# Quilcapuncu District, San Antonio de Putina Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-antonio-de-putina/quilcapuncu/ District · San Antonio de Putina Province # Quilcapuncu Quilcapuncu is a district of Peru in San Antonio de Putina Province, Puno Department. It covers **523.8 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 524km² - 14mapped services - 3,973 mtypical elevation ## Where is Quilcapuncu? Quilcapuncu lies in [San Antonio de Putina Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-antonio-de-putina/), [Puno Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Ananea](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-antonio-de-putina/ananea/), [Cojata](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/huancane/cojata/), [Huatasani](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/huancane/huatasani/), [Inchupalla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/huancane/inchupalla/) and [Putina](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-antonio-de-putina/putina/). By area it is the 445th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 16.7% of [San Antonio de Putina Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-antonio-de-putina/). The centre of Quilcapuncu is about 858 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.8484° S, 69.6333° 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: Quilcapuncu - 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) · Juliaca89 km - El Alto International Airport (LPB) · La Paz / El Alto241 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:00, sunset around 17:16). 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 Quilcapuncu Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Quilcapuncu. Settlements here lie between about 3,952 m and 4,528 m above sea level (median 3,973 m). - Accocunca - Albarizani - Alto Alianza - Altos Hilata - Aziruni - Buenos Aires - Cantuma - Chectacollo - Chillapalca - Combuco - Contihuyo - Hacienda Condoraque - Huaracuyo - Janansaya - Poquilmori - Quilcapuncu - Ticani - Tirapunco Quilcapa - Tirapuncu 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 Quilcapuncu Named natural and historic features inside Quilcapuncu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Yanaccaca 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 Quilcapuncu and the best time to visit Using the climate of San Antonio de Putina Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jul (10 °C), after allowing for this place being about 538 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,023 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (172 mm) and the driest Jul (27 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to June and August to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 12 167 Feb 12 172 Mar 12 129 Apr 12 78 May 11 45 Jun 10 30 Jul 10 27 Aug 10 27 Sep 11 35 Oct 12 80 Nov 13 86 Dec 12 147 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Quilcapuncu Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank COOPAC SAP Ltda, Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito · Putina 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.91467&mlon=-69.86444#map=17/-14.91467/-69.86444) Petrol pump Grifo Roy · Ananea 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.67783&mlon=-69.53165#map=17/-14.67783/-69.53165) Hotel Grisman · Putina 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.91466&mlon=-69.86441#map=17/-14.91466/-69.86441) School Institución Educativa 72751 San Antonio · Quilcapuncu 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.85274&mlon=-69.65559#map=17/-14.85274/-69.65559) Police station Comisaría PNP Ananea · Ananea 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.68217&mlon=-69.52836#map=17/-14.68217/-69.52836) 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 Quilcapuncu Places mapped inside Quilcapuncu in open map data, by type. - Schools14 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 San Antonio de Putina Province - Ananea - Pedro Vilca Apaza - Putina - Sina ## Quick answers - Where is Quilcapuncu?In San Antonio de Putina Province, Puno Department, Peru - What borders Quilcapuncu?Ananea, Cojata, Huatasani, Inchupalla and Putina - What time zone is Quilcapuncu in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Quilcapuncu?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Quilcapuncu?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Quilcapuncu?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Quilcapuncu?Settlements lie between 3,952 m and 4,528 m - What is the best time to visit Quilcapuncu?April to June and August to November - Where is the nearest bank to Quilcapuncu?COOPAC SAP Ltda, Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Quilcapuncu?Grifo Roy, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Quilcapuncu?PE211004 (OCHA common operational dataset)