# Arenal District, Paita Province, Piura Department – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/arenal/

District · Paita Province 

# Arenal

Arenal is a district of Peru in Paita Province, Piura Department. It covers **8.29 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8.3km²
- 5mapped services
- 88 mtypical elevation

## Where is Arenal?

Arenal lies in [Paita Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/), [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other districts: [Amotape](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/amotape/), [Colan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/colan/) and [La Huaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/la-huaca/). By area it is the 1843rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 0.5% of [Paita Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/). The centre of Arenal is about 908 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 4.8998° S, 81.0321° 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 Arenal

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Arenal: 1 viewpoint.

- Mirador Turístico El Tablazo · viewpoint

### Nearby, outside Arenal

- Mirador 3 Cruces · viewpoint, Colan2.5 km
- Museo Polivalente Elba Aranda de Sarango · museum, La Huaca8.6 km
- Salineras de Colán · attraction, Colan15 km
- Playa sur · beach, Colan16 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: Arenal

- 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

- Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport (TYL) · Talara44 km
- PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) · Piura57 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:19).

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 Arenal

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Arenal. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 102 m above sea level (median 88 m).

- Arenal
- Barrio Nuevo
- El Arenal
- El Tablazo
- Nueva Rinconada
- Nueva Tahona
- Tablazo
- Tabona

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 Arenal and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Paita Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Sep (19 °C). About 89 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (38 mm) and the driest Sep (0 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 23 7 

Feb 25 26 

Mar 25 38 

Apr 23 7 

May 22 2 

Jun 20 1 

Jul 19 1 

Aug 19 0 

Sep 19 0 

Oct 19 2 

Nov 20 2 

Dec 21 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Arenal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud El Arenal · Arenal 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.88489&mlon=-81.02635#map=17/-4.88489/-81.02635) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · La Huaca 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.91357&mlon=-80.96061#map=17/-4.91357/-80.96061) 

Petrol pump Grifo Molicamper · Ignacio Escudero 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.84711&mlon=-80.86353#map=17/-4.84711/-80.86353) 

Hotel Casa Gaviota Colán · Colan 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.95740&mlon=-81.07304#map=17/-4.95740/-81.07304) 

Mall Centro comercial "joselito" · Colan 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.89206&mlon=-81.10639#map=17/-4.89206/-81.10639) 

School Institución Educativa Nuestro Señor De La Divina Misericordia · Arenal 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.89150&mlon=-81.03030#map=17/-4.89150/-81.03030) 

College IST Simón Bolívar · Amotape 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.88300&mlon=-81.01699#map=17/-4.88300/-81.01699) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Amotape · Amotape 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.88064&mlon=-81.01578#map=17/-4.88064/-81.01578) 

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 Arenal

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools3
- 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 Paita Province

- Amotape
- Colan
- La Huaca
- Paita
- Tamarindo
- Vichayal

## Quick answers

- Where is Arenal?In Paita Province, Piura Department, Peru
- What borders Arenal?Amotape, Colan and La Huaca
- What is there to see in Arenal?Mirador Turístico El Tablazo
- What time zone is Arenal in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Arenal?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Arenal?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Arenal?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Arenal?Settlements lie between 16 m and 102 m
- What is the best time to visit Arenal?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Arenal?Centro de Salud El Arenal, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Arenal?Banco de la Nación, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arenal?Grifo Molicamper, about 20 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Arenal?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Arenal?PE200503 (OCHA common operational dataset)