# Ferreñafe Province, Lambayeque Department – Districts

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/

Province · Lambayeque Department 

# Ferreñafe Province

Ferreñafe Province is a province of Peru in Lambayeque Department. It covers **1,574.9 km²**. It is divided into 6 districts. 283 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 228 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,575km²
- 6districts
- 228mapped services

## Where is Ferreñafe Province?

Ferreñafe Province lies in [Lambayeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other provinces: [Chiclayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/chiclayo/), [Chota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/), [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/), [Jaen Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/) and [Lambayeque Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/lambayeque/). By area it is the 157th largest of 196 provinces in Peru. It covers 10.9% of [Lambayeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/). The centre of Ferreñafe Province is about 688 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 63 km from Chiclayo, the main town of Lambayeque Department. The centre point is at 6.3457° S, 79.4765° 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 Ferreñafe Province

OpenStreetMap lists 21 named sights in Ferreñafe Province: 4 attractions; 4 ruins; 3 memorials; 3 museums; 2 monuments; 2 archaeological sites; 1 zoo; 1 waterfall; 1 viewpoint.

- Centro Convenciones Hacienda · museum
- Centro de Interpretacion · museum
- Museo Nacional Sicán · museum
- Rodillona · archaeological site
- Soledad · archaeological site
- Los Jagueyes de Mayascón · waterfall
- Mirador Salinas · viewpoint
- Casona Los Portales · attraction
- El Paraiso · attraction
- Entrada Los Jagueyes de Mayascón · attraction
- Milenarium tree · attraction
- Al Arte · memorial
- Arco de Bienvenida ''Máscara Sican'' · monument
- Huaca · ruins
- Huaca Ingeniero · ruins
- Huaca Lercanlech · ruins
- Huaca las Ventanas · ruins
- Pilar Rojo y Blanco · monument
- Placa Palma · memorial
- Vílchez Alcántara · memorial
- Zooparque de Ferreñafe · zoo

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: Ferreñafe Province

- 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) · Chiclayo63 km
- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén114 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:25, 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.

## Districts of Ferreñafe Province

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Cañaris](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/canaris/) 289 47 36 

[Ferreñafe](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/ferrenafe/) 60 40 67 

[Incahuasi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/incahuasi/) 435 92 58 

[Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/manuel-antonio-mesones-muro/) 209 45 10 

[Pitipo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/pitipo/) 550 61 44 

[Pueblo Nuevo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/ferrenafe/pueblo-nuevo/) 31 13 13 

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Ferreñafe Province

Open gazetteers list **283 villages, towns and localities** in Ferreñafe Province. The largest with a recorded population: Ferreñafe (34,357), La Traposa (767), Pativilca (760), Huasicaj (735), Cachinche (693) and Incahuasi (644). Settlements here lie between about 28 m and 3,638 m above sea level (median 75 m).

- Agupampa
- Alisal
- Amusuy
- Antanga
- Armijo
- Astillas
- Atumpampa
- Atumpampa Loma
- Atumpuquio
- Atuncerca
- Atunloma
- Ayamachay
- Barba
- Barranco
- Batán Grande
- Benigno Barragan
- Botija
- Brenisbee
- Cachinche
- Callima
- Camino de Barrio Nuebo
- Campoverde
- Canchachala
- Canu
- Capilla
- Casa Quemada
- Cascajal
- Caña Braba
- Cañaris
- Cementera Muro
- Cender
- Censie
- Chambergo
- Chaname
- Chavarria
- Chilasque
- Chimorro
- China
- Chirimoyo
- Chumbeaura
- Chunga
- Chuyapampa
- Cochapampa
- Coco
- Colluna
- Comun
- Conea
- Congacha
- Congona
- Congoña
- Cruz
- Cruz Loma
- Cruz de Bobadilla
- Cueva Blanca
- Cumba
- Dolores
- El Algarrobito
- El Alto
- El Campamento
- El Cerro
- El Espino
- El Hualte
- El Molino
- El Palmo
- El Sauce
- Escalera
- Fala
- Falita
- Ferreñafe
- Fincas Libertad
- Galarces
- Habilitación Urbana Progresiva El Campo
- Habilitación Urbana Progresiva Villa Bobadilla
- Hacienda Canchachala
- Hacienda Choloque
- Hacienda Huallabamba
- Hacienda Janque
- Hacienda Laquipampa
- Hacienda Mochumi
- Hacienda Moyán
- Hacienda Occhapampa
- Hacienda Quirichima
- Hacienda Totoras
- Huaca Yobera
- Huaca de la Cruz
- Huarhuar
- Huasicaj
- Huayabamba
- Huayrol
- Huayrul
- Incahuasi
- Jabonera
- Janque
- Jayanquillo
- Juanita
- Kañaris
- Kongacha
- Kutiqiru
- La Cadena
- La Calera
- La Calzada
- La Colorada
- La Comunidad
- La Coralito
- La Libertad
- La Loma
- La Nazaria
- La Palma
- La Pared
- La Peres
- La Piedra
- La Playa
- La Ponga
- La Quezada
- La Quinta
- La Reymunda
- La Rosada
- La Saranda
- La Supo
- La Tranca
- La Traposa
- La Zaranda
- La ”U”
- Lajas
- Lanchipampa
- Laquipampa
- Las Inbernas
- Las Lomas
- Las Lomas Pueblo Nuevo
- Limon Alto
- Lique
- Llamika
- Lloclloca
- Los Castanos
- Los Cocos
- Los Parques
- Lusfaque
- Luto
- Lutopampa
- Machaycaj
- Magdalena
- Mamagpampa
- Mamapampa
- Mamape
- Manchurria
- Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro
- Marayhuaca
- Marcra
- Maria Del Pilar
- Mauro
- Mayascón
- Mesones Muro
- Miraflores
- Mitobamba
- Mochum Viejo
- Mochumi Viejo
- Mocopu
- Moradito
- Motupillo
- Moyan
- Moyepampa
- Muro
- Mushcalin
- Muñuño
- Nerio
- Nieves
- Nitubamba
- Noria Las Salinas
- Noria Poma
- Olelesa
- Olivos
- Otoya
- Oxapampa
- Paltar
- Pamaca
- Pampagrande
- Pandachi
- Papayo Desaguadero
- Papayo Desagüadero
- Pasapera
- Patapón
- Pativilca
- Paygacerca
- Pencalito
- Percal
- Peres
- Peygonta
- Piedra Colorada
- Piedra Parada
- Pinares
- Piter
- Pompon Bajo
- Pozozo
- Progreso
- Proyecto Inmobiliario Caballo Blanco
- Puchaca
- Puchaca Alto
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Punguyjo
- Putupampa
- Pítipo
- Quinua
- Quirichima
- Riopampa
- Rodeopampa
- Romero
- Rompón
- Sacca
- San Antonio
- San Gregorio
- San Isidro
- San Jacinto
- San Jose
- San Juan
- San Juan de Yoyoca
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis
- San Manuel
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro
- San Ricardo
- San Salvador
- Santa Clara
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Luisa
- Santa Margarita
- Santa Maria
- Santa Victoria
- Santito
- Saque El Agua
- Saucetranca
- Segseg
- Serranito
- Señor de la Justicia
- Shangapampa
- Shita
- Shukchapitej
- Sialer
- Sienego
- Sifón
- Sigues
- Sinchihual
- Sinshagual
- Sopa
- Sosopampa
- Sr. de la Humildad
- Susupampa
- Suysuy
- Tallapampa
- Tambillo
- Tambo Real
- Tamboni
- Tambuñi
- Tasajera
- Taurimarca
- Tingo
- Tolojpampa
- Tolospampa
- Toma Sencie
- Tongula
- Totora
- Totoras
- Totoras Pampa Verde
- Totorita
- Trapiche
- Tres Puentes
- Tres Tomas
- Tungula
- Tute
- Tutumo
- Ullurpampa
- Uyshahuasi
- Uyshawasi
- Uyurpampa
- Valencia
- Vernaleles
- Vichayal
- Villa El Sol
- Villegas
- Warwar
- Yurac Rapra
- Zapote
- Zuzupampa

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 Ferreñafe Province

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Laguna Tembladera
- Quebrada Habas
- Quebrada Janque
- Quebrada La ”U”
- Quebrada Tocras
- Quebrada de Ayamachay
- Quebrada de Colan
- Quebrada de Lanchipampa
- Quebrada de Minas
- Quebrada de Tembladera
- Río Jatun Yaco
- Río La Leche

### Hills and mountains

61 mountains; 19 hills.

- Cerro Choicopico · 4,042 m
- Cerro Hualtaco · 3,956 m
- Cerro Cruz · 3,881 m
- Cerro Paquican · 3,769 m
- Cerro Tembladera · 3,757 m
- Cerro Negro · 3,754 m
- Cerro Rumichaca · 3,734 m
- Cerro Yachapa · 3,723 m
- Cerro Concache · 3,670 m
- Cerro Marayhuaca · 3,630 m
- Cerro Cotetoro · 3,607 m
- Cerro Ventana · 3,593 m
- Cerro Palayon · 3,585 m
- Cerro Chapa · 3,487 m
- Cerro Lipiag · 3,455 m
- Cerro Capitán · 3,337 m
- Cerro Atumpampa · 3,334 m
- Cerro Pozozo · 3,309 m
- Cerro Huandoaca · 3,293 m
- Cerro Cabracerro · 3,264 m
- Cerro Cordillera · 3,253 m
- Cerro Lungan · 3,122 m
- Cerro Buietrera · 3,025 m
- Cerro Angash · 2,999 m

…and 56 more.

### History

4 ancient sites.

- Huaca Rodillona
- Huaca Soledad
- Huaca del Muerto
- La Merced Huaca

### Getting around

2 bridges.

- Puente La Traposa
- Puente Mauro

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 Ferreñafe Province and the best time to visit

In Ferreñafe Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Nov (20 °C). About 191 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (39 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 25 

Feb 22 25 

Mar 22 39 

Apr 22 24 

May 22 10 

Jun 21 2 

Jul 21 3 

Aug 22 2 

Sep 22 4 

Oct 21 18 

Nov 20 21 

Dec 21 19 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ferreñafe Province

Places mapped inside Ferreñafe Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals7
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps11
- Hotels6
- Schools146
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies4
- Restaurants46
- Police stations1
- Dental clinics5

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Ferreñafe Province?In Lambayeque Department, Peru
- What borders Ferreñafe Province?Chiclayo Province, Chota Province, Cutervo Province, Jaen Province and Lambayeque Province
- What is there to see in Ferreñafe Province?Al Arte, Arco de Bienvenida ''Máscara Sican'', Casona Los Portales, Centro Convenciones Hacienda
- What time zone is Ferreñafe Province in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Ferreñafe Province?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Ferreñafe Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ferreñafe Province?283 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ferreñafe Province?Settlements lie between 28 m and 3,638 m
- What is the highest point in Ferreñafe Province?Cerro Choicopico (4,042 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ferreñafe Province?January to December
- How many hospitals are in Ferreñafe Province?7 mapped
- How many banks are in Ferreñafe Province?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Ferreñafe Province?11 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ferreñafe Province?PE1402 (OCHA common operational dataset)