PICOTA

San Martín Department · PERU (PE) · 6.92°S / 76.33°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,693,646

Picota is a city in Peru with a population of 6,697. It sits at -6.92/-76.33, runs on America/Lima, is 7 km from Pucacaca.

Population 6,697

Place Type County Seat

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Lima

All facts

fields

Country: Peru
Subdivision: San Martín Department
Coords: 6.92°S / 76.33°W
UTC offset: -5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Pucacaca San Martín Department 0 7.7 km

E Mariscal Castilla San Martín Department 501 8.0 km

E Tingo de Ponasa San Martín Department 421 8.9 km

SW Caspisapa San Martín Department 0 10.4 km

N Shimbillo San Martín Department 526 10.5 km

SE Leoncio Prado San Martín Department 705 10.7 km

SW Puerto Rico San Martín Department 0 12.5 km

N Buenos Aires San Martín Department 780 14.0 km

N Pilluana San Martín Department 486 16.4 km

NE Tres Unidos San Martín Department 0 16.9 km

Air access

nearby

TPP

Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport

Medium airport

45.8 km

SQU

Saposoa Airport

Small airport

48.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Picota?: 6,697 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Picota in?: America/Lima.
Which country is Picota in?: Peru (PE).
Which airport serves Picota?: Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP).
How far is Picota from Lima?: About 575 km.
Does Picota have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Peru?: Spanish; Castilian.
What currency is used in Peru?: Sol.
How many cities are in Peru?: 2,293 on record.
Which admin region is Picota in?: San Martín Department.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3693646

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3693646,
    "name": "Picota",
    "ascii_name": "Picota",
    "country_code": "PE",
    "population": 6697,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Lima",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA3",
    "latitude": -6.92033,
    "longitude": -76.33142
  }
}

Context

comparatives

7 km from Pucacaca.
Same timezone (America/Lima) as 2,292 other cities in Peru.