# Cañaris District, Ferreñafe Province, Lambayeque Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/canaris/ District · Ferreñafe Province # Cañaris Cañaris is a district of Peru in Ferreñafe Province, Lambayeque Department. It covers **289.0 km²**. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 36 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 289km² - 36mapped services - 2,497 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cañaris? Cañaris lies in [Ferreñafe Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/), [Lambayeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Incahuasi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/incahuasi/), [Pomahuaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/pomahuaca/), [Pucara](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/pucara/), [Querocotillo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/querocotillo/) and [Salas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/lambayeque/salas/). By area it is the 744th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 18.4% of [Ferreñafe Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/). The centre of Cañaris is about 709 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.0676° S, 79.2949° 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: Cañaris - 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 - Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén78 km - Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) · Chiclayo100 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 18:10). 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 Cañaris Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Cañaris. The largest with a recorded population: Quirichima (406), Congoña (323), Cañaris (323), Tute (264), Pandachi (250) and Mamagpampa (248). Settlements here lie between about 1,302 m and 3,265 m above sea level (median 2,497 m). - Alisal - Atumpampa - Atumpampa Loma - Atunloma - Casa Quemada - Cañaris - Chilasque - Congacha - Congona - Congoña - Cruz - El Hualte - El Sauce - Hacienda Huallabamba - Hacienda Quirichima - Huayabamba - Kañaris - La Palma - Lique - Llamika - Lloclloca - Luto - Lutopampa - Mamagpampa - Miraflores - Mitobamba - Moyepampa - Muñuño - Nitubamba - Olelesa - Pamaca - Pandachi - Progreso - Putupampa - Quinua - Quirichima - Rodeopampa - San Gregorio - San Jose - San Juan de Yoyoca - Segseg - Sigues - Tambillo - Taurimarca - Tute - Yurac Rapra - Zuzupampa 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 Cañaris Named natural and historic features inside Cañaris, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Tocras - Río Jatun Yaco ### Hills and mountains 9 mountains. - Cerro Tembladera · 3,757 m - Cerro Capitán · 3,337 m - Cerro Huandoaca · 3,293 m - Cerro Buietrera · 3,025 m - Cerro Angash · 2,999 m - Cerro Huanca · 2,911 m - Cerro Machoy · 2,901 m - Cerro Calabozo · 2,858 m - Cerro Alumbre · 2,787 m 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 Cañaris and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ferreñafe Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 6 °C) and the coolest is Nov (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 2,422 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 191 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (39 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 6 25 Feb 6 25 Mar 6 39 Apr 6 24 May 6 10 Jun 6 2 Jul 5 3 Aug 6 2 Sep 6 4 Oct 5 18 Nov 5 21 Dec 5 19 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cañaris Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Establecimiento de Salud Nuevo Hualapampa · Huarmaca 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.78952&mlon=-79.43722#map=17/-5.78952/-79.43722) Hotel Premium Hotel · Pucara 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.04000&mlon=-79.12890#map=17/-6.04000/-79.12890) School Institución Educativa No. 11254 · Cañaris 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.05616&mlon=-79.29332#map=17/-6.05616/-79.29332) 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 Cañaris Places mapped inside Cañaris in open map data, by type. - Schools36 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 Ferreñafe Province - Ferreñafe - Incahuasi - Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro - Pitipo - Pueblo Nuevo ## Quick answers - Where is Cañaris?In Ferreñafe Province, Lambayeque Department, Peru - What borders Cañaris?Incahuasi, Pomahuaca, Pucara, Querocotillo and Salas - What time zone is Cañaris in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cañaris?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Cañaris?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cañaris?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cañaris?Settlements lie between 1,302 m and 3,265 m - What is the highest point in Cañaris?Cerro Tembladera (3,757 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Cañaris?Establecimiento de Salud Nuevo Hualapampa, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cañaris?PE140202 (OCHA common operational dataset)