# Sacanche District, Huallaga Province, San Martin Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/sacanche/ District · Huallaga Province # Sacanche Sacanche is a district of Peru in Huallaga Province, San Martin Department. It covers **161.7 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 162km² - 10mapped services - 280 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sacanche? Sacanche 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 4 other districts: [El Eslabon](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/el-eslabon/), [Juanjui](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/juanjui/), [Piscoyacu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/piscoyacu/) and [Tingo de Saposoa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/tingo-de-saposoa/). By area it is the 1086th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 6.7% of [Huallaga Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/). The centre of Sacanche is about 550 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.1030° S, 76.7818° 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 Sacanche OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Sacanche: 1 waterfall. - Chaquashca Waterfall · waterfall ### Nearby, outside Sacanche - Cueva Chunchillo · attraction, Juanjui11 km - Cueva El Burro · attraction, Juanjui11 km - Cueva de Cunchuvillo · cave, Juanjui15 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: Sacanche - 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) · Tarapoto80 km - Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas153 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 Sacanche Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Sacanche. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Rosa (52), Berlín (20), Bombonaje (13), San Marcos (10), Puerto Meliosilvo (8) and Filadelfia (4). Settlements here lie between about 266 m and 433 m above sea level (median 280 m). - Berlín - Bombonaje - Chimbote - Delicia - Divisoria - El Triunfo - España - Filadelfia - Floresta - Gallito - Germania - Huayranga - La Piedra - La Unión - Las Palmas - Libertad - Los Alpes - Miraflores - Nuevo Ambiente - Oros - Parcoy - Paucarpata - Pinar - Puerto Meliosilvo - Sacanche - San Juan - San Marcos - Santa Rosa - Situllal - Urito - Victor Raul - Vistoso - Yanshama 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 Sacanche Named natural and historic features inside Sacanche, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Sacanche - Río Sacanche ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Antero · 521 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 Sacanche 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 Sacanche Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ledoy-huallaga-bellavista-san martin · Sacanche 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.05166&mlon=-76.71523#map=17/-7.05166/-76.71523) Bank Agrobanco Juanjuí · Juanjui 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17940&mlon=-76.72692#map=17/-7.17940/-76.72692) Petrol pump Grifo Ibañez · Juanjui 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17113&mlon=-76.73670#map=17/-7.17113/-76.73670) Hotel La granja bomgalow · Juanjui 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.15613&mlon=-76.72152#map=17/-7.15613/-76.72152) Mall Capital Systems · Juanjui 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17982&mlon=-76.72792#map=17/-7.17982/-76.72792) School Institución Educativa No. 607 · Sacanche 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.11349&mlon=-76.77110#map=17/-7.11349/-76.77110) College Tecnologico ACIP · Juanjui 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17944&mlon=-76.72537#map=17/-7.17944/-76.72537) Police station Comisaría Bellavista · Bellavista 22 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 Sacanche Places mapped inside Sacanche in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools9 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 - Piscoyacu - Saposoa - Tingo de Saposoa ## Quick answers - Where is Sacanche?In Huallaga Province, San Martin Department, Peru - What borders Sacanche?El Eslabon, Juanjui, Piscoyacu and Tingo de Saposoa - What is there to see in Sacanche?Chaquashca Waterfall - What time zone is Sacanche in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Sacanche?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Sacanche?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sacanche?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sacanche?Settlements lie between 266 m and 433 m - What is the highest point in Sacanche?Cerro Antero (521 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sacanche?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Sacanche?Ledoy-huallaga-bellavista-san martin, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sacanche?Agrobanco Juanjuí, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sacanche?Grifo Ibañez, about 9.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sacanche?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Sacanche?PE220405 (OCHA common operational dataset)