# Pomalca District, Chiclayo Province, Lambayeque Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/pomalca/ District · Chiclayo Province # Pomalca Pomalca is a district of Peru in Chiclayo Province, Lambayeque Department. It covers **76.6 km²**. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 76.6km² - 16mapped services - 44 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pomalca? Pomalca lies in [Chiclayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/), [Lambayeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Chiclayo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/chiclayo/), [Jose Leonardo Ortiz](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/jose-leonardo-ortiz/), [Monsefu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/monsefu/), [Picsi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/picsi/), [Reque](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/reque/), [Saña](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/sana/) and [Tuman](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/tuman/). By area it is the 1487th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.3% of [Chiclayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/). The centre of Pomalca is about 657 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 12 km from Chiclayo, the main town of Chiclayo Province. The centre point is at 6.7800° S, 79.7508° 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 Pomalca OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Pomalca: 1 archaeological site. - Huaca Ventarron · archaeological site ### Nearby, outside Pomalca - Casona Elias Aguire · attraction, Chiclayo9.5 km - Central Square · attraction, Chiclayo9.8 km - Herbolario · attraction, Chiclayo9.9 km - Arribo del Señor de Sipan · memorial, La Victoria10 km - Esculturas de las principales alimentos de la cultura sipan · memorial, La Victoria10 km - Elias Aguirre · memorial, Chiclayo10 km - Botanical Garden · attraction, Chiclayo11 km - Piramide · memorial, Chiclayo12 km - Parque de Colores · theme park, Chiclayo12 km - Cacique · archaeological site, Lambayeque12 km - Conjunto Rectangular Amurallado 01 · archaeological site, Saña13 km - Huaca Oeste · archaeological site, Saña13 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: Pomalca - 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 - Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) · Chiclayo8.6 km - Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca145 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:27, 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 Pomalca Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Pomalca. The largest with a recorded population: Collud (580), San Pablo (363), Casa de Madera (296), Ventarrón (217), Las Palmeras (187) and Boró (148). Settlements here lie between about 33 m and 138 m above sea level (median 44 m). - Boró - Casa de Madera - Chescope - Collud - Compuerta Saman - El Choro - El Chorro - El Combo - Infiernillo - Invernillo - Las Mercedes - Las Palmeras - Limo - Lotización La Castellana Pomalca - Lotización Mis Dominios - Pampa Saman - Pampa de Aviacion - Pampa de Aviación - Pomalca - Ricardo - San Agustin - San Agustín - San Antonio - San Pablo - Tranca de Reque - Tutumo - Ventarrón - Vista Alegre 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 Pomalca Named natural and historic features inside Pomalca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Reservorio Boró ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Cerro Combo · 139 m - Cerro Ventarrón · 53 m - Cerro Boro · 48 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 Pomalca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiclayo Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Nov (21 °C). About 204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (43 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 22 27 Feb 23 25 Mar 23 43 Apr 22 26 May 22 10 Jun 21 2 Jul 21 3 Aug 21 1 Sep 21 5 Oct 21 19 Nov 21 22 Dec 21 20 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pomalca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Referencial Docente de Tumán · Tuman 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.74695&mlon=-79.69889#map=17/-6.74695/-79.69889) Bank Banco de la Nación · Tuman 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.75035&mlon=-79.70399#map=17/-6.75035/-79.70399) Petrol pump El Señor De Sipan · Pomalca 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.76858&mlon=-79.76793#map=17/-6.76858/-79.76793) Hotel Flamingo Suite xd · Tuman 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.74073&mlon=-79.70731#map=17/-6.74073/-79.70731) Mall Taller Multimarcas J&J · Jose Leonardo Ortiz 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.75297&mlon=-79.82200#map=17/-6.75297/-79.82200) School Institución Educativa No. 11224 · Pomalca 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.79902&mlon=-79.74910#map=17/-6.79902/-79.74910) College Instituto Superior Pedagogico Privado Ricardo Palma · Jose Leonardo Ortiz 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.75527&mlon=-79.82617#map=17/-6.75527/-79.82617) Police station Comisaria Pomalca · Pomalca 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.76936&mlon=-79.77270#map=17/-6.76936/-79.77270) 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 Pomalca Places mapped inside Pomalca in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools10 - Restaurants4 - Police stations1 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 Chiclayo Province - Cayalti - Chiclayo - Chongoyape - Eten - Eten Puerto - Jose Leonardo Ortiz - La Victoria - Lagunas - Monsefu - Nueva Arica - Oyotun - Patapo - Picsi - Pimentel - Pucala - Reque - Santa Rosa - Saña - Tuman ## Quick answers - Where is Pomalca?In Chiclayo Province, Lambayeque Department, Peru - What borders Pomalca?Chiclayo, Jose Leonardo Ortiz, Monsefu, Picsi, Reque, Saña and Tuman - What is there to see in Pomalca?Huaca Ventarron - What time zone is Pomalca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Pomalca?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Pomalca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pomalca?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pomalca?Settlements lie between 33 m and 138 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pomalca?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Pomalca?Cerro Combo (139 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pomalca?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Pomalca?Hospital Referencial Docente de Tumán, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pomalca?Banco de la Nación, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pomalca?El Señor De Sipan, about 2.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Pomalca?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pomalca?PE140118 (OCHA common operational dataset)