# Pachiza District, Mariscal Caceres Province – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/pachiza/

District · Mariscal Caceres Province 

# Pachiza

Pachiza is a district of Peru in Mariscal Caceres Province, San Martin Department. It covers **1,799.9 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,800km²
- 21mapped services
- 873 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pachiza?

Pachiza lies in [Mariscal Caceres Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/), [San Martin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Alto Saposoa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/alto-saposoa/), [Huicungo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/huicungo/), [Juanjui](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/juanjui/), [Piscoyacu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/piscoyacu/) and [Saposoa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/saposoa/). By area it is the 117th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 12.6% of [Mariscal Caceres Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/mariscal-caceres/). The centre of Pachiza is about 566 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.9508° S, 77.0780° 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 Pachiza

### Nearby, outside Pachiza

- Cascada de Breo · attraction, Huicungo19 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: Pachiza

- 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) · Tarapoto92 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas120 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 06:16, 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 Pachiza

Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Pachiza. Settlements here lie between about 303 m and 1,022 m above sea level (median 873 m).

- Alto el Sol
- Atahualpa
- Bagazan
- Bello Horizonte
- Blanca Flor
- Condorcillo
- Edén
- Machaco
- Magdalena
- Marisol
- Micaela
- Monterrey
- Moreno
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nuevo Chimbote
- Ochomushan
- Oromina
- Osilín
- Pachiza
- Puerto Billinghurst
- Pugil
- Ricardo Palma
- San Jose De Tomanguillo
- San Pedro
- San Ramón
- San Roque
- Sanambo
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Rosa
- Shanchina
- Shitari
- Sorrapa
- Valle Grande
- Vista Alegre

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 Pachiza

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Río Sanchima
- Río Shimacache
- Río Shitari

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 Pachiza and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mariscal Caceres Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jun (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 554 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 20 69 

Feb 20 81 

Mar 20 90 

Apr 19 94 

May 19 68 

Jun 19 46 

Jul 19 38 

Aug 21 28 

Sep 21 47 

Oct 21 74 

Nov 21 88 

Dec 20 71 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pachiza

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Saposoa · Saposoa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.92760&mlon=-76.77336#map=17/-6.92760/-76.77336) 

Hotel Hotel Marbella · Pachiza 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.01367&mlon=-76.99219#map=17/-7.01367/-76.99219) 

Mall Novedades Frans · Saposoa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.93280&mlon=-76.77195#map=17/-6.93280/-76.77195) 

School Institución Educativa 0697 Jose Carlos Mariategui · Pachiza 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.09223&mlon=-77.06061#map=17/-7.09223/-77.06061) 

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 Pachiza

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

- Hotels2
- Schools19

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 Mariscal Caceres Province

- Campanilla
- Huicungo
- Juanjui
- Pajarillo

## Quick answers

- Where is Pachiza?In Mariscal Caceres Province, San Martin Department, Peru
- What borders Pachiza?Alto Saposoa, Huicungo, Juanjui, Piscoyacu and Saposoa
- What is there to see in Pachiza?Cascada de Breo
- What time zone is Pachiza in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pachiza?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Pachiza?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pachiza?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pachiza?Settlements lie between 303 m and 1,022 m
- What is the best time to visit Pachiza?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pachiza?Hospital de Saposoa, about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pachiza?PE220604 (OCHA common operational dataset)