# Capazo District, El Collao Province, Puno Department

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District · El Collao Province 

# Capazo

Capazo is a district of Peru in El Collao Province, Puno Department. It covers **1,041.3 km²**. 125 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,041km²
- 12mapped services
- 4,275 mtypical elevation

## Where is Capazo?

Capazo lies in [El Collao Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/el-collao/), [Puno Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Pisacoma](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/chucuito/pisacoma/), [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/el-collao/santa-rosa/), [Susapaya](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tacna/tarata/susapaya/), [Tarata](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tacna/tarata/tarata/) and [Ticaco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tacna/tarata/ticaco/). By area it is the 208th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 18.5% of [El Collao Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/el-collao/). The centre of Capazo is about 967 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0976° S, 69.7139° 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: Capazo

- 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

- Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) · Tacna122 km
- Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) · Arica154 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:05, sunset around 17:12).

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 Capazo

Open gazetteers list **125 villages, towns and localities** in Capazo. The largest with a recorded population: Tupala (216), San José de Ancomarca (174), Challapalca (168), Chua (114), Patjata (99) and Calasayani (82). Settlements here lie between about 4,098 m and 4,784 m above sea level (median 4,275 m).

- Achacune
- Achuta
- Ancoama
- Ancocalane
- Ancohuyo
- Ancomarca
- Ancorane
- Añahuane
- Calacollo
- Calahuancata
- Calasayani
- Callacallane
- Callaguire
- Campanani
- Caonafayabe
- Capaca
- Capaso
- Capillune
- Caripiña
- Carpani
- Catavecollo
- Ccosapa
- Chachacomani
- Challamuco
- Challapalca
- Challaviento
- Challavique
- Challuyo
- Chapuco
- Charamaya
- Chila
- Chilicolpa
- Chiluyo
- Chinchillane
- Chircacache
- Chirihuani
- Chontacollo
- Chua
- Chugllapacha
- Churicancalle
- Colluta
- Conchachire
- Conchachiri
- Condorqueña
- Copapujo
- Councomani
- Cuchuhuyo
- Culine
- Cuncumani
- Galpón
- Huacullani Uma
- Hualluma
- Huamajalso
- Huancure
- Huarputa
- Huaylluma
- Huayñuma
- Huañuccoto
- Huituta
- Humalso
- Hutanuma
- Ialluta
- Inchupalla
- Iscazurani
- Iscuyo
- Jachuta
- Jaquevichinca
- Jihuaña
- Kosara
- Lancatuyo
- Lecanani
- Lecañani
- Llaitiri
- Llamullo
- Lorencume
- Machacuyo
- Manguta
- Milloco
- Mollockara
- Morullo
- Mullacancha
- Nacata
- Nazaparco
- Orcocachi
- Orcuyo
- Ovejuyo
- Pacolla
- Paconasa
- Pallquipiña
- Pampapuchane
- Pamputa
- Pamputa Hultuta
- Parinacota
- Parullo
- Patjata
- Pichuña
- Pinahue
- Pujuchuncho
- Pumuta
- Puscallane
- Queuñuma
- Rosario Alto Ancomarca
- San José de Ancomarca
- Saruma
- Sicoane
- Sivaruyo
- Taipicullo
- Tancaque
- Taruja
- Taypicirca
- Tillipunno
- Tiracullo
- Tirata
- Tomaromani
- Tucurcune
- Tumullo
- Tunquipa
- Tupala
- Vacuyaniuma
- Vilacanchane
- Vilacollo
- Vilamaya
- Vilantane
- Vilque
- Viluta

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 Capazo

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

### Water

33 rivers and streams; 5 lakes.

- Laguna Altarani
- Laguna Aruma
- Laguna Janeahama
- Laguna La Yumpa
- Laguna Pinahue
- Quebrada Calasane
- Quebrada Canchani
- Quebrada Chinchillane
- Quebrada Huayllaco
- Quebrada Humajalso
- Quebrada Humuta
- Quebrada Inchupalla
- Quebrada Jancahama
- Quebrada Japo
- Quebrada Milloco
- Quebrada Mollepunco
- Quebrada Nakjata
- Quebrada Puncarane
- Quebrada Soroco
- Quebrada Sunave
- Quebrada Tijratoma
- Quebrada Tomaromani
- Río Ancomarca
- Río Calanhuay

…and 14 more.

### Hills and mountains

27 mountains; 6 hills.

- Cerro Soravico · 5,174 m
- Cerro Chila · 5,172 m
- Cerro Laramane · 5,110 m
- Cerro Koverane · 5,105 m
- Cerro Humajalso · 5,081 m
- Cerro Coverane Gihuana · 5,072 m
- Cerro Ccarchuncara · 5,034 m
- Cerro Capaca · 4,980 m
- Cerro Huancure · 4,962 m
- Cerro Toccoraque · 4,946 m
- Cerro Minasa · 4,929 m
- Cerro Tres Puntas · 4,922 m
- Cerro Chocata · 4,913 m
- Cerro Caracarani · 4,901 m
- Cerro Suraveco · 4,873 m
- Cerro Iscalaca · 4,842 m
- Cerro Sarani · 4,806 m
- Cerro Pitincara · 4,793 m
- Cerro Jayajayuni · 4,765 m
- Cerro Vilacunca · 4,765 m
- Cerro Contornasa · 4,762 m
- Cerro Luca · 4,721 m
- Cerro Taruja · 4,716 m
- Cerro Carancarani · 4,715 m

…and 9 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 Capazo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of El Collao Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 315 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (72 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 6 66 

Feb 6 72 

Mar 6 46 

Apr 5 17 

May 3 6 

Jun 2 2 

Jul 2 4 

Aug 3 4 

Sep 4 10 

Oct 6 23 

Nov 7 15 

Dec 7 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Capazo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Institución Educativa Anexo-71543 · Capazo 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.03570&mlon=-69.69730#map=17/-17.03570/-69.69730) 

Police station INPE · Tarata 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.23590&mlon=-69.79856#map=17/-17.23590/-69.79856) 

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 Capazo

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

- Schools12

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 El Collao Province

- Conduriri
- Ilave
- Pilcuyo
- Santa Rosa

## Quick answers

- Where is Capazo?In El Collao Province, Puno Department, Peru
- What borders Capazo?Pisacoma, Santa Rosa, Susapaya, Tarata and Ticaco
- What time zone is Capazo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Capazo?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Capazo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Capazo?125 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Capazo?Settlements lie between 4,098 m and 4,784 m
- What is the highest point in Capazo?Cerro Soravico (5,174 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the P-code of Capazo?PE210502 (OCHA common operational dataset)