# Bernal District, Sechura Province, Piura Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/bernal/ District · Sechura Province # Bernal Bernal is a district of Peru in Sechura Province, Piura Department. It covers **71.2 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 71.2km² - 14mapped services - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bernal? Bernal lies in [Sechura Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/), [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Bellavista de la Union](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/bellavista-de-la-union/), [Cristo Nos Valga](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/cristo-nos-valga/), [El Tallan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/piura/el-tallan/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/piura/la-union/) and [Rinconada Llicuar](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/rinconada-llicuar/). By area it is the 1518th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 1.1% of [Sechura Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sechura/). The centre of Bernal is about 836 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.4569° S, 80.7017° 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 Bernal ### Nearby, outside Bernal - Médano Blanco Sechura · attraction, Sechura13 km - Museo Arqueológico de Chusis · museum, Sechura14 km - Laguna Letirá · attraction, La Union15 km - Museo de Etnología de Sechura · museum, Sechura18 km - Huaca Narihualá · archaeological site, Catacaos18 km - Museo de Sitio Narihualá · museum, Catacaos18 km - Huaca Chaquira · archaeological site, La Arena18 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: Bernal - 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 - PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) · Piura29 km - Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport (TYL) · Talara115 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:17). 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 Bernal Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Bernal. The largest with a recorded population: Bernal (5,916), Coronado (763), Onza de Oro (572), Chepito (496) and Santo Domingo (377). Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 18 m above sea level (median 13 m). - Bernal - Chancay - Chepito - Cordillera - Coronado - Cristóbal - Guadalupe - Hacienda La Florida - Nuevo Vega del Chico - Onza de Oro - Pozo Oscuro - Pozo Oscuro Antiguo - San Andrés - San Víctor - Santa Elena - Santo Domingo - Vega del Chico 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 Bernal Named natural and historic features inside Bernal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Loma Coronada · 14 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Hacienda Santa Filomena 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 Bernal and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sechura Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (21 °C). About 78 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (36 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 26 5 Feb 28 19 Mar 28 36 Apr 26 6 May 24 2 Jun 22 1 Jul 21 1 Aug 21 0 Sep 21 0 Oct 21 2 Nov 22 2 Dec 24 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bernal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro De Salud Bernal · Bernal 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.46470&mlon=-80.74531#map=17/-5.46470/-80.74531) Bank Caja Piura agencia La Unión · La Union 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.40360&mlon=-80.74294#map=17/-5.40360/-80.74294) ATM ATM interbank · Castilla 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.20629&mlon=-80.61842#map=17/-5.20629/-80.61842) Petrol pump Grifo y Servicios Horizonte · La Union 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.38782&mlon=-80.74109#map=17/-5.38782/-80.74109) Hotel Hospedaje el Jardin · La Union 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.40265&mlon=-80.74237#map=17/-5.40265/-80.74237) Mall Galerias R and M · Catacaos 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.26510&mlon=-80.67720#map=17/-5.26510/-80.67720) School Institución Educativa No. 14027 · Bernal 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.46904&mlon=-80.73336#map=17/-5.46904/-80.73336) College SENATI · Sechura 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.55404&mlon=-80.81684#map=17/-5.55404/-80.81684) Police station Comisaría PNP La Unión · Bernal 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.45723&mlon=-80.74195#map=17/-5.45723/-80.74195) 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 Bernal Places mapped inside Bernal in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools10 - Restaurants2 - 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 Sechura Province - Bellavista de la Union - Cristo Nos Valga - Rinconada Llicuar - Sechura - Vice ## Quick answers - Where is Bernal?In Sechura Province, Piura Department, Peru - What borders Bernal?Bellavista de la Union, Cristo Nos Valga, El Tallan, La Union and Rinconada Llicuar - What is there to see in Bernal?Médano Blanco Sechura, Museo Arqueológico de Chusis, Laguna Letirá, Museo de Etnología de Sechura - What time zone is Bernal in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Bernal?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Bernal?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bernal?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bernal?Settlements lie between 9 m and 18 m - What is the highest point in Bernal?Loma Coronada (14 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bernal?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Bernal?Centro De Salud Bernal, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bernal?Caja Piura agencia La Unión, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bernal?ATM interbank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bernal?Grifo y Servicios Horizonte, about 8.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bernal?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bernal?PE200803 (OCHA common operational dataset)