# San Juan de Salinas District, Azangaro Province – Villages

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District · Azangaro Province 

# San Juan de Salinas

San Juan de Salinas is a district of Peru in Azangaro Province, Puno Department. It covers **104.5 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 105km²
- 10mapped services
- 3,956 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Juan de Salinas?

San Juan de Salinas lies in [Azangaro Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/), [Puno Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other districts: [Arapa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/arapa/), [Azangaro](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/azangaro/) and [Santiago de Pupuja](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/santiago-de-pupuja/). By area it is the 1349th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.0% of [Azangaro Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/). The centre of San Juan de Salinas is about 816 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 13 km from Azángaro, the main town of Azangaro Province. The centre point is at 14.9968° S, 70.1185° 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 San Juan de Salinas

### Nearby, outside San Juan de Salinas

- ESTATUA DEL CRISTO BLANCO · attraction, Azangaro12 km
- Mirador Turistico de Azángaro · attraction, Azangaro12 km
- Condor · memorial, Azangaro13 km
- General Pedro Vilcapaza · memorial, Azangaro13 km
- Obelisco José Domingo Choquehuanca · memorial, Azangaro13 km
- 1 Flamingo · attraction, Santiago de Pupuja14 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: San Juan de Salinas

- 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

- Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · Juliaca53 km
- Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · Arequipa216 km

### Nearest railway station

Pucará (Jose Domingo Choquehuanca), about 24 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:03, sunset around 17:17).

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 San Juan de Salinas

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in San Juan de Salinas. The largest with a recorded population: San Juan de Salinas (181). Settlements here lie between about 3,901 m and 3,962 m above sea level (median 3,956 m).

- Anexo Sahuacasi Tres
- Cura
- Estanco de la Sal
- Huayllani Veinte
- Juan Velasco Álvarado
- Nueva Ezperanza
- Pampa Grande
- Pucara
- San Antonio Accopata
- San Fernando
- San Juan de Salinas
- Tercer Jilahuata
- Tercer Sahuacasi
- Yuraj Chupa

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 San Juan de Salinas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Azangaro Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C). About 494 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (103 mm) and the driest Jun (3 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 9 94 

Feb 9 103 

Mar 8 68 

Apr 8 31 

May 7 12 

Jun 5 3 

Jul 5 5 

Aug 6 6 

Sep 8 19 

Oct 9 42 

Nov 10 28 

Dec 9 83 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Juan de Salinas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Carlos Cornejo Rosello Vizcardo de Azángaro · Azangaro 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.90408&mlon=-70.19942#map=17/-14.90408/-70.19942) 

Bank Agencia Azangaro - Caja Arequipa · Azangaro 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.91004&mlon=-70.19608#map=17/-14.91004/-70.19608) 

Petrol pump ES San Juan · Azangaro 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.90992&mlon=-70.19790#map=17/-14.90992/-70.19790) 

Hotel Hotel Princess Jairito · Azangaro 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.90731&mlon=-70.19574#map=17/-14.90731/-70.19574) 

School Institución Educativa Jose Carlos Mariategui · San Juan de Salinas 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99290&mlon=-70.10780#map=17/-14.99290/-70.10780) 

College Universidad Andina Néstor Cáceres Velásquez - Filial Azángaro · Azangaro 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.93179&mlon=-70.20085#map=17/-14.93179/-70.20085) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Azángaro · Azangaro 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.90985&mlon=-70.19644#map=17/-14.90985/-70.19644) 

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 San Juan de Salinas

Places mapped inside San Juan de Salinas in open map data, by type.

- Schools10

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 Azangaro Province

- Achaya
- Arapa
- Asillo
- Azangaro
- Caminaca
- Chupa
- Jose Domingo Choquehuanca
- Muñani
- Potoni
- Saman
- San Anton
- San Jose
- Santiago de Pupuja
- Tirapata

## Quick answers

- Where is San Juan de Salinas?In Azangaro Province, Puno Department, Peru
- What borders San Juan de Salinas?Arapa, Azangaro and Santiago de Pupuja
- What is there to see in San Juan de Salinas?ESTATUA DEL CRISTO BLANCO, Mirador Turistico de Azángaro, Condor, General Pedro Vilcapaza
- What time zone is San Juan de Salinas in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Juan de Salinas?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in San Juan de Salinas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Juan de Salinas?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Juan de Salinas?Settlements lie between 3,901 m and 3,962 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Juan de Salinas?Hospital Carlos Cornejo Rosello Vizcardo de Azángaro, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Juan de Salinas?Agencia Azangaro - Caja Arequipa, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Juan de Salinas?ES San Juan, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Juan de Salinas?PE210213 (OCHA common operational dataset)