# Casitas District, Contralmirante Villar Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/contralmirante-villar/casitas/

District · Contralmirante Villar Province 

# Casitas

Casitas is a district of Peru in Contralmirante Villar Province, Tumbes Department. It covers **855.6 km²**. 59 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 856km²
- 18mapped services
- 187 mtypical elevation

## Where is Casitas?

Casitas lies in [Contralmirante Villar Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/contralmirante-villar/), [Tumbes Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Canoas de Punta Sal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/contralmirante-villar/canoas-de-punta-sal/), [Lancones](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/lancones/), [Marcavelica](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/marcavelica/), [San Jacinto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/tumbes/san-jacinto/) and [Zorritos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/contralmirante-villar/zorritos/). By area it is the 264th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 40.2% of [Contralmirante Villar Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/contralmirante-villar/). The centre of Casitas is about 976 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 4.0191° S, 80.6217° 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 Casitas

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Casitas: 1 attraction.

- Jaguay de La Choza · attraction

### Nearby, outside Casitas

- Cerro Colorado · attraction, Zorritos15 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: Casitas

- 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

- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes58 km
- Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport (TYL) · Talara94 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 18:19).

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 Casitas

Open gazetteers list **59 villages, towns and localities** in Casitas. The largest with a recorded population: Papayal (5,484), Cañaveral (351), La Choza (211), Cherrelique (209), Trigal (205) and Tacna Libre (197). Settlements here lie between about 73 m and 1,033 m above sea level (median 187 m).

- Averias
- Averias Baja
- Avería
- Bellavista
- Carbonera
- Cardalito
- Carrizalillo
- Casitas
- Cañaveral
- Chacritas
- Charanal
- Cherrelique
- Chicama
- Chilingos
- Chulingos
- Churucos
- Cienego
- Cienego Norte
- Cimarron
- Cimarrón
- Conovitas
- Cuesta del Toro
- El Angelito
- El Cardo
- El Caucho
- El Ciénego
- El Ciénego Norte
- El Ciénego Sur
- El Palmo
- El Sauce
- El Valiente
- Huaquilla
- Huaquillas
- La Bocana
- La Choza
- La Florida
- La Huaca
- La Rinconada
- La Tranca
- Pampa El Toro
- Pampa del Trigal
- Panales
- Papayal
- Pavas
- Peña Blanca
- Pichilingo
- Piquirá
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Rastrojos
- Rinconada
- Rocoche
- Samorondón
- San Marcos
- San Miguel
- Tacna Libre
- Tamarindo
- Tazajeras
- Totorillo
- Trigal

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 Casitas

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

### Hills and mountains

50 hills; 41 mountains.

- Cerro Negro · 1,585 m
- Cerro Campana · 1,511 m
- Cerro Machete · 1,471 m
- Cerro Pasayo Gacho · 1,393 m
- Cerro Papayal · 1,267 m
- Cerro Conchas · 1,258 m
- Cerro Macho Muerto · 1,257 m
- Cerro Laberri · 1,245 m
- Cerro Los Paijanes · 1,236 m
- Cerro La Leche · 1,226 m
- Cerro La Cuesta Laberri · 1,191 m
- Cerro Guayruro · 1,135 m
- Cerro Las Hacienditas · 1,120 m
- Cerro Chumuco · 1,112 m
- Cerro Las Cucas · 1,108 m
- Cerro Paijancitos · 1,065 m
- Cerro Cojonores · 1,049 m
- Cerro Cañas · 1,044 m
- Cerro Los Mitos · 1,020 m
- Cerro Las Varas · 1,005 m
- Cerro Tigre · 1,003 m
- Cerro San Pedro · 995 m
- Cerro Copuceros · 983 m
- Cerro La Pachona · 956 m

…and 67 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 Casitas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Contralmirante Villar Province, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 277 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (83 mm) and the driest Sep (2 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 27 37 

Feb 26 73 

Mar 26 83 

Apr 27 30 

May 27 13 

Jun 26 4 

Jul 25 4 

Aug 25 3 

Sep 26 2 

Oct 26 6 

Nov 26 7 

Dec 26 14 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Casitas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Julio · Zorritos 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.70532&mlon=-80.71787#map=17/-3.70532/-80.71787) 

Hotel Golden Beach Chillhouse · Zorritos 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.88070&mlon=-80.79346#map=17/-3.88070/-80.79346) 

School Institución Educativa 080 Petra Vargas De Ordoñez · Casitas 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.01706&mlon=-80.66666#map=17/-4.01706/-80.66666) 

College CETPRO 016 Virgen del Perpetuo Socorro · San Jacinto 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.73509&mlon=-80.45377#map=17/-3.73509/-80.45377) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Casitas - Cañaveral · Casitas 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.94271&mlon=-80.65112#map=17/-3.94271/-80.65112) 

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 Casitas

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

- Schools17
- 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 Contralmirante Villar Province

- Canoas de Punta Sal
- Zorritos

## Quick answers

- Where is Casitas?In Contralmirante Villar Province, Tumbes Department, Peru
- What borders Casitas?Canoas de Punta Sal, Lancones, Marcavelica, San Jacinto and Zorritos
- What is there to see in Casitas?Jaguay de La Choza
- What time zone is Casitas in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Casitas?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Casitas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Casitas?59 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Casitas?Settlements lie between 73 m and 1,033 m
- What is the highest point in Casitas?Cerro Negro (1,585 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Casitas?January to December
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Casitas?Julio, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Casitas?PE240202 (OCHA common operational dataset)