# San Juan del Oro District, Sandia Province, Puno Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/san-juan-del-oro/ District · Sandia Province # San Juan del Oro San Juan del Oro is a district of Peru in Sandia Province, Puno Department. It covers **201.7 km²**. 39 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 202km² - 24mapped services - 1,349 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Juan del Oro? San Juan del Oro lies in [Sandia Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/), [Puno Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 3 other districts: [Alto Inambari](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/alto-inambari/), [San Pedro de Putina Punco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/san-pedro-de-putina-punco/) and [Yanahuaya](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/yanahuaya/). By area it is the 949th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 1.6% of [Sandia Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/sandia/). The centre of San Juan del Oro is about 892 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.2006° S, 69.0965° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Know before you go: San Juan del Oro - 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 - Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) · Rurrenabaque174 km - Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) · Puerto Maldonado177 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:57, sunset around 17:15). 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 del Oro Open gazetteers list **39 villages, towns and localities** in San Juan del Oro. The largest with a recorded population: Botijani (391), Lucine (355), Huayrapata (351), Belén (318), Santa Rosa (282) and Yurajmayo (198). Settlements here lie between about 1,077 m and 2,283 m above sea level (median 1,349 m). - Abra Maróncunca - Alto Yanamayo - Belén - Botijani - Carmenpata - Ccollpani - Challuhuma - Charobamba - Chuquine - Chuquini - Felicidad - Frente Yanamayo - Huancabamba - Huaynapata - Huayrapata - Huycusmayo - Lacaytini - Lagunilla - Lucine - Nogalani - Nueva Esperanza - Pajchani - Palmira - Pampa Salinas - Quispicancha - Rio Blanco - San Juan del Oro - San Pedro de Kasasani - San Salvador - Santa Ana - Santa Cruz de Pablo Bamba - Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa Quispicanchis - Torre Mamani - Tunquipata - Vilcabamba - Yanamayo - Yurajmayo - Zapalluni 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 Juan del Oro Named natural and historic features inside San Juan del Oro, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Timpini - Río Challuma - Río Cruzplaya - Río Yanamayo ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Cerro Huacaychuru · 2,614 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 Juan del Oro and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sandia Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 521 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,399 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (229 mm) and the driest Aug (37 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 225 Feb 20 229 Mar 20 168 Apr 19 105 May 18 63 Jun 18 43 Jul 18 38 Aug 19 37 Sep 20 45 Oct 20 108 Nov 20 128 Dec 20 211 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Juan del Oro Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Desvío · Alto Inambari 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.06846&mlon=-69.11932#map=17/-14.06846/-69.11932) Petrol pump Grifos Tunkimayo · San Pedro de Putina Punco 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.11324&mlon=-69.04724#map=17/-14.11324/-69.04724) Hotel Virgen de Copacabana · San Juan del Oro 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.22049&mlon=-69.15408#map=17/-14.22049/-69.15408) School Institución Educativa No. 72474 · San Juan del Oro 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.20180&mlon=-69.09780#map=17/-14.20180/-69.09780) College Ipari · Sandia 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.18747&mlon=-69.34302#map=17/-14.18747/-69.34302) Police station Comisaría PNP San Juan del Oro · San Juan del Oro 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.22163&mlon=-69.15454#map=17/-14.22163/-69.15454) 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 del Oro Places mapped inside San Juan del Oro in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools22 - 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 Sandia Province - Alto Inambari - Cuyocuyo - Limbani - Patambuco - Phara - Quiaca - San Pedro de Putina Punco - Sandia - Yanahuaya ## Quick answers - Where is San Juan del Oro?In Sandia Province, Puno Department, Peru - What borders San Juan del Oro?Alto Inambari, San Pedro de Putina Punco and Yanahuaya - What time zone is San Juan del Oro in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Juan del Oro?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in San Juan del Oro?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Juan del Oro?39 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Juan del Oro?Settlements lie between 1,077 m and 2,283 m - What is the highest point in San Juan del Oro?Cerro Huacaychuru (2,614 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Juan del Oro?April to October - Where is the nearest bank to San Juan del Oro?Desvío, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Juan del Oro?Grifos Tunkimayo, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Juan del Oro?PE211207 (OCHA common operational dataset)