# El Alto District, Talara Province, Piura Department – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/el-alto/

District · Talara Province 

# El Alto

El Alto is a district of Peru in Talara Province, Piura Department. It covers **479.8 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 480km²
- 18mapped services
- 269 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Alto?

El Alto lies in [Talara Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/), [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Lobitos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/lobitos/), [Los Organos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/los-organos/), [Mancora](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/mancora/), [Marcavelica](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/marcavelica/) and [Pariñas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/parinas/). By area it is the 489th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 16.4% of [Talara Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/). The centre of El Alto is about 970 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 4.3054° S, 81.0931° 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 El Alto

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in El Alto: 4 attractions.

- Mirador El Nuro · attraction
- Mirador de Paquita · attraction
- Panic Point · attraction
- Waypoint · attraction

### Nearby, outside El Alto

- Cabo Blanco Fishing Club · attraction, Los Organos15 km
- Pacifico · museum, Los Organos15 km
- Club House · attraction, Los Organos19 km
- Playa Vichayito · beach, Los Organos19 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: El Alto

- 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) · Talara35 km
- PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) · Piura113 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:20).

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 El Alto

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in El Alto. The largest with a recorded population: El Alto (9,303). Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 290 m above sea level (median 269 m).

- Barrio Piura
- Cabo Blanco
- Carita
- Chacritas
- El Alto
- Kilómetro Treinta
- Peña Negra
- Piscina
- Quebrada Verde
- Tunal

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 El Alto

Named natural and historic features inside El Alto, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

9 hills; 6 mountains.

- Cerro Piedrudo · 407 m
- Cerro Negro · 383 m
- Cerro Bocana del Realengal · 363 m
- Cerro Huaringa · 353 m
- Cerro Serrano · 343 m
- Cerro Alpargatas · 335 m
- Cerro Cascajal · 335 m
- Cerro Cardo · 328 m
- Cerro Botija · 308 m
- Cerro El Ñuro · 298 m
- Cerro La Cuesta · 289 m
- Cerro Hualtacal · 270 m
- Cerro del Estero · 207 m
- Cerro Solitario · 201 m
- Cerro Virgen · 197 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 El Alto and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Talara Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Aug (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 184 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 116 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (39 mm) and the driest Sep (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 23 13 

Feb 25 35 

Mar 25 39 

Apr 24 11 

May 22 4 

Jun 21 1 

Jul 20 2 

Aug 20 1 

Sep 20 1 

Oct 20 2 

Nov 20 2 

Dec 22 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Alto

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Medico El Alto · El Alto 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.26804&mlon=-81.21953#map=17/-4.26804/-81.21953) 

Bank Caja Piura · Mancora 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.10715&mlon=-81.05454#map=17/-4.10715/-81.05454) 

ATM BCP · Los Organos 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.17974&mlon=-81.12817#map=17/-4.17974/-81.12817) 

Petrol pump El Triangulo de Oro · El Alto 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.26804&mlon=-81.20369#map=17/-4.26804/-81.20369) 

Hotel Biosfera Coworking &Coliving · Los Organos 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.20786&mlon=-81.14874#map=17/-4.20786/-81.14874) 

Mall Promart · Pariñas 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.58702&mlon=-81.25912#map=17/-4.58702/-81.25912) 

School I.E. 141 · Los Organos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.21748&mlon=-81.17177#map=17/-4.21748/-81.17177) 

College CITE acuicola UPCH · El Alto 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.22920&mlon=-81.20149#map=17/-4.22920/-81.20149) 

Police station Comisaría PNP El Alto · El Alto 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.26684&mlon=-81.21314#map=17/-4.26684/-81.21314) 

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 El Alto

Places mapped inside El Alto in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels2
- Schools5
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants3
- 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 Talara Province

- La Brea
- Lobitos
- Los Organos
- Mancora
- Pariñas

## Quick answers

- Where is El Alto?In Talara Province, Piura Department, Peru
- What borders El Alto?Lobitos, Los Organos, Mancora, Marcavelica and Pariñas
- What is there to see in El Alto?Mirador El Nuro, Mirador de Paquita, Panic Point, Waypoint
- What time zone is El Alto in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Alto?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in El Alto?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Alto?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Alto?Settlements lie between 23 m and 290 m
- What is the highest point in El Alto?Cerro Piedrudo (407 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Alto?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Alto?Centro Medico El Alto, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Alto?Caja Piura, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Alto?BCP, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Alto?El Triangulo de Oro, about 13 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in El Alto?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in El Alto?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of El Alto?PE200702 (OCHA common operational dataset)