# Huarmaca District, Huancabamba Province, Piura Department

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District · Huancabamba Province 

# Huarmaca

Huarmaca is a district of Peru in Huancabamba Province, Piura Department. It covers **1,941.0 km²**. 260 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 184 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,941km²
- 184mapped services
- 2,055 mtypical elevation

## Where is Huarmaca?

Huarmaca lies in [Huancabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/), [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 9 other districts: [Olmos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/lambayeque/olmos/), [Pomahuaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/pomahuaca/), [Salas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/lambayeque/salas/), [Salitral](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/morropon/salitral/), [Sallique](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/sallique/), [San Felipe](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/san-felipe/), [San Miguel de el Faique](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/san-miguel-de-el-faique/), [Sondor](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/sondor/) and [Sondorillo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/sondorillo/). By area it is the 108th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 45.2% of [Huancabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/). The centre of Huarmaca is about 759 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.6976° S, 79.5782° 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: Huarmaca

- 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

- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén90 km
- Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) · Chiclayo124 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 18:12).

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 Huarmaca

Open gazetteers list **260 villages, towns and localities** in Huarmaca. The largest with a recorded population: San Isidro (430), La Rinconada (360), Santa Rosa (352), La Loma (278), Santa Teresa (270) and Succha (266). Settlements here lie between about 289 m and 2,872 m above sea level (median 2,055 m).

- Achira
- Animas
- Buenos Aires
- Cajunga
- Callancas
- Carrizal
- Carrizal de Tres Horcones
- Caña Brava
- Cañas
- Cementero
- Cerro Grande
- Chachacuma
- Chalpa
- Chamana
- Chignia Baja
- Chilcapampa
- Chillaca
- Chinche
- Chirimoyal
- Chitua
- Chococa
- Choloque
- Chonta
- Chonta de Platanal
- Chorto
- Chucchura
- Chucuyuc
- Chupicapirca
- Chuspa
- Chuspirca
- Cochayo
- Collona
- Collonayuc
- Coloancho
- Congoña
- Corpacucho
- Corral Pampa
- Coyana
- Coyonayu
- Coypa
- Coypas
- Cruz
- Cruz de Chalpon
- Cruz de Piedra
- Cuche
- Cuchupampa
- Curiña
- El Cedro
- El Milagro
- El Molino
- El Pasaje
- El Porvenir
- El Progreso
- Estribo Tacana
- Eucalipto
- Faiquepampa
- Falso Corral
- Gavilán
- Gongoña
- Guarguar
- Guayabo
- Guayaquil
- Guylos
- Hacienda Landa
- Hacienda Limón
- Hacienda Malulo
- Hacienda Vieja
- Hierba Buena
- Higospampa
- Higueron Pampa
- Hinton
- Huaba
- Hualangayu
- Hualangayuc
- Hualapampa
- Hualca Pampa
- Hualcas
- Hualquiro
- Huarhuarpite
- Huarmaca
- Huarpaque
- Huaychau
- Infiernillo
- Jacapampa
- Jajan
- Jaján
- La Beatita
- La Capilla
- La Challia
- La Chignia
- La Huaca
- La Laguna
- La Libertad
- La Loma
- La Luquirca
- La Peña
- La Playa
- La Ramada
- La Rinconada
- La Succha
- La Tiza
- La Union
- Laccha
- Laccho
- Lacria
- Laguna
- Laguna Colorada
- Laguna Saguatirca
- Laguna de Paltama
- Laguna de Succhirca
- Lagunapaltamo
- Lalo
- Lanche Puquio
- Lanchepampa
- Lanchi
- Lanchipampa
- Lanchipuqua
- Landirca
- Landuran
- Las Juntas
- Laurel
- Limon
- Limón
- Limón de Porcuya
- Lindero
- Lipanga
- Llamalam
- Loma Batán
- Loma Grande
- Los Algarrobos
- Los Autos
- Mac Mac
- Maray
- Maray Pampa
- Mejico
- Melco
- Molina
- Molle
- Molulo
- Monte Grande
- Montegrande Alto
- Montegrande Bajo
- Morena
- Naranja Agria
- Naranjo
- Naranjo de Hinton
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Esperanza de los Molinos
- Nuevo Progreso
- Nuevo San Martin
- Oberal
- Pacaypampa
- Pagay
- Paipay
- Palma Central
- Palo Blanco
- Palo Grande
- Palomatasa
- Paltapampa
- Pampa Grande
- Pampa La Sidra
- Pampa Larga
- Pampa de Higos
- Pampa de Laguna
- Paratón
- Parguyo
- Parguyuc
- Pashu
- Pashul
- Pasmillan
- Paucas
- Peña Grande
- Piedra Blanca
- Piedra Parada
- Pirga
- Pisco Lerca
- Platanal
- Porcuya
- Portillo
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Quebrada Grande
- Quesera
- Ramos
- Rocoto
- Rodeo Pampa
- Rosas
- Rumichaca
- Rumipampa
- Sahuate
- Sahuatirca
- San Antonio
- San Antonio de Chucuyuc
- San Antonio de Succhirca
- San Francisco
- San Francisco de Landa
- San Isidro
- San Jose De Tunas
- San Juan de Palomataz
- San Martín
- San Miguel de Uchupite
- San Pedro
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz de Lipanga
- Santa María
- Santa Paula
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Teresa
- Sapotal
- Sauce
- Sauce de San Antonio
- Savila
- Shain
- Shangapampa
- Shigues
- Shihua
- Shita
- Soso
- Succha
- Succha Pampa
- Succhapampa De Congoña
- Succharana
- Succhirca
- Succhuran
- Sullin
- Sumuche
- Tabacal
- Tabluran
- Tablón
- Talla
- Tallaca
- Tallacas
- Talluran
- Tasajeras
- Taya
- Tayaca
- Tayapito
- Tayuran
- Tierra Blanca
- Tingo
- Tocto
- Tolingas
- Trancaloma
- Trapiche
- Tres Orcones
- Trigal
- Tunas
- Tunas Pampa
- Tungula
- Tupac Amaru
- Tuyuran
- Union de Tunaspampa
- Vaquerías
- Vianaga
- Yahuangate
- Yatama
- Yerba Buena
- Yuguro
- Yumbe de Porcuya
- Zuro
- Zururan

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 Huarmaca

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

### Water

77 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Agua Blanca
- Quebrada Cabuyo
- Quebrada Cerro Grande
- Quebrada Chaguya
- Quebrada Chalanmache
- Quebrada Choloque
- Quebrada Colpa
- Quebrada Cuche
- Quebrada Cuchillo
- Quebrada El Jaguay Negro
- Quebrada Garua
- Quebrada Gongoña
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Huabal
- Quebrada Hualapampa
- Quebrada Hualquiro
- Quebrada Huamambulo
- Quebrada Huar Huar
- Quebrada Huarmajo
- Quebrada Huintun
- Quebrada La Pachinga
- Quebrada La Vega
- Quebrada Ladrillo

…and 53 more.

### Hills and mountains

104 mountains; 1 hill; 1 mountain pass.

- Cerro Paratón · 3,367 m
- Cerro Coyma · 3,139 m
- Cerro Putaga · 3,138 m
- Cerro Lan Lan · 3,127 m
- Cerro Negro · 3,083 m
- Cerro Tallacanan · 3,018 m
- Cerro Yacapito · 3,018 m
- Cerro Florentina · 2,991 m
- Cerro Laguna Grande · 2,925 m
- Cerro Grande · 2,912 m
- Cerro Huarhuar · 2,908 m
- Cerro Negro · 2,898 m
- Cerro Urpo · 2,892 m
- Cerro Pacacujo · 2,884 m
- Cerro Araypite · 2,869 m
- Cerro Tierra Blanca · 2,844 m
- Cerro Loja · 2,787 m
- Cerro Lenja · 2,785 m
- Cerro Lipanga · 2,769 m
- Cerro Gualicún · 2,741 m
- Cerro Hualtivar · 2,688 m
- Cerro Huiscas · 2,684 m
- Cerro Chonta · 2,683 m
- Cerro Caperiana · 2,671 m

…and 82 more.

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 Huarmaca and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huancabamba Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 306 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (59 mm) and the driest Aug (8 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 19 32 

Feb 19 51 

Mar 19 59 

Apr 20 33 

May 20 16 

Jun 19 12 

Jul 19 11 

Aug 20 8 

Sep 20 9 

Oct 20 22 

Nov 19 26 

Dec 19 29 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Huarmaca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud I-4 Huarmaca · Huarmaca 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.58728&mlon=-79.52143#map=17/-5.58728/-79.52143) 

Bank Banco de La Nación · Canchaque 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.37573&mlon=-79.60566#map=17/-5.37573/-79.60566) 

Petrol pump Petroperu Grifo mi Sandra · Olmos 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.75801&mlon=-79.85927#map=17/-5.75801/-79.85927) 

Hotel Hospedaje Señor Cautivo · Huarmaca 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.57117&mlon=-79.52562#map=17/-5.57117/-79.52562) 

School Institución Educativa Luis Alberto Sanchez · Huarmaca 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.71315&mlon=-79.57593#map=17/-5.71315/-79.57593) 

College Instituto Superior Tecnologico Agropecuario · Huarmaca 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.57101&mlon=-79.52279#map=17/-5.57101/-79.52279) 

Police station Puesto de Auxilio Rapido - Cp Mocape, Olmos · Olmos 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.80281&mlon=-79.83373#map=17/-5.80281/-79.83373) 

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 Huarmaca

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

- Hospitals3
- Hotels5
- Schools171
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants4

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 Huancabamba Province

- Canchaque
- El Carmen de la Frontera
- Huancabamba
- Lalaquiz
- San Miguel de el Faique
- Sondor
- Sondorillo

## Quick answers

- Where is Huarmaca?In Huancabamba Province, Piura Department, Peru
- What borders Huarmaca?Olmos, Pomahuaca, Salas, Salitral, Sallique, San Felipe, San Miguel de el Faique, Sondor and Sondorillo
- What time zone is Huarmaca in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Huarmaca?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Huarmaca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Huarmaca?260 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Huarmaca?Settlements lie between 289 m and 2,872 m
- What is the highest point in Huarmaca?Cerro Paratón (3,367 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Huarmaca?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Huarmaca?Centro de Salud I-4 Huarmaca, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Huarmaca?Banco de La Nación, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Huarmaca?Petroperu Grifo mi Sandra, about 32 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Huarmaca?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Huarmaca?PE200304 (OCHA common operational dataset)