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/chicama/), [Lucma](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/gran-chimu/lucma/), [Otuzco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/otuzco/) and [Sinsicap](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/sinsicap/). By area it is the 726th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 23.3% of [Gran Chimu Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/gran-chimu/). The centre of Marmot is about 519 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.6731° S, 78.6824° 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: Marmot

- 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) · Cajamarca63 km
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo65 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 18:05).

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 Marmot

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Marmot. The largest with a recorded population: Compín (557), Huancay (371), Septen (153), Las Palmas (82), Chugur (62) and Marmot (47). Settlements here lie between about 637 m and 2,867 m above sea level (median 1,514 m).

- Chugur
- Compin
- Compín
- Cormot
- Hualisinche
- Huancay
- La Colorada
- La Cueva
- Las Palmas
- Llacahuan
- Marmot
- Moyobamba
- Pampas del Bao
- Panama
- Quilca
- Septen
- Shite
- Succhabamba
- Succhubamba
- Zapotal

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 Marmot

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Huancay

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 Marmot and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gran Chimu Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Dec (18 °C). About 325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (62 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 19 44 

Feb 19 38 

Mar 19 62 

Apr 19 42 

May 19 16 

Jun 19 4 

Jul 19 7 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 20 9 

Oct 19 31 

Nov 18 36 

Dec 18 33 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Marmot

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Provincial de Casca · Cascas 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.48133&mlon=-78.81729#map=17/-7.48133/-78.81729) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Cascas 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.47970&mlon=-78.81916#map=17/-7.47970/-78.81916) 

Petrol pump Grifo AVA · Otuzco 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.91637&mlon=-78.56745#map=17/-7.91637/-78.56745) 

Hotel Hotel Primavera · Cascas 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.48541&mlon=-78.81799#map=17/-7.48541/-78.81799) 

School Institución Educativa No. 81752 · Marmot 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.65340&mlon=-78.68800#map=17/-7.65340/-78.68800) 

College Recuaycito · Lucma 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.67992&mlon=-78.53202#map=17/-7.67992/-78.53202) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Cascas · Cascas 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.48068&mlon=-78.81843#map=17/-7.48068/-78.81843) 

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 Marmot

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

- Schools18

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 Gran Chimu Province

- Cascas
- Lucma
- Sayapullo

## Quick answers

- Where is Marmot?In Gran Chimu Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
- What borders Marmot?Cascas, Chicama, Lucma, Otuzco and Sinsicap
- What time zone is Marmot in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Marmot?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Marmot?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Marmot?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Marmot?Settlements lie between 637 m and 2,867 m
- What is the best time to visit Marmot?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Marmot?Hospital Provincial de Casca, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Marmot?Banco de la Nación, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Marmot?Grifo AVA, about 30 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Marmot?PE131103 (OCHA common operational dataset)