# Miguel Checa District, Sullana Province, Piura Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/miguel-checa/

District · Sullana Province 

# Miguel Checa

Miguel Checa is a district of Peru in Sullana Province, Piura Department. It covers **476.4 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 476km²
- 17mapped services
- 54 mtypical elevation

## Where is Miguel Checa?

Miguel Checa lies in [Sullana Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/), [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 8 other districts: [Catacaos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/piura/catacaos/), [La Arena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/piura/la-arena/), [La Huaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/la-huaca/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/piura/la-union/), [Marcavelica](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/marcavelica/), [Piura](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/piura/piura/), [Sullana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/sullana/) and [Veintiseis de Octubre](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/piura/veintiseis-de-octubre/). By area it is the 490th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 9.0% of [Sullana Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/). The centre of Miguel Checa is about 878 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.0738° S, 80.7854° 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 Miguel Checa

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Miguel Checa: 1 archaeological site; 1 attraction.

- Polvorines · archaeological site
- Casa Hacienda Sojo · attraction

### Nearby, outside Miguel Checa

- Andrés Avelino Cáceres · monument, Piura19 km
- Parqué Ecológico Kurt Beer · attraction, Veintiseis de Octubre20 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: Miguel Checa

- 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) · Piura24 km
- Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport (TYL) · Talara76 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:18).

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 Miguel Checa

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Miguel Checa. The largest with a recorded population: Nuevo Sullana (5,484) and Chalaco (74). Settlements here lie between about 43 m and 69 m above sea level (median 54 m).

- Campo Real: Luz de Israel
- Chalaco
- Coscomba
- El Prado
- Jibito
- Jíbito
- La Alborada
- Lucas Cutivalú
- Minas de Yeso
- Miraflores del Chira
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nuevo Congorá
- Nuevo Sullana
- Sojo

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 Miguel Checa

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

### Hills and mountains

6 hills.

- Loma Faique · 98 m
- Loma Centinela · 83 m
- Cerro Ahorcado · 78 m
- Loma del Tarro · 71 m
- Loma Mariposa · 48 m
- Loma Chalaco · 42 m

### History

1 ruin.

- Ruinas de Polvorines

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 Miguel Checa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sullana Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C). About 200 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (62 mm) and the driest Sep (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 26 23 

Feb 26 51 

Mar 26 62 

Apr 26 21 

May 25 8 

Jun 24 4 

Jul 23 4 

Aug 23 2 

Sep 23 2 

Oct 23 6 

Nov 24 7 

Dec 25 11 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Miguel Checa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Establecimiento de Salud Las Dalias · Veintiseis de Octubre 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.16067&mlon=-80.66262#map=17/-5.16067/-80.66262) 

Bank BCP · Veintiseis de Octubre 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.19070&mlon=-80.66692#map=17/-5.19070/-80.66692) 

ATM Scotiabank · Piura 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.19009&mlon=-80.63447#map=17/-5.19009/-80.63447) 

Petrol pump Gasolineras del Norte · Miguel Checa 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.13895&mlon=-80.81771#map=17/-5.13895/-80.81771) 

Hotel Hostal La Planicie · Veintiseis de Octubre 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.16663&mlon=-80.66903#map=17/-5.16663/-80.66903) 

Mall Mercado Capullanas Micaela Bastidas Piura · Veintiseis de Octubre 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.17588&mlon=-80.67153#map=17/-5.17588/-80.67153) 

School Institución Educativa No. 20853 · Piura 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.11043&mlon=-80.70866#map=17/-5.11043/-80.70866) 

College Universidad César Vallejo · Veintiseis de Octubre 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.17448&mlon=-80.66276#map=17/-5.17448/-80.66276) 

Police station Comisaría 26 de Octubre · Veintiseis de Octubre 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.17564&mlon=-80.68107#map=17/-5.17564/-80.68107) 

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 Miguel Checa

Places mapped inside Miguel Checa in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps2
- Schools9
- Colleges and universities1
- 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 Sullana Province

- Bellavista
- Ignacio Escudero
- Lancones
- Marcavelica
- Querecotillo
- Salitral
- Sullana

## Quick answers

- Where is Miguel Checa?In Sullana Province, Piura Department, Peru
- What borders Miguel Checa?Catacaos, La Arena, La Huaca, La Union, Marcavelica, Piura, Sullana and Veintiseis de Octubre
- What is there to see in Miguel Checa?Casa Hacienda Sojo, Polvorines
- What time zone is Miguel Checa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Miguel Checa?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Miguel Checa?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Miguel Checa?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Miguel Checa?Settlements lie between 43 m and 69 m
- What is the highest point in Miguel Checa?Loma Faique (98 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Miguel Checa?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Miguel Checa?Establecimiento de Salud Las Dalias, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Miguel Checa?BCP, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Miguel Checa?Scotiabank, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Miguel Checa?Gasolineras del Norte, about 8.1 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Miguel Checa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Miguel Checa?PE200606 (OCHA common operational dataset)