# Mañazo District, Puno Province, Puno Department – Villages

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District · Puno Province 

# Mañazo

Mañazo is a district of Peru in Puno Province, Puno Department. It covers **410.0 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 410km²
- 15mapped services
- 4,294 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mañazo?

Mañazo lies in [Puno Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/puno/), [Puno Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Cabana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-roman/cabana/), [Cabanillas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-roman/cabanillas/), [Ichuña](https://wherepedia.org/peru/moquegua/general-sanchez-cerro/ichuna/), [Tiquillaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/puno/tiquillaca/) and [Vilque](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/puno/vilque/). By area it is the 561st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 6.3% of [Puno Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/puno/). The centre of Mañazo is about 834 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 40 km from Puno, the main town of Puno Province. The centre point is at 15.8888° S, 70.3946° 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: Mañazo

- 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

- Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · Juliaca53 km
- Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · Arequipa135 km

### Nearest railway station

Deustua (Cabanillas), about 28 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:05, 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 Mañazo

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Mañazo. The largest with a recorded population: Ascara (13), Putuscuma (12), Escalera (9), Chicuraya (7) and Japulaya (4). Settlements here lie between about 3,918 m and 4,819 m above sea level (median 4,294 m).

- Ascara
- Caluccasa
- Cari Cari
- Catahue Poique
- Charamaya
- Charamaya Hacienda
- Chaupichura
- Chicuraya
- Chillihuitira
- Chupapampa
- Comunidad Campesina Chaupy Ayllu
- Cruzane
- Escalera
- Huayllatira
- Japulaya
- Lacune
- Mañazo
- Peruane
- Putuscuma
- Totorane
- Yurao Cancha

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 Mañazo

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

### Water

2 lakes; 2 rivers and streams.

- Laguna Mayasani
- Laguna Orellana
- Quebrada Mayotinco
- Río Huancuyo

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 1 hill.

- Cerro Vilasaya · 4,923 m
- Cerro Ninachilla · 4,660 m
- Cerro Picho · 4,648 m
- Cerro Pucara · 4,598 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 Mañazo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puno Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 307 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 421 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (92 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 7 84 

Feb 7 92 

Mar 7 60 

Apr 6 25 

May 5 9 

Jun 4 2 

Jul 3 4 

Aug 4 5 

Sep 6 16 

Oct 7 34 

Nov 8 21 

Dec 8 71 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mañazo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital del Altiplano - Base IV · Puno 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81912&mlon=-70.03189#map=17/-15.81912/-70.03189) 

Bank Caja los Andes · Santa Lucia 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.69849&mlon=-70.60584#map=17/-15.69849/-70.60584) 

Petrol pump Petroperu · Mañazo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.79088&mlon=-70.34869#map=17/-15.79088/-70.34869) 

Hotel Hotel Inka Valley · Mañazo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.98339&mlon=-70.50386#map=17/-15.98339/-70.50386) 

Mall Pasaje Atta · Puno 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.83848&mlon=-70.02750#map=17/-15.83848/-70.02750) 

School Institución Educativa No. 70730 · Mañazo 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.84200&mlon=-70.38870#map=17/-15.84200/-70.38870) 

College Huascar-Puno · Puno 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82713&mlon=-70.03240#map=17/-15.82713/-70.03240) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Mañazo · Mañazo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80131&mlon=-70.34304#map=17/-15.80131/-70.34304) 

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 Mañazo

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools11
- Restaurants1
- 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 Puno Province

- Acora
- Amantani
- Atuncolla
- Capachica
- Chucuito
- Coata
- Huata
- Paucarcolla
- Pichacani
- Plateria
- Puno
- San Antonio
- Tiquillaca
- Vilque

## Quick answers

- Where is Mañazo?In Puno Province, Puno Department, Peru
- What borders Mañazo?Cabana, Cabanillas, Ichuña, Tiquillaca and Vilque
- What time zone is Mañazo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mañazo?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Mañazo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mañazo?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mañazo?Settlements lie between 3,918 m and 4,819 m
- What is the highest point in Mañazo?Cerro Vilasaya (4,923 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mañazo?Hospital del Altiplano - Base IV, about 40 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mañazo?Caja los Andes, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mañazo?Petroperu, about 12 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Mañazo?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mañazo?PE210109 (OCHA common operational dataset)