# San Luis District, San Pablo Province, Cajamarca Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-pablo/san-luis/

District · San Pablo Province 

# San Luis

San Luis is a district of Peru in San Pablo Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **42.8 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 42.8km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,771 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Luis?

San Luis lies in [San Pablo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-pablo/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other districts: [San Bernardino](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-pablo/san-bernardino/), [San Miguel](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-miguel/san-miguel/) and [San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-pablo/san-pablo/). By area it is the 1658th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 6.4% of [San Pablo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-pablo/). The centre of San Luis is about 580 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.1549° S, 78.8651° 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 San Luis

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in San Luis: 1 archaeological site.

- Kunturwasi qhapana · archaeological site

### Nearby, outside San Luis

- Kunturwasi · ruins, San Pablo5.7 km
- Tantarica · archaeological site, Tantarica18 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: San Luis

- 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) · Cajamarca41 km
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo107 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 06:24, 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 Luis

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in San Luis. Settlements here lie between about 1,038 m and 1,861 m above sea level (median 1,771 m).

- Cunish
- El Espinal
- Las Paltas
- Pampa de San Luis
- San Luis
- San Luis Grande
- Sangal

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).

## Weather in San Luis and the best time to visit

Using the climate of San Pablo Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jun (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,001 m lower 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
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- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 58 

Feb 21 49 

Mar 21 78 

Apr 21 54 

May 21 20 

Jun 20 6 

Jul 21 7 

Aug 21 3 

Sep 22 11 

Oct 22 39 

Nov 21 47 

Dec 21 43 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Luis

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud San Miguel - Cajamarca · San Miguel 17 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 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.00042&mlon=-78.84989#map=17/-7.00042/-78.84989) 

ATM Scotiabank · Cajamarca 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.15635&mlon=-78.51811#map=17/-7.15635/-78.51811) 

Petrol pump Pecsa · Chilete 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.22792&mlon=-78.82962#map=17/-7.22792/-78.82962) 

Hotel Hospedaje Caribe · Chilete 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.22091&mlon=-78.83845#map=17/-7.22091/-78.83845) 

Mall Kamber · Cajamarca 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.14920&mlon=-78.52119#map=17/-7.14920/-78.52119) 

School Institución Educativa No. 82264 · San Luis 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.15713&mlon=-78.86730#map=17/-7.15713/-78.86730) 

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 San Luis

Places mapped inside San Luis in open map data, by type.

- Schools5

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 Pablo Province

- San Bernardino
- San Pablo
- Tumbaden

## Quick answers

- Where is San Luis?In San Pablo Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders San Luis?San Bernardino, San Miguel and San Pablo
- What is there to see in San Luis?Kunturwasi qhapana
- What time zone is San Luis in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Luis?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in San Luis?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Luis?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Luis?Settlements lie between 1,038 m and 1,861 m
- What is the best time to visit San Luis?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Luis?Centro de Salud San Miguel - Cajamarca, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Luis?Banco de la Nación, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Luis?Scotiabank, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Luis?Pecsa, about 9.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Luis?PE061203 (OCHA common operational dataset)