# San Jose de Sisa District, El Dorado Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/el-dorado/san-jose-de-sisa/ District · El Dorado Province # San Jose de Sisa San Jose de Sisa is a district of Peru in El Dorado Province, San Martin Department. It covers **308.6 km²**. 57 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 38 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 309km² - 38mapped services - 406 mtypical elevation ## Where is San Jose de Sisa? San Jose de Sisa lies in [El Dorado Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/el-dorado/), [San Martin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other districts: [Agua Blanca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/el-dorado/agua-blanca/), [Alto Saposoa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/alto-saposoa/), [San Martin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/el-dorado/san-martin/), [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/el-dorado/santa-rosa/), [Shatoja](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/el-dorado/shatoja/), [Tabalosos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/lamas/tabalosos/) and [Zapatero](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/lamas/zapatero/). By area it is the 710th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 23.9% of [El Dorado Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/el-dorado/). The centre of San Jose de Sisa is about 605 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.6149° S, 76.7136° 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 Jose de Sisa - 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 - Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP) · Tarapoto39 km - Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas104 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:59). 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 Jose de Sisa Open gazetteers list **57 villages, towns and localities** in San Jose de Sisa. The largest with a recorded population: Sisa (9,477), San Jose De Sisa (6,546), Huaja (920), Santa Cruz (862), Nauta (680) and Ishichihui (424). Settlements here lie between about 306 m and 632 m above sea level (median 406 m). - Alto Azangihua - Arequipa - Bajo Azangihua - Bermúdez - Centro America - Chirapa - Chivera - Copacabana - Eladio Tapullima - Hidalgo - Huaja - Huancabamba - Huascasapa - Illio - Ishichihui - Las Flores - Limatambo - Maray - Minerva - Miraflores Nauta - Montelaya - Nauta - Noemi - Nuevo Arica - Nuevo Barranquita - Nuevo Satipo - Nuevo Tacabamba - Oxapampa - Pao - Pasoligero - Pintuyacu - Plaza Banda de Pishuaya - Recreo - San Isidro - San Jose De Sisa - San José de Sisa - San Juan Salado - San Juan de Miraflores - San Luis - San Nicolás - San Pedro - Santa Cruz - Santa Elena - Santa Rosillo - Señorita Rosillo - Shucush - Sisa - Tangarana - Tarapacá - Tornayacu - Trancayacu - Ucururca - Ullpayacu - Ulmán - Vista Alegre - Yanayacu - Zelandia 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 Jose de Sisa Named natural and historic features inside San Jose de Sisa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Aminio - Quebrada Azangihua Chico - Quebrada Chimbaquihui - Quebrada Huaja - Quebrada Illio - Quebrada Ishichihui - Quebrada Pao - Quebrada Pishuaya - Quebrada Yacusisa 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 Jose de Sisa and the best time to visit Using the climate of El Dorado Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jun (20 °C). About 889 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (106 mm) and the driest Aug (30 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 22 84 Feb 21 87 Mar 21 105 Apr 21 106 May 21 74 Jun 20 54 Jul 21 41 Aug 22 30 Sep 22 54 Oct 22 77 Nov 22 95 Dec 22 82 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Jose de Sisa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural San José de Sisa · San Jose de Sisa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.62479&mlon=-76.69946#map=17/-6.62479/-76.69946) Bank Banco de la Nación · San Jose de Sisa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.61387&mlon=-76.69364#map=17/-6.61387/-76.69364) ATM Banco de la Nación · Lamas 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.42170&mlon=-76.51658#map=17/-6.42170/-76.51658) Petrol pump Grifo Vargas Tello · Lamas 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.41889&mlon=-76.51811#map=17/-6.41889/-76.51811) Hotel Killu Sisa Hospedaje · San Jose de Sisa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.61386&mlon=-76.69242#map=17/-6.61386/-76.69242) Mall Novedades Frans · Saposoa 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.93280&mlon=-76.77195#map=17/-6.93280/-76.77195) School Institución Educativa Manuel Seoane Corrales 005 · San Jose de Sisa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.61440&mlon=-76.72870#map=17/-6.61440/-76.72870) College Telecentro Lamas · Lamas 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.42426&mlon=-76.51490#map=17/-6.42426/-76.51490) Police station PNP SISA · San Jose de Sisa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.61436&mlon=-76.69476#map=17/-6.61436/-76.69476) 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 Jose de Sisa Places mapped inside San Jose de Sisa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels1 - Schools30 - 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 El Dorado Province - Agua Blanca - San Martin - Santa Rosa - Shatoja ## Quick answers - Where is San Jose de Sisa?In El Dorado Province, San Martin Department, Peru - What borders San Jose de Sisa?Agua Blanca, Alto Saposoa, San Martin, Santa Rosa, Shatoja, Tabalosos and Zapatero - What time zone is San Jose de Sisa in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San Jose de Sisa?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in San Jose de Sisa?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San Jose de Sisa?57 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Jose de Sisa?Settlements lie between 306 m and 632 m - What is the best time to visit San Jose de Sisa?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to San Jose de Sisa?Hospital Rural San José de Sisa, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Jose de Sisa?Banco de la Nación, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San Jose de Sisa?Banco de la Nación, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Jose de Sisa?Grifo Vargas Tello, about 31 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San Jose de Sisa?1 mapped - How many banks are in San Jose de Sisa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of San Jose de Sisa?PE220301 (OCHA common operational dataset)