# San Felipe District, Jaen Province, Cajamarca Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/san-felipe/ District · Jaen Province # San Felipe San Felipe is a district of Peru in Jaen Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **255.5 km²**. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 256km² - 32mapped services - 1,978 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Felipe? San Felipe lies in [Jaen Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Chontali](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/chontali/), [Huarmaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/huancabamba/huarmaca/), [Pomahuaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/pomahuaca/) and [Sallique](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/sallique/). By area it is the 818th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 5.0% of [Jaen Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/). The centre of San Felipe is about 740 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.7887° S, 79.3201° 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: San Felipe - 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 - Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén64 km - Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) · Chiclayo125 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:10). 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 San Felipe Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in San Felipe. The largest with a recorded population: San Felipe (382), Piquijaca (241), Guayabo (154), La Cocha (116), Molino Viejo (110) and El Tambo (88). Settlements here lie between about 1,182 m and 2,737 m above sea level (median 1,978 m). - Carda - Carrizal - Cascarilla - Chitje - Choloque - Chuzal - Congona - Cumba - El Palmo - El Sauce - El Tambo - Guayabo - Huabal - Huayaquil - Huayo - Kilómetro 81 - La Cocha - La Malama - La Tashaca - Las Pampas - Lima - Llegapampa - Mamaca - Miraflores - Molino Viejo - Molle - Molle Corral - Ochentiuno - Palto - Pampa Grande - Pan de Azúcar - Pashul - Piquijaca - Pueblo Nuevo - Salitre - San Felipe - Tablon - Tayapampa - Tierra Amarilla - Tongola - Trigopampa - ñuruñupe 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 San Felipe Named natural and historic features inside San Felipe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Huachuma - Quebrada Piedra Blanca - Quebrada San Felipe - Río Piquijaca - Río Santa Rosa ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains. - Cerro Paramillo · 3,545 m - Cerro Los Culenes · 3,273 m - Cerro Las Chuchas · 3,142 m - Cerro Laguna Seca · 3,000 m - Cerro Tablón · 2,752 m - Cerro Rasco · 2,628 m - Cerro Lloque · 2,544 m - Cerro Cocurria · 2,250 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 San Felipe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Jaen Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jun (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 573 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 458 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (68 mm) and the driest Aug (13 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 19 55 Feb 19 64 Mar 18 68 Apr 18 51 May 18 26 Jun 17 19 Jul 17 16 Aug 18 13 Sep 19 17 Oct 19 36 Nov 19 45 Dec 19 48 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Felipe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Establecimiento de Salud Nuevo Hualapampa · Huarmaca 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.78952&mlon=-79.43722#map=17/-5.78952/-79.43722) Hotel Hospedaje El Pajonal · Huarmaca 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.88939&mlon=-79.53763#map=17/-5.88939/-79.53763) School Institución Educativa No. 16157 · San Felipe 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.78517&mlon=-79.33143#map=17/-5.78517/-79.33143) College Instituto Superior Tecnologico Agropecuario · Huarmaca 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.57101&mlon=-79.52279#map=17/-5.57101/-79.52279) 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 San Felipe Places mapped inside San Felipe in open map data, by type. - Schools32 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 Jaen Province - Bellavista - Chontali - Colasay - Huabal - Jaen - Las Pirias - Pomahuaca - Pucara - Sallique - San Jose del Alto - Santa Rosa ## Quick answers - Where is San Felipe?In Jaen Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru - What borders San Felipe?Chontali, Huarmaca, Pomahuaca and Sallique - What time zone is San Felipe in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Felipe?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in San Felipe?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Felipe?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Felipe?Settlements lie between 1,182 m and 2,737 m - What is the highest point in San Felipe?Cerro Paramillo (3,545 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Felipe?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to San Felipe?Establecimiento de Salud Nuevo Hualapampa, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Felipe?PE060810 (OCHA common operational dataset)