# Chojata District, General Sanchez Cerro Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/chojata/ District · General Sanchez Cerro Province # Chojata Chojata is a district of Peru in General Sanchez Cerro Province, Moquegua Department. It covers **858.4 km²**. 73 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 858km² - 9mapped services - 4,415 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chojata? Chojata lies in [General Sanchez Cerro Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/), [Moquegua Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Carumas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/mariscal-nieto/carumas/), [Ichuña](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/ichuna/), [Lloque](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/lloque/), [Matalaque](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/matalaque/), [Pichacani](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/puno/pichacani/), [San Cristobal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/mariscal-nieto/san-cristobal/) and [Ubinas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/ubinas/). By area it is the 263rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 15.0% of [General Sanchez Cerro Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/). The centre of Chojata is about 854 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 16.4456° S, 70.5368° 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: Chojata - 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 - Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · Arequipa111 km - Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · Juliaca116 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:16). 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 Chojata Open gazetteers list **73 villages, towns and localities** in Chojata. The largest with a recorded population: Chojata (727), Chancolle (8), Jatunhuasi (3) and Coral (1). Settlements here lie between about 3,341 m and 4,861 m above sea level (median 4,415 m). - Alcamerine - Anccouyo - Ascala - Callutane - Caracullo - Carpaoco - Cercahuasi - Chacrapampa - Chancolle - Chancollo - Chapi - Chaullani - Cheperia - Chimo - Chojata - Choricollo - Chucchuni - Cocalia - Condorini - Coral - Coteaco - Cotiaca - Estancia Anjouyo - Estancia Sicuane - Herbara - Hirhuara - Huarata - Jachice - Jancopujo - Jaranjara - Jatunhuasi - Jayujayune - Kkello Mocco - Lavane - Llorachuaico - Lluraccaca - Luli Punco - Mataso - Millo - Oquehuaico - Pacchani - Pachas - Palca - Pampahuasi - Parachuro - Pata Pampa - Patillane - Patilloni - Patipatine - Pikariani - Pocomore - Potenhueco - Pucara 2 - Pullapullane - Puntera - Puquintia - Purupampa - Quisca Occo - Sallocco - Samiri - San Miguel de Coroise - San Miguel de Curisa - Sapelia - Sicuane - Toriguata - Vilavilani - Vilcapucara - Wilacollo - Wilcahuarme - Yapapampa - Yurac Cancha - Yurajqaqa - Zapapampa 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 Chojata Named natural and historic features inside Chojata, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna Coralaque - Quebrada Jatonojo - Quebrada Pacchani - Río Callutane - Río Chojata - Río Cocali - Río Coralaque - Río Herbara - Río Huarata - Río Sisa ### Hills and mountains 11 mountains. - Cerro Larelare · 5,076 m - Cerro Iglisane · 5,055 m - Cerro Pucapacheta · 4,990 m - Cerro Ulinto · 4,928 m - Cerro Chusicani · 4,832 m - Cerro Condorine · 4,619 m - Cerro Lluraccaca · 4,492 m - Cerro Catani · 4,311 m - Cerro Selestia · 4,291 m - Cerro Oquecasa · 4,080 m - Cerro Pirsane · 3,878 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 Chojata and the best time to visit Using the climate of General Sanchez Cerro Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 3 °C) and the coolest is Jul (-1 °C), after allowing for this place being about 907 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 221 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (57 mm) and the driest Jun (1 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 47 Feb 2 57 Mar 2 34 Apr 1 11 May -0 4 Jun -1 1 Jul -1 3 Aug -0 2 Sep 1 7 Oct 2 15 Nov 3 8 Dec 3 32 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chojata Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Hotel Municipal · Chojata 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.38761&mlon=-70.72755#map=17/-16.38761/-70.72755) School Institución Educativa No. 43162 · Chojata 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.39041&mlon=-70.49245#map=17/-16.39041/-70.49245) Police station Comisaría PNP Chojata · Chojata 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.38854&mlon=-70.73059#map=17/-16.38854/-70.73059) 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 Chojata Places mapped inside Chojata in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools7 - Police stations1 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 General Sanchez Cerro Province - Coalaque - Ichuña - La Capilla - Lloque - Matalaque - Omate - Puquina - Quinistaquillas - Ubinas - Yunga ## Quick answers - Where is Chojata?In General Sanchez Cerro Province, Moquegua Department, Peru - What borders Chojata?Carumas, Ichuña, Lloque, Matalaque, Pichacani, San Cristobal and Ubinas - What time zone is Chojata in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Chojata?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Chojata?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chojata?73 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chojata?Settlements lie between 3,341 m and 4,861 m - What is the highest point in Chojata?Cerro Larelare (5,076 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the P-code of Chojata?PE180202 (OCHA common operational dataset)