# San Silvestre de Cochan District, San Miguel Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/san-silvestre-de-cochan/ District · San Miguel Province # San Silvestre de Cochan San Silvestre de Cochan is a district of Peru in San Miguel Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **134.2 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 134km² - 20mapped services - 3,173 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Silvestre de Cochan? San Silvestre de Cochan 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: [Llapa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/llapa/), [San Miguel](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/san-miguel/), [San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-pablo/san-pablo/) and [Tumbaden](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-pablo/tumbaden/). By area it is the 1206th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 5.3% of [San Miguel Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/). The centre of San Silvestre de Cochan is about 597 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 14 km from San Miguel de Pallaques, the main town of San Miguel Province. The centre point is at 6.9427° S, 78.7372° 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 Silvestre de Cochan - 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) · Cajamarca35 km - Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) · Chiclayo122 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:06). 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 Silvestre de Cochan Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in San Silvestre de Cochan. Settlements here lie between about 2,696 m and 3,840 m above sea level (median 3,173 m). - Ayapampa - Cochán Bajo - Conchan Bajo - El Castillo - El Lirio - El Molino - Espina Amarilla - La Caparina - La Cortadera - Lucmillo - Monte Grande - Pampa Larga - Quebrada Honda - San Lucas - San Silvestre de Cochán - Santa Aurelia - Sauco - Tantachual - Tantachual Alto - Tantachual Bajo 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 Silvestre de Cochan Named natural and historic features inside San Silvestre de Cochan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Chairiujo · 3,437 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 Silvestre de Cochan and the best time to visit Using the climate of San Miguel Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jun (11 °C), after allowing for this place being about 488 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 11 58 Feb 11 49 Mar 11 78 Apr 11 54 May 11 20 Jun 11 6 Jul 11 7 Aug 12 3 Sep 12 11 Oct 12 39 Nov 11 47 Dec 11 43 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Silvestre de Cochan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud San Miguel - Cajamarca · San Miguel 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00093&mlon=-78.85288#map=17/-7.00093/-78.85288) Bank Banco de la Nación · San Miguel 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00042&mlon=-78.84989#map=17/-7.00042/-78.84989) ATM Scotiabank · Cajamarca 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.14577&mlon=-78.51615#map=17/-7.14577/-78.51615) Petrol pump Estación de Servicios y Grifos Correa S.R.L. · San Miguel 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00183&mlon=-78.85034#map=17/-7.00183/-78.85034) Hotel Tierra Blanca · San Pablo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.05857&mlon=-78.81078#map=17/-7.05857/-78.81078) Mall Kamber · Cajamarca 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.14920&mlon=-78.52119#map=17/-7.14920/-78.52119) School Institución Educativa San Martin De Porres · San Silvestre de Cochan 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.94126&mlon=-78.72530#map=17/-6.94126/-78.72530) College Instituto de Educación Superior Técnológico Público San Miguel · San Miguel 14 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 14 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 San Silvestre de Cochan Places mapped inside San Silvestre de Cochan in open map data, by type. - Schools19 - Restaurants1 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 - El Prado - La Florida - Llapa - Nanchoc - Niepos - San Gregorio - San Miguel - Tongod - Union Agua Blanca ## Quick answers - Where is San Silvestre de Cochan?In San Miguel Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru - What borders San Silvestre de Cochan?Llapa, San Miguel, San Pablo and Tumbaden - What time zone is San Silvestre de Cochan in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Silvestre de Cochan?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in San Silvestre de Cochan?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Silvestre de Cochan?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Silvestre de Cochan?Settlements lie between 2,696 m and 3,840 m - What is the highest point in San Silvestre de Cochan?Cerro Chairiujo (3,437 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Silvestre de Cochan?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to San Silvestre de Cochan?Centro de Salud San Miguel - Cajamarca, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Silvestre de Cochan?Banco de la Nación, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San Silvestre de Cochan?Scotiabank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Silvestre de Cochan?Estación de Servicios y Grifos Correa S.R.L., about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Silvestre de Cochan?PE061111 (OCHA common operational dataset)