# Ambar District, Huaura Province, Lima Department – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/huaura/ambar/

District · Huaura Province 

# Ambar

Ambar is a district of Peru in Huaura Province, Lima Department. It covers **941.4 km²**. 40 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 941km²
- 19mapped services
- 2,901 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ambar?

Ambar lies in [Huaura Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/huaura/), [Lima Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 10 other districts: [Acas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/acas/), [Caujul](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/oyon/caujul/), [Cochamarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/oyon/cochamarca/), [Cochas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/ocros/cochas/), [Gorgor](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/cajatambo/gorgor/), [Huaura](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/huaura/huaura/), [Manas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/cajatambo/manas/), [Navan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/oyon/navan/), [Sayan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/huaura/sayan/) and [Supe](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/barranca/supe/). By area it is the 230th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 19.1% of [Huaura Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/huaura/). The centre of Ambar is about 143 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 49 km from Huacho, the main town of Huaura Province. The centre point is at 10.7873° S, 77.3047° 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: Ambar

- 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

- Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) · Lima139 km
- Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · Huánuco157 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:41) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 17:54).

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 Ambar

Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in Ambar. The largest with a recorded population: Ambar (462), Calpa (79), Arcata (63), Cashapata (12), Chunchos (8) and Puhuascancha (7). Settlements here lie between about 828 m and 4,665 m above sea level (median 2,901 m).

- Acocoto
- Acucoto
- Ambar
- Arapa
- Arcata
- Ayar
- Ayarpata
- Ayllón
- Aynaca
- Cachona
- Calpa
- Cashapata
- Chinchanga
- Chunchos
- Cochahuain
- Colpa
- Cuacuy
- Escalera
- Fundo Siscay
- Fundo Yoquiocro
- Gantuyoc
- Huancán
- Jalcan
- Jivia
- La Capilla
- La Capitana
- Lacasmayo
- Lacuan
- Lancha
- Mitopampa
- Panguay
- Paracas
- Puhuascancha
- San Juan de Arinchay
- Shanquijirca
- Soque
- Tambón
- Taule
- Zapallar
- Ámbar

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 Ambar

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Chinchanga
- Quebrada Paros
- Quebrada Pasa Puguio
- Quebrada Piriuyac
- Río Ambar
- Río Jururcocha

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Piriuyac · 4,962 m
- Cerro Tucun · 2,808 m
- Cerro Lomo Largo · 2,781 m
- Cerro Mesa Redonda · 1,459 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 Ambar and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huaura Province, the warmest month is Sep (average -0 °C) and the coolest is Jul (-2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,987 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 109 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (19 mm) and the driest Jun (3 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 -2 13 

Feb -2 16 

Mar -1 16 

Apr -1 7 

May -1 6 

Jun -2 3 

Jul -2 3 

Aug -1 3 

Sep -0 3 

Oct -0 8 

Nov -1 11 

Dec -1 19 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ambar

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Primax · Huaura 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.09967&mlon=-77.41072#map=17/-11.09967/-77.41072) 

Hotel EMPEDRADA · Huaura 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.92556&mlon=-77.46062#map=17/-10.92556/-77.46062) 

School Institución Educativa No. 20362 · Ambar 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.77673&mlon=-77.28795#map=17/-10.77673/-77.28795) 

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 Ambar

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

- Schools19

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 Huaura Province

- Caleta de Carquin
- Checras
- Huacho
- Hualmay
- Huaura
- Leoncio Prado
- Paccho
- Santa Leonor
- Santa Maria
- Sayan
- Vegueta

## Quick answers

- Where is Ambar?In Huaura Province, Lima Department, Peru
- What borders Ambar?Acas, Caujul, Cochamarca, Cochas, Gorgor, Huaura, Manas, Navan, Sayan and Supe
- What time zone is Ambar in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Ambar?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Ambar?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ambar?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ambar?Settlements lie between 828 m and 4,665 m
- What is the highest point in Ambar?Cerro Piriuyac (4,962 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambar?Primax, about 37 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ambar?PE150802 (OCHA common operational dataset)