# Saposoa District, Huallaga Province, San Martin Department

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

District · Huallaga Province 

# Saposoa

Saposoa is a district of Peru in Huallaga Province, San Martin Department. It covers **525.4 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 38 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 525km²
- 38mapped services
- 350 mtypical elevation

## Where is Saposoa?

Saposoa 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 6 other districts: [Alto Saposoa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/alto-saposoa/), [Bellavista](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/bellavista/bellavista/), [El Eslabon](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/el-eslabon/), [Pachiza](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/pachiza/), [Piscoyacu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/piscoyacu/) and [San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/bellavista/san-pablo/). By area it is the 443rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 21.7% of [Huallaga Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/). The centre of Saposoa is about 576 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.8618° S, 76.8581° 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: Saposoa

- 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) · Tarapoto66 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas132 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:47) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:15, 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 Saposoa

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Saposoa. The largest with a recorded population: Saposoa (14,894) and San Regis (343). Settlements here lie between about 311 m and 440 m above sea level (median 350 m).

- Agua Azul
- Ahuihua
- Alto Pachiza
- Alto Sacanche
- Armanayacu
- Curico
- El Dorado
- El Paraíso
- La Perla
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Nuevo Perú
- Nuevo San Andrés
- Nuevo Triunfo
- Paltaico
- Paltayco
- Pintillo
- San Regis
- Santa Clara
- Saposoa
- Shima

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).

## Weather in Saposoa 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 Saposoa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Saposoa · Saposoa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.92760&mlon=-76.77336#map=17/-6.92760/-76.77336) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · San Jose de Sisa 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.61387&mlon=-76.69364#map=17/-6.61387/-76.69364) 

Petrol pump Grifo Venecia · Bellavista 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.05721&mlon=-76.59396#map=17/-7.05721/-76.59396) 

Hotel Hotel Molina · Saposoa 13 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 No. 12 · Saposoa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.86019&mlon=-76.88249#map=17/-6.86019/-76.88249) 

College Tecnologico ACIP · Juanjui 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17944&mlon=-76.72537#map=17/-7.17944/-76.72537) 

Police station PNP SISA · San Jose de Sisa 33 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 Saposoa

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

- Hospitals3
- Hotels1
- Shopping malls1
- Schools27
- Restaurants6

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
- Sacanche
- Tingo de Saposoa

## Quick answers

- Where is Saposoa?In Huallaga Province, San Martin Department, Peru
- What borders Saposoa?Alto Saposoa, Bellavista, El Eslabon, Pachiza, Piscoyacu and San Pablo
- What time zone is Saposoa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Saposoa?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Saposoa?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Saposoa?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Saposoa?Settlements lie between 311 m and 440 m
- What is the best time to visit Saposoa?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Saposoa?Hospital de Saposoa, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Saposoa?Banco de la Nación, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Saposoa?Grifo Venecia, about 36 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Saposoa?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Saposoa?PE220401 (OCHA common operational dataset)