# San Miguel District, San Roman Province, Puno Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-roman/san-miguel/

District · San Roman Province 

# San Miguel

San Miguel is a district of Peru in San Roman Province, Puno Department. It covers **120.8 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 62 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 121km²
- 62mapped services
- 3,835 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Miguel?

San Miguel lies in [San Roman Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-roman/), [Puno Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Calapuja](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/lampa/calapuja/), [Caminaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/caminaca/), [Caracoto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-roman/caracoto/), [Juliaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-roman/juliaca/) and [Pusi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/huancane/pusi/). By area it is the 1263rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 5.4% of [San Roman Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-roman/). The centre of San Miguel is about 833 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4095° S, 70.1332° 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 Miguel

### Nearby, outside San Miguel

- Tupac Amaru · memorial, Juliaca8.9 km
- Monumento Andino · memorial, Juliaca9.2 km
- Convento Franciscano · attraction, Juliaca9.2 km
- Museo Municipal · museum, Juliaca9.4 km
- Monumento al Campesino · memorial, Juliaca9.6 km
- Francisco Bolognesi · memorial, Juliaca9.7 km
- Huaynarroque · archaeological site, Juliaca10 km
- Cristo Blanco · attraction, Juliaca10 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 Miguel

- 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) · Juliaca6.9 km
- Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · Arequipa185 km

### Nearest railway station

Juliaca (Juliaca), about 9.6 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:04, 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 Miguel

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in San Miguel. The largest with a recorded population: San Miguel (60,850), Chingora (595), Mucra (248) and Vilcapata (110). Settlements here lie between about 3,830 m and 4,061 m above sea level (median 3,835 m).

- Chingora
- Circapata
- Ciudad Nueva
- Comunidad Chingora
- Escuri
- Escuri Ccorihuata
- Independencia
- Juana Pilar
- Juppa Mucra
- Los Chirihuanos
- Mucra
- Puente Maravillas
- San Hilarión
- San Miguel
- San Miguel de Aporoma
- Santa Fé
- Santa Inés
- Santa Lidia
- Santa María de Ayabacas
- Tepro Escuri
- Urbanización Las Gardenias
- Urbanización Santa Asunción
- Vilcapata

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 San Miguel

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

### Water

1 lake.

- Laguna Matucocha

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro Chingora · 4,073 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 San Miguel and the best time to visit

Using the climate of San Roman Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C), after allowing for this place being about 155 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 444 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (96 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 8 87 

Feb 8 96 

Mar 8 62 

Apr 7 27 

May 5 10 

Jun 5 2 

Jul 4 3 

Aug 5 4 

Sep 6 17 

Oct 8 38 

Nov 9 22 

Dec 9 75 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Miguel

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Regional de Juliaca Carlos Monge Medrano · Juliaca 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48172&mlon=-70.12018#map=17/-15.48172/-70.12018) 

Bank Caja Arequipa · Juliaca 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48393&mlon=-70.12965#map=17/-15.48393/-70.12965) 

ATM Banco de la Nación · Juliaca 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48132&mlon=-70.12069#map=17/-15.48132/-70.12069) 

Petrol pump Grifo Consorcio Cari · San Miguel 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.41884&mlon=-70.14714#map=17/-15.41884/-70.14714) 

Hotel Hospedaje San Miguel · San Miguel 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.47352&mlon=-70.12356#map=17/-15.47352/-70.12356) 

Mall Plaza Internacional San José · Juliaca 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48293&mlon=-70.12869#map=17/-15.48293/-70.12869) 

School Institución Educativa 72770 Mucra · San Miguel 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.40990&mlon=-70.15130#map=17/-15.40990/-70.15130) 

College Universidad Nacional de Juliaca - Campus Ayabacas · San Miguel 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.40941&mlon=-70.09571#map=17/-15.40941/-70.09571) 

Police station Comisaría PNP San Miguel · San Miguel 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.47001&mlon=-70.12009#map=17/-15.47001/-70.12009) 

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 Miguel

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

- Petrol pumps20
- Hotels3
- Schools33
- Colleges and universities2
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1
- Dental clinics2

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 San Roman Province

- Cabana
- Cabanillas
- Caracoto
- Juliaca

## Quick answers

- Where is San Miguel?In San Roman Province, Puno Department, Peru
- What borders San Miguel?Calapuja, Caminaca, Caracoto, Juliaca and Pusi
- What is there to see in San Miguel?Tupac Amaru, Monumento Andino, Convento Franciscano, Museo Municipal
- What time zone is San Miguel in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Miguel?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in San Miguel?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Miguel?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Miguel?Settlements lie between 3,830 m and 4,061 m
- What is the highest point in San Miguel?Cerro Chingora (4,073 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Miguel?Hospital Regional de Juliaca Carlos Monge Medrano, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Miguel?Caja Arequipa, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Miguel?Banco de la Nación, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Miguel?Grifo Consorcio Cari, about 1.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in San Miguel?20 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Miguel?PE211105 (OCHA common operational dataset)