# Yunga District, General Sanchez Cerro Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/yunga/ District · General Sanchez Cerro Province # Yunga Yunga is a district of Peru in General Sanchez Cerro Province, Moquegua Department. It covers **110.7 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 111km² - 4mapped services - 4,250 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yunga? Yunga 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 3 other districts: [Ichuña](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/ichuna/), [Lloque](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/lloque/) and [Ubinas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/ubinas/). By area it is the 1313th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 1.9% of [General Sanchez Cerro Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/). The centre of Yunga is about 829 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 16.2178° S, 70.6587° 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: Yunga - 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) · Arequipa98 km - Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · Juliaca99 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:17). 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 Yunga Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Yunga. The largest with a recorded population: Arapa (12), Lojeta (9) and Quilcata (1). Settlements here lie between about 3,472 m and 4,987 m above sea level (median 4,250 m). - Aquina - Arapa - Chalajon - Choco Choco - Chojochojo - Cuchuchaoc - Exchaje - Exchaji - Hualacache - Jampatuni - La Pampilla - Lojeta - Muripata - Pampilla - Queteaca - Quilcata - Socapaya - Sucanaya - Tacapelac - Tohuentia - Yunga - Yuragcancha 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 Yunga Named natural and historic features inside Yunga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Yunga - Río Ichuña ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Cerro Fayne · 4,802 m - Cerro Huallane · 4,413 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 Yunga and the best time to visit Using the climate of General Sanchez Cerro Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 4 °C) and the coolest is Jul (-0 °C), after allowing for this place being about 742 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 3 47 Feb 3 57 Mar 3 34 Apr 3 11 May 1 4 Jun 0 1 Jul -0 3 Aug 1 2 Sep 2 7 Oct 3 15 Nov 4 8 Dec 4 32 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yunga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Hospidaje Municipal · Ichuña 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.14287&mlon=-70.54038#map=17/-16.14287/-70.54038) School Cristo Obrero · Yunga 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.19480&mlon=-70.67845#map=17/-16.19480/-70.67845) Police station Comisaría PNP Yalagua · Ubinas 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.28309&mlon=-70.75523#map=17/-16.28309/-70.75523) 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 Yunga Places mapped inside Yunga in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 - Chojata - Coalaque - Ichuña - La Capilla - Lloque - Matalaque - Omate - Puquina - Quinistaquillas - Ubinas ## Quick answers - Where is Yunga?In General Sanchez Cerro Province, Moquegua Department, Peru - What borders Yunga?Ichuña, Lloque and Ubinas - What time zone is Yunga in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yunga?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Yunga?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yunga?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yunga?Settlements lie between 3,472 m and 4,987 m - What is the highest point in Yunga?Cerro Fayne (4,802 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the P-code of Yunga?PE180211 (OCHA common operational dataset)