# Sartimbamba District, Sanchez Carrion Province – Villages

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District · Sanchez Carrion Province 

# Sartimbamba

Sartimbamba is a district of Peru in Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department. It covers **397.4 km²**. 58 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 397km²
- 23mapped services
- 2,947 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sartimbamba?

Sartimbamba lies in [Sanchez Carrion Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/sanchez-carrion/), [La Libertad Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Bambamarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/bambamarca/), [Chugay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/sanchez-carrion/chugay/), [Cochorco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/sanchez-carrion/cochorco/), [Condormarca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/condormarca/), [Marcabal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/sanchez-carrion/marcabal/), [Pataz](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/pataz/pataz/) and [Sitacocha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cajabamba/sitacocha/). By area it is the 578th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 15.9% of [Sanchez Carrion Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/sanchez-carrion/). The centre of Sartimbamba is about 498 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.6234° S, 77.7714° 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: Sartimbamba

- 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) · Cajamarca96 km
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo156 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 18:01).

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 Sartimbamba

Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in Sartimbamba. The largest with a recorded population: Sartimbamba (600), Chugurbamba (454), San Martín (386), San Alfonso (356), Santa Bárbara (248) and Cachipampa (241). Settlements here lie between about 1,207 m and 3,821 m above sea level (median 2,947 m).

- Angasllancha/San Martin
- Atuncucho
- Cachipampa
- Cacho
- Canao
- Canao / Pueblo Libre
- Cebadapampa
- Chepis
- Chepiz
- Chugurbamba
- Copla
- El Cedro
- El Eucalipto
- El Torno
- Gansul
- Ganzul
- Guayovilca
- Hacienda Collona
- Hacienda Marcabal
- Hacienda Pomabamba
- Hacienda San Felipe
- Hacienda Victoria
- Huachacchal
- Huachimin
- Hualango
- Hualango / Hualanguito
- La Capilla
- La Jalca
- La Victoria
- Lanla
- Las Joyas
- Las Majadas
- Las Tayangas
- Llaupuy
- Los Corrales
- Los Tallos
- Los Togames
- Manancanchu
- Marcabal
- Marcabal Grande
- Nuevo Collona
- Pampa Grande
- Pomabamba
- Pucará
- Pur Pur
- San Alfonso
- San Felipe
- San Felipe I
- San Felipe Ii
- San Martín
- San Mateo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Bárbara
- Sartimbamba
- Sartin Grande
- Sartín Grande
- Simbal
- Tayanco

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 Sartimbamba

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

### Water

16 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Canao
- Quebrada Chichir
- Quebrada Chillin
- Quebrada Escalera
- Quebrada Huachimin
- Quebrada Huertacolloma
- Quebrada La Quilcha
- Quebrada Llaupata
- Quebrada Puquio
- Quebrada Pur Pur
- Quebrada Río Cancha
- Quebrada Sioner
- Quebrada Tacshano
- Quebrada Yanamayo
- Río Lavasen
- Río Marañón

### Hills and mountains

21 mountains.

- Cerro Monserrate · 4,128 m
- Cerro Huarauya · 4,060 m
- Cerro Cabrancancha · 4,056 m
- Cerro Chachacomas · 3,793 m
- Cerro Chugurbamba · 3,785 m
- Cerro Las Pircas · 3,741 m
- Cerro Muere · 3,677 m
- Cerro Blanco · 3,672 m
- Cerro Lampapecho · 3,372 m
- Cerro Carbunco · 3,281 m
- Cerro El Cerro · 3,193 m
- Cerro Las Lagunas · 3,192 m
- Cerro Yupangui · 2,829 m
- Cerro Ladera Grande · 2,311 m
- Cerro Pajilla · 2,039 m
- Cerro El Gallo · 1,719 m
- Cerro Zorra Negra · 1,685 m
- Cerro Pajilla Chica · 1,666 m
- Cerro Pircacucho · 1,665 m
- Cerro Hieso · 1,585 m
- Cerro Las Tolas · 1,487 m

### Estates

3 estates.

- Fundo Llanco
- Fundo San Francisco
- Hacienda La Quilcha

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 Sartimbamba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sanchez Carrion Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 161 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 440 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (78 mm) and the driest Aug (6 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 15 58 

Feb 15 51 

Mar 15 78 

Apr 14 56 

May 14 24 

Jun 13 8 

Jul 13 10 

Aug 14 6 

Sep 15 14 

Oct 16 41 

Nov 16 50 

Dec 15 45 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sartimbamba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital PATAZ · Pataz 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.78507&mlon=-77.59421#map=17/-7.78507/-77.59421) 

Bank Coopac NSR · Cajabamba 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.62344&mlon=-78.04574#map=17/-7.62344/-78.04574) 

ATM Banco de la Nación · Cajabamba 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.62353&mlon=-78.04635#map=17/-7.62353/-78.04635) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicios Virgen de la Puerta · Cajabamba 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.61654&mlon=-78.04857#map=17/-7.61654/-78.04857) 

Hotel Yanasara - Hotel Jaime Garí Barceló · Curgos 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.81613&mlon=-77.90742#map=17/-7.81613/-77.90742) 

Mall Pacagroup General Services · Huamachuco 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.81659&mlon=-78.04137#map=17/-7.81659/-78.04137) 

School Institución educativa No. 80150 · Sartimbamba 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.61455&mlon=-77.75600#map=17/-7.61455/-77.75600) 

College Instituto de Educación Superior Antenor Orrego · Cajabamba 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.62171&mlon=-78.05040#map=17/-7.62171/-78.05040) 

Police station Comisaria Rural de Bambamarca · Bambamarca 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.43969&mlon=-77.69279#map=17/-7.43969/-77.69279) 

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 Sartimbamba

Places mapped inside Sartimbamba in open map data, by type.

- Schools23

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 Sanchez Carrion Province

- Chugay
- Cochorco
- Curgos
- Huamachuco
- Marcabal
- Sanagoran
- Sarin

## Quick answers

- Where is Sartimbamba?In Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
- What borders Sartimbamba?Bambamarca, Chugay, Cochorco, Condormarca, Marcabal, Pataz and Sitacocha
- What time zone is Sartimbamba in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Sartimbamba?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Sartimbamba?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sartimbamba?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sartimbamba?Settlements lie between 1,207 m and 3,821 m
- What is the highest point in Sartimbamba?Cerro Monserrate (4,128 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sartimbamba?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sartimbamba?PATAZ, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sartimbamba?Coopac NSR, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sartimbamba?Banco de la Nación, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sartimbamba?Estación de Servicios Virgen de la Puerta, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sartimbamba?PE130908 (OCHA common operational dataset)