# Viñac District, Yauyos Province, Lima Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/vinac/ District · Yauyos Province # Viñac Viñac is a district of Peru in Yauyos Province, Lima Department. It covers **157.0 km²**. 50 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 157km² - 10mapped services - 3,406 mtypical elevation ## Where is Viñac? Viñac lies in [Yauyos Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/), [Lima Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Allauca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/allauca/), [Cacra](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/cacra/), [Chocos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/chocos/), [Chupamarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/castrovirreyna/chupamarca/), [Huangascar](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/huangascar/), [Lincha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/lincha/) and [Madean](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/madean/). By area it is the 1109th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.2% of [Yauyos Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/). The centre of Viñac is about 167 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 12.8951° S, 75.7562° 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: Viñac - 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) · Jauja127 km - Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho171 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 Viñac Open gazetteers list **50 villages, towns and localities** in Viñac. The largest with a recorded population: Viñac (266), Pirhuayoc (134), Apuri (85), Tambopata (71), Grau (70) and Pampa Uña (63). Settlements here lie between about 960 m and 4,454 m above sea level (median 3,406 m). - Acupacha - Antapacha - Apuri - Armanca - Astumarca - Ayarumi - Bellavista - Carhuacruz - Casablanca - Casanmayoc - Cruzpampa - Cunyari - Cuyo - Esmeralda - Firuayoc - Florida - Grau - Huachacana - Huatiana - Huaychauhuacana - Huayllampi - Huaylluran - Janta - Jatuncerca - Llanca - Llangas Tambo - Marca - Marcalla - Ochica - Paccha - Pallca - Pampa Rosario - Pampa Uña - Paqui - Patapata - Picunsa - Pirhuayoc - Punco - Rayusca - Santiago de Viñac - Shacshahuilca - Shimuco - Shutco - Suquia - Tambopata - Tororumi - Totora - Villa Hermosa - Viñac - Yuracsayhua 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 Viñac Named natural and historic features inside Viñac, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Laguna Condorjaja - Laguna Shura - Quebrada Alpinay - Quebrada Carhuacruz - Quebrada Casanmayo - Quebrada Chullaqueñua - Quebrada Esmutuma - Quebrada Huatiana - Quebrada Luto - Quebrada Nahuin - Quebrada Palalacancha - Quebrada Pirhuayoc - Quebrada Pucamayo - Quebrada Quishcamayoc - Quebrada Shallalli - Quebrada Viñacchuñuña ### Hills and mountains 21 mountains. - Cerro Condorjaja · 4,712 m - Cerro Huahuaqueyoc · 4,709 m - Cerro Shallalli · 4,692 m - Cerro Yanaorjo · 4,674 m - Cerro Ñacarenga · 4,660 m - Cerro Marcanga · 4,636 m - Cerro Puerta Cholo · 4,628 m - Cerro Huatiana · 4,620 m - Cerro Botilluyoj · 4,604 m - Cerro Muradiasga · 4,565 m - Cerro Yanaorjo · 4,534 m - Cerro Pushunco · 4,437 m - Cerro Calaquenhua · 4,428 m - Cerro Chicu Rayoc · 4,399 m - Cerro Patara · 4,313 m - Cerro Orccojeñua · 4,122 m - Cerro Tayapata · 3,829 m - Cerro Pichacuna · 3,771 m - Cerro Punta Tacana · 3,533 m - Cerro Huamache · 3,525 m - Cerro Pishcullay · 2,855 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 Viñac and the best time to visit Using the climate of Yauyos Province, the warmest month is Apr (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 241 m lower 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 16 7 Feb 16 10 Mar 17 7 Apr 17 2 May 16 2 Jun 15 1 Jul 15 1 Aug 16 1 Sep 16 1 Oct 16 3 Nov 16 4 Dec 16 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Viñac Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Grifo Pecsa · Catahuasi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.80436&mlon=-75.89371#map=17/-12.80436/-75.89371) Hotel Refugio Viñak · Viñac 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.93283&mlon=-75.78129#map=17/-12.93283/-75.78129) School Institución Educativa No. 20258 · Viñac 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.91981&mlon=-75.75918#map=17/-12.91981/-75.75918) College IESTP "Pacarán" · Pacaran 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.86670&mlon=-76.05494#map=17/-12.86670/-76.05494) Police station Comisaría Catahuasi · Catahuasi 18 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 Viñac Places mapped inside Viñac in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools9 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 - Hongos - Huampara - Huancaya - Huangascar - Huantan - Huañec - Laraos - Lincha - Madean - Miraflores - Omas - Putinza - Quinches - Quinocay - San Joaquin - San Pedro de Pilas - Tanta - Tauripampa - Tomas - Tupe - Vitis - Yauyos ## Quick answers - Where is Viñac?In Yauyos Province, Lima Department, Peru - What borders Viñac?Allauca, Cacra, Chocos, Chupamarca, Huangascar, Lincha and Madean - What time zone is Viñac in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Viñac?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Viñac?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Viñac?50 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Viñac?Settlements lie between 960 m and 4,454 m - What is the highest point in Viñac?Cerro Condorjaja (4,712 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Viñac?January to December - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viñac?Grifo Pecsa, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Viñac?PE151032 (OCHA common operational dataset)