# Piscoyacu District, Huallaga Province, San Martin Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/piscoyacu/

District · Huallaga Province 

# Piscoyacu

Piscoyacu is a district of Peru in Huallaga Province, San Martin Department. It covers **179.7 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 180km²
- 17mapped services
- 301 mtypical elevation

## Where is Piscoyacu?

Piscoyacu lies in [Huallaga Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/), [San Martin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [El Eslabon](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/el-eslabon/), [Juanjui](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/juanjui/), [Pachiza](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/pachiza/), [Sacanche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/sacanche/) and [Saposoa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/saposoa/). By area it is the 1009th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 7.4% of [Huallaga Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/). The centre of Piscoyacu is about 559 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.0171° S, 76.8433° 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 Piscoyacu

### Nearby, outside Piscoyacu

- Chaquashca Waterfall · waterfall, Sacanche14 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: Piscoyacu

- 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) · Tarapoto77 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas144 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 06:15, sunset around 17:58).

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 Piscoyacu

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Piscoyacu.

- Chambira
- Collpa
- Corazón de Pachiza
- El Progreso
- Huacha
- Huayrapurina
- José Olaya
- Juan José
- Juan José Alto
- La Divisoria
- La Pedrera
- La Primavera
- Los Laureles
- Nuevo Brasil
- Nuevo Huánuco
- Nuevo Piscoyacu
- Nuevo Sacanche
- Piscoyacu
- Playa Hermosa
- San Lorenzo
- Santa Rosa

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 Piscoyacu

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

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Saposoa Airport

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 Piscoyacu and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huallaga Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 793 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (94 mm) and the driest Aug (28 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 24 69 

Feb 24 81 

Mar 23 90 

Apr 23 94 

May 23 68 

Jun 23 46 

Jul 23 38 

Aug 24 28 

Sep 25 47 

Oct 25 74 

Nov 24 88 

Dec 24 71 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Piscoyacu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital De Saposoa · Saposoa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.94237&mlon=-76.76925#map=17/-6.94237/-76.76925) 

Bank Agrobanco Juanjuí · Juanjui 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17940&mlon=-76.72692#map=17/-7.17940/-76.72692) 

Petrol pump Grifo Ibañez · Juanjui 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17113&mlon=-76.73670#map=17/-7.17113/-76.73670) 

Hotel Hotel Molina · Saposoa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.93664&mlon=-76.77140#map=17/-6.93664/-76.77140) 

Mall Novedades Frans · Saposoa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.93280&mlon=-76.77195#map=17/-6.93280/-76.77195) 

School Institución Educativa 0236 Nuevo Sacanche · Piscoyacu 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.02317&mlon=-76.83069#map=17/-7.02317/-76.83069) 

College Tecnologico ACIP · Juanjui 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17944&mlon=-76.72537#map=17/-7.17944/-76.72537) 

Police station Comisaría Bellavista · Bellavista 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.06632&mlon=-76.58478#map=17/-7.06632/-76.58478) 

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 Piscoyacu

Places mapped inside Piscoyacu in open map data, by type.

- Schools17

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 Huallaga Province

- Alto Saposoa
- El Eslabon
- Sacanche
- Saposoa
- Tingo de Saposoa

## Quick answers

- Where is Piscoyacu?In Huallaga Province, San Martin Department, Peru
- What borders Piscoyacu?El Eslabon, Juanjui, Pachiza, Sacanche and Saposoa
- What is there to see in Piscoyacu?Chaquashca Waterfall
- What time zone is Piscoyacu in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Piscoyacu?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Piscoyacu?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Piscoyacu?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Piscoyacu?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Piscoyacu?Hospital De Saposoa, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Piscoyacu?Agrobanco Juanjuí, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Piscoyacu?Grifo Ibañez, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Piscoyacu?PE220404 (OCHA common operational dataset)