# El Prado District, San Miguel Province, Cajamarca Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/el-prado/

District · San Miguel Province 

# El Prado

El Prado is a district of Peru in San Miguel Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **70.3 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 70.3km²
- 9mapped services
- 2,714 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Prado?

El Prado lies in [San Miguel Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Calquis](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/calquis/), [Niepos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/niepos/), [San Miguel](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/san-miguel/) and [Union Agua Blanca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/union-agua-blanca/). By area it is the 1522nd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.8% of [San Miguel Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/). The centre of El Prado is about 596 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 17 km from San Miguel de Pallaques, the main town of San Miguel Province. The centre point is at 7.0450° S, 79.0015° 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 El Prado

### Nearby, outside El Prado

- Ruinas de Paucal · archaeological site, Bolivar17 km
- Kunturwasi qhapana · archaeological site, San Luis20 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: El Prado

- 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

- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca57 km
- Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) · Chiclayo96 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 18:07).

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 El Prado

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in El Prado. The largest with a recorded population: El Prado (259). Settlements here lie between about 1,248 m and 3,211 m above sea level (median 2,714 m).

- El Guayo
- El Prado
- El Suro
- La Huanchilla
- Lic Lic
- Payac
- Pencayo

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 El Prado

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Río Pencayo

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro El Suro · 2,902 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 El Prado and the best time to visit

Using the climate of San Miguel Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jun (14 °C). About 416 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (78 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 14 58 

Feb 14 49 

Mar 14 78 

Apr 14 54 

May 14 20 

Jun 14 6 

Jul 14 7 

Aug 15 3 

Sep 15 11 

Oct 15 39 

Nov 15 47 

Dec 14 43 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Prado

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud San Miguel · San Miguel 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00090&mlon=-78.85294#map=17/-7.00090/-78.85294) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · San Miguel 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00042&mlon=-78.84989#map=17/-7.00042/-78.84989) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicios y Grifos Correa S.R.L. · San Miguel 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00183&mlon=-78.85034#map=17/-7.00183/-78.85034) 

Hotel Doña Paula Hotel · San Gregorio 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.10146&mlon=-79.11169#map=17/-7.10146/-79.11169) 

School Institución Educativa El Prado · El Prado 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.03255&mlon=-79.00900#map=17/-7.03255/-79.00900) 

College Instituto de Educación Superior Técnológico Público San Miguel · San Miguel 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00227&mlon=-78.85025#map=17/-7.00227/-78.85025) 

Police station Comisaría PNP San Miguel · San Miguel 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00006&mlon=-78.85126#map=17/-7.00006/-78.85126) 

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 El Prado

Places mapped inside El Prado in open map data, by type.

- Schools9

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 Miguel Province

- Bolivar
- Calquis
- Catilluc
- La Florida
- Llapa
- Nanchoc
- Niepos
- San Gregorio
- San Miguel
- San Silvestre de Cochan
- Tongod
- Union Agua Blanca

## Quick answers

- Where is El Prado?In San Miguel Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders El Prado?Calquis, Niepos, San Miguel and Union Agua Blanca
- What is there to see in El Prado?Ruinas de Paucal, Kunturwasi qhapana
- What time zone is El Prado in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Prado?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in El Prado?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Prado?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Prado?Settlements lie between 1,248 m and 3,211 m
- What is the highest point in El Prado?Cerro El Suro (2,902 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Prado?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Prado?Centro de Salud San Miguel, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Prado?Banco de la Nación, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Prado?Estación de Servicios y Grifos Correa S.R.L., about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Prado?PE061105 (OCHA common operational dataset)