# Charat District, Otuzco Province, La Libertad Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/charat/

District · Otuzco Province 

# Charat

Charat is a district of Peru in Otuzco Province, La Libertad Department. It covers **65.8 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 65.8km²
- 10mapped services
- 1,806 mtypical elevation

## Where is Charat?

Charat lies in [Otuzco Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/), [La Libertad Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other districts: [Huaranchal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/huaranchal/), [Otuzco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/otuzco/) and [Usquil](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/usquil/). By area it is the 1548th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.2% of [Otuzco Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/). The centre of Charat is about 497 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.8054° S, 78.4730° 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 Charat

### Nearby, outside Charat

- Cerro Chologday · viewpoint, Otuzco14 km
- Museo Religioso de la I.V.P · museum, Otuzco15 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: Charat

- 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) · Cajamarca74 km
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo76 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:04).

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 Charat

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Charat. The largest with a recorded population: Callancas (587), Charat (189) and Congoy (62). Settlements here lie between about 1,458 m and 2,554 m above sea level (median 1,806 m).

- Callancas
- Chacliandas
- Charat
- Congoy
- Cungunday
- Huanchaco
- Julgueda
- La Ramada
- Miguel Grau
- Yacat

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 Charat and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Otuzco Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Nov (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,133 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 178 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (35 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 25 23 

Feb 25 21 

Mar 26 35 

Apr 26 22 

May 26 9 

Jun 25 2 

Jul 25 6 

Aug 26 2 

Sep 26 5 

Oct 25 16 

Nov 25 18 

Dec 25 18 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Charat

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Elpidio Berovides Pérez · Otuzco 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.90519&mlon=-78.56517#map=17/-7.90519/-78.56517) 

Petrol pump Grifo AVA · Otuzco 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.91637&mlon=-78.56745#map=17/-7.91637/-78.56745) 

Hotel Hotel Real Huamachuco · Agallpampa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.90419&mlon=-78.45611#map=17/-7.90419/-78.45611) 

School Institución Educativa No. 80309 · Charat 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.79856&mlon=-78.47140#map=17/-7.79856/-78.47140) 

College Recuaycito · Lucma 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.67992&mlon=-78.53202#map=17/-7.67992/-78.53202) 

Police station Comisaría rural Agallpampa · Agallpampa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.98183&mlon=-78.54640#map=17/-7.98183/-78.54640) 

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 Charat

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

- Schools10

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 Otuzco Province

- Agallpampa
- Huaranchal
- La Cuesta
- Mache
- Otuzco
- Paranday
- Salpo
- Sinsicap
- Usquil

## Quick answers

- Where is Charat?In Otuzco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
- What borders Charat?Huaranchal, Otuzco and Usquil
- What is there to see in Charat?Cerro Chologday, Museo Religioso de la I.V.P
- What time zone is Charat in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Charat?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Charat?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Charat?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Charat?Settlements lie between 1,458 m and 2,554 m
- What is the best time to visit Charat?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Charat?Hospital Elpidio Berovides Pérez, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Charat?Grifo AVA, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Charat?PE130604 (OCHA common operational dataset)