| Punchao | |
| Native Name: | Punchaw |
| Native Name Lang: | qu |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Huánuco |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huamalíes |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | October 7, 1942 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Punchao |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Pompeyo Macario Timoteo Cadillo |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.24 |
| Elevation M: | 3534 |
| Population Total: | 2542 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 100508 |
Punchao or Punchaw (Quechua for "day") is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]