# Lalaquiz District, Huancabamba Province, Piura Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/lalaquiz/

District · Huancabamba Province 

# Lalaquiz

Lalaquiz is a district of Peru in Huancabamba Province, Piura Department. It covers **145.9 km²**. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 146km²
- 26mapped services
- 1,444 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lalaquiz?

Lalaquiz lies in [Huancabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/), [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Canchaque](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/canchaque/), [Huancabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/huancabamba/), [Pacaipampa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/ayabaca/pacaipampa/), [San Juan de Bigote](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/morropon/san-juan-de-bigote/) and [Yamango](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/morropon/yamango/). By area it is the 1160th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.4% of [Huancabamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/). The centre of Lalaquiz is about 817 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.1778° S, 79.6656° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Things to see in and around Lalaquiz

### Nearby, outside Lalaquiz

- Piedra de los 7 Huecos · attraction, Yamango13 km
- Complejo Arqueológico Caxas · archaeological site, Huancabamba14 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Lalaquiz

- 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

- PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) · Piura105 km
- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén109 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:01) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:13).

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 Lalaquiz

Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Lalaquiz. The largest with a recorded population: Tunal (568), La Laguna (363), Payaca (264), San Lorenzo (159), Sambe (109) and Caraveli (108). Settlements here lie between about 628 m and 3,020 m above sea level (median 1,444 m).

- Ambuñique
- Capashio
- Capasho
- Caraveli
- Confeccionarios
- Cruz Alta
- El Arrayan
- El Papayo
- Guayaquil Alto
- La Cruz
- La Laguna
- La Santisima Cruz
- Lalaquiz
- Larrayan
- Loma de Ramos
- Maray
- Maray Chico
- Mayland
- Payaca
- Sambe
- San Juan de Lorenzo
- San Juan de los Guayaquiles
- San Lorenzo
- Shuturumbe
- Shuturume / Shuturumbe
- Tambo Chico
- Tambo Grande
- Tunal
- Ullma
- Yipta

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 Lalaquiz

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Limo
- Quebrada El Lucmo
- Quebrada Pache
- Quebrada Papayal
- Quebrada Pariamarca
- Quebrada Payaca
- Quebrada Pilto
- Quebrada Sapanga
- Quebrada de Sambe
- Quebrada el Nogal

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Tuyirca · 3,333 m
- Cerro Grande · 2,942 m
- Cerro Loma · 2,491 m
- Cerro Chuquisana · 2,187 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 Lalaquiz and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huancabamba Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 626 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 32 

Feb 23 51 

Mar 23 59 

Apr 24 33 

May 24 16 

Jun 23 12 

Jul 23 11 

Aug 24 8 

Sep 24 9 

Oct 24 22 

Nov 23 26 

Dec 23 29 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lalaquiz

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Establecimiento de Salud Yamango · Yamango 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.18278&mlon=-79.75108#map=17/-5.18278/-79.75108) 

Bank Banco de La Nación · Canchaque 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.37573&mlon=-79.60566#map=17/-5.37573/-79.60566) 

Petrol pump Estación de servicio Nuestra Señora de la Paz · Huancabamba 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.22338&mlon=-79.45504#map=17/-5.22338/-79.45504) 

Hotel El Alpino Ecolodge · Canchaque 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.37133&mlon=-79.60667#map=17/-5.37133/-79.60667) 

Mall Negocios Pusma · Huancabamba 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.23956&mlon=-79.45045#map=17/-5.23956/-79.45045) 

School Institución Educativa No. 15276 · Lalaquiz 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.17717&mlon=-79.65534#map=17/-5.17717/-79.65534) 

College Juan Esteban Lopez Cruz · Yamango 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.18070&mlon=-79.75405#map=17/-5.18070/-79.75405) 

Police station Comisaría de San Juan de Bigote · San Juan de Bigote 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.31874&mlon=-79.78661#map=17/-5.31874/-79.78661) 

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 Lalaquiz

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

- Schools26

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
- Huarmaca
- San Miguel de el Faique
- Sondor
- Sondorillo

## Quick answers

- Where is Lalaquiz?In Huancabamba Province, Piura Department, Peru
- What borders Lalaquiz?Canchaque, Huancabamba, Pacaipampa, San Juan de Bigote and Yamango
- What is there to see in Lalaquiz?Piedra de los 7 Huecos, Complejo Arqueológico Caxas
- What time zone is Lalaquiz in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Lalaquiz?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Lalaquiz?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Lalaquiz?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lalaquiz?Settlements lie between 628 m and 3,020 m
- What is the highest point in Lalaquiz?Cerro Tuyirca (3,333 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Lalaquiz?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lalaquiz?Establecimiento de Salud Yamango, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lalaquiz?Banco de La Nación, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lalaquiz?Estación de servicio Nuestra Señora de la Paz, about 24 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lalaquiz?PE200305 (OCHA common operational dataset)