# Hongos District, Yauyos Province, Lima Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/hongos/ District · Yauyos Province # Hongos Hongos is a district of Peru in Yauyos Province, Lima Department. It covers **121.1 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 121km² - 2mapped services - 3,898 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hongos? Hongos lies in [Yauyos Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/), [Lima Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other districts: [Acobambilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huancavelica/acobambilla/), [Cacra](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/cacra/) and [Lincha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/lincha/). By area it is the 1261st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 1.7% of [Yauyos Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/). The centre of Hongos is about 168 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 12.7612° S, 75.6658° 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: Hongos - 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 - Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · Jauja111 km - Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho164 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 17:44). 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 Hongos Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Hongos. The largest with a recorded population: Hongos (371), Pachachaca (30), Arcopampa (7), Lambras (7), Ayahuasi (4) and Antacancha (1). Settlements here lie between about 2,759 m and 4,463 m above sea level (median 3,898 m). - Antacancha - Arcopampa - Ayahuasi - Buenos Aires - Hongos - Huatara - Lambras - Lanra - Pachachaca - Tunaujo - Uscuchaca 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 Hongos Named natural and historic features inside Hongos, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Laguna Chacra - Laguna Tintac - Quebrada Antajaja - Quebrada Huanturo - Quebrada Huarco Huasi - Quebrada Huero - Quebrada Huila Huila - Quebrada Jatunpaccha - Quebrada Millpo - Quebrada Radione - Río Antacancha - Río Arcopampa - Río Paluche - Río Sicsihuasi - Río Tana ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains. - Cerro Arapa · 4,928 m - Cerro Allumi · 4,912 m - Cerro Pucapurca · 4,850 m - Cerro Conduriyoc · 4,797 m - Cerro Tintac · 4,635 m - Cerro Huayllapucro · 4,416 m - Cerro Cabilduyoc · 4,392 m - Cerro Tororumi · 4,245 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 Hongos and the best time to visit Using the climate of Yauyos Province, the warmest month is Apr (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C), after allowing for this place being about 251 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 46 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (10 mm) and the driest Jun (1 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 13 7 Feb 13 10 Mar 13 7 Apr 14 2 May 13 2 Jun 12 1 Jul 12 1 Aug 12 1 Sep 13 1 Oct 13 3 Nov 13 4 Dec 13 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hongos Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Puesto de Salud "Puente Auco" · Yauyos 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.58609&mlon=-75.95036#map=17/-12.58609/-75.95036) Petrol pump Grifo Pecsa · Catahuasi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.80436&mlon=-75.89371#map=17/-12.80436/-75.89371) Hotel Refugio Viñak · Viñac 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.93283&mlon=-75.78129#map=17/-12.93283/-75.78129) School Institución Educativa No. 20711 · Lincha 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.80008&mlon=-75.66719#map=17/-12.80008/-75.66719) Police station Comisaría Catahuasi · Catahuasi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.79991&mlon=-75.89143#map=17/-12.79991/-75.89143) 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 Hongos Places mapped inside Hongos in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Yauyos Province - Alis - Allauca - Ayaviri - Azangaro - Cacra - Carania - Catahuasi - Chocos - Cochas - Colonia - Huampara - Huancaya - Huangascar - Huantan - Huañec - Laraos - Lincha - Madean - Miraflores - Omas - Putinza - Quinches - Quinocay - San Joaquin - San Pedro de Pilas - Tanta - Tauripampa - Tomas - Tupe - Vitis - Viñac - Yauyos ## Quick answers - Where is Hongos?In Yauyos Province, Lima Department, Peru - What borders Hongos?Acobambilla, Cacra and Lincha - What time zone is Hongos in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Hongos?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Hongos?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Hongos?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hongos?Settlements lie between 2,759 m and 4,463 m - What is the highest point in Hongos?Cerro Arapa (4,928 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Hongos?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Hongos?Puesto de Salud "Puente Auco", about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hongos?Grifo Pecsa, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hongos?PE151012 (OCHA common operational dataset)