# Mollebamba District, Santiago de Chuco Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/santiago-de-chuco/mollebamba/

District · Santiago de Chuco Province 

# Mollebamba

Mollebamba is a district of Peru in Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department. It covers **69.3 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 69.3km²
- 8mapped services
- 3,067 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mollebamba?

Mollebamba lies in [Santiago de Chuco Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/santiago-de-chuco/), [La Libertad Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Angasmarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/santiago-de-chuco/angasmarca/), [Cachicadan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/santiago-de-chuco/cachicadan/), [Mollepata](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/santiago-de-chuco/mollepata/) and [Sitabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/santiago-de-chuco/sitabamba/). By area it is the 1529th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.6% of [Santiago de Chuco Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/santiago-de-chuco/). The centre of Mollebamba is about 449 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 8.1179° S, 77.9811° 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 Mollebamba

### Nearby, outside Mollebamba

- El Señor de Uchus · museum, Mollepata8.8 km
- Baños Termales de Cachicadán · attraction, Cachicadan18 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: Mollebamba

- 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) · Cajamarca122 km
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo124 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 06:22, 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 Mollebamba

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Mollebamba. The largest with a recorded population: Mollebamba (478).

- Miraflores
- Mollebamba
- Namobal
- Namoval
- Piscochaca
- Santa Clara de Tulpo

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 Mollebamba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Santiago de Chuco Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Feb (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 418 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 194 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (34 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 18 23 

Feb 18 23 

Mar 18 34 

Apr 19 22 

May 19 13 

Jun 19 3 

Jul 19 6 

Aug 20 3 

Sep 20 6 

Oct 20 16 

Nov 19 20 

Dec 18 25 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mollebamba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Cesar Vallejo · Santiago de Chuco 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.14213&mlon=-78.17425#map=17/-8.14213/-78.17425) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Pampas 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.19518&mlon=-77.89595#map=17/-8.19518/-77.89595) 

Petrol pump Fortuna Grifo · Huamachuco 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.90988&mlon=-78.13672#map=17/-7.90988/-78.13672) 

Hotel Rodríguez · Mollebamba 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.14598&mlon=-77.99567#map=17/-8.14598/-77.99567) 

Mall Pacagroup General Services · Huamachuco 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.81659&mlon=-78.04137#map=17/-7.81659/-78.04137) 

School Institución Educativa 80596 Federico Lopez Flores · Mollebamba 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.12814&mlon=-77.98777#map=17/-8.12814/-77.98777) 

College I.E Agropecuario · Pallasca 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.24877&mlon=-77.99449#map=17/-8.24877/-77.99449) 

Police station Comisaría Pampas · Pampas 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.19537&mlon=-77.89564#map=17/-8.19537/-77.89564) 

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 Mollebamba

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

- Hotels1
- Schools7

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 Santiago de Chuco Province

- Angasmarca
- Cachicadan
- Mollepata
- Quiruvilca
- Santa Cruz de Chuca
- Santiago de Chuco
- Sitabamba

## Quick answers

- Where is Mollebamba?In Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
- What borders Mollebamba?Angasmarca, Cachicadan, Mollepata and Sitabamba
- What is there to see in Mollebamba?El Señor de Uchus, Baños Termales de Cachicadán
- What time zone is Mollebamba in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mollebamba?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Mollebamba?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mollebamba?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mollebamba?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mollebamba?Hospital Cesar Vallejo, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mollebamba?Banco de la Nación, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mollebamba?Fortuna Grifo, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mollebamba?PE131004 (OCHA common operational dataset)