# Corrales District, Tumbes Province, Tumbes Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/tumbes/corrales/

District · Tumbes Province 

# Corrales

Corrales is a district of Peru in Tumbes Province, Tumbes Department. It covers **128.3 km²**. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 39 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 128km²
- 39mapped services
- 10 mtypical elevation

## Where is Corrales?

Corrales lies in [Tumbes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/tumbes/), [Tumbes Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [La Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/tumbes/la-cruz/), [San Jacinto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/tumbes/san-jacinto/), [San Juan de la Virgen](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/tumbes/san-juan-de-la-virgen/) and [Tumbes](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/tumbes/tumbes/). By area it is the 1231st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 7.2% of [Tumbes Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/tumbes/tumbes/). The centre of Corrales is about 1,015 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 7.4 km from Tumbes, the main town of Tumbes Province. The centre point is at 3.5884° S, 80.5011° 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 Corrales

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Corrales: 1 cave.

- COLEGIO 023 DIVINO JOSE DE NAZARENO · cave

### Nearby, outside Corrales

- Monumento a los Héroes · memorial, Tumbes4.9 km
- monumento el beso · monument, Tumbes5.1 km
- cristo · monument, Tumbes5.4 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: Corrales

- 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

- Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport (TBP) · Tumbes14 km
- Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR) · Santa Rosa58 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 18:19).

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 Corrales

Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in Corrales. The largest with a recorded population: Plateros (357), Los Cedros (309), La Jota (240) and La Canela (2). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 56 m above sea level (median 10 m).

- Balzas
- Banco de la Canela
- Barrio Nuevo
- Bellavista
- Buena Vista Alta
- Buena Vista Baja
- Cabanillas
- Cabeza de Vaca
- Carmelo
- El Anima
- El Molino
- El Piojo
- El Rodeo
- El Tablazo
- La Canela
- La Jota
- La Noria
- La Teran
- Las Garzas
- Las Parrales
- Loma del Viento
- Los Cedros
- Los Pinos
- Malval
- Malval Bajo
- Miramar
- Molino La Cruz
- Nueva Esperanza
- Palo Santo
- Pampa San Isidro
- Pampa de Gallina
- Pichichal
- Plateros
- Real Engel
- Realengal
- San Francisco
- San Isidro
- San Jacinto
- San Martin
- San Pedro de los Incas
- Urcos
- Urcos Pachicha

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 Corrales

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

### Coast and islands

1 beach; 1 headland.

- Playa Hermosa
- Punta Malpelo

### Hills and mountains

5 hills.

- Cerro La Garita · 160 m
- Cerro La Mesa Colorada · 148 m
- Cerro Uña Gatal · 131 m
- Cerro La Garita · 124 m
- Loma del Viento · 53 m

### Getting around

2 bridges.

- Puente El Piojo
- Puentes Tumbes

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 Corrales and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tumbes Province, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 277 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (83 mm) and the driest Sep (2 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 27 37 

Feb 26 73 

Mar 26 83 

Apr 27 30 

May 27 13 

Jun 26 4 

Jul 25 4 

Aug 25 3 

Sep 26 2 

Oct 26 6 

Nov 26 7 

Dec 26 14 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Corrales

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Corrales · Corrales 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.60061&mlon=-80.48222#map=17/-3.60061/-80.48222) 

Bank Caja Trujillo · Tumbes 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.57097&mlon=-80.46024#map=17/-3.57097/-80.46024) 

Petrol pump La Alborada · Tumbes 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55462&mlon=-80.43625#map=17/-3.55462/-80.43625) 

Hotel Apart Hotel Punta Sol · Corrales 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.60333&mlon=-80.49739#map=17/-3.60333/-80.49739) 

Mall Tumbes Lima Perú · Tumbes 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.56821&mlon=-80.45834#map=17/-3.56821/-80.45834) 

School Institución Educativa 007 Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes · Corrales 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.60699&mlon=-80.50311#map=17/-3.60699/-80.50311) 

College Facultad De Ciencias Agrarias · Corrales 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.59184&mlon=-80.50397#map=17/-3.59184/-80.50397) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Corrales · Corrales 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.60147&mlon=-80.48093#map=17/-3.60147/-80.48093) 

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 Corrales

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

- Hospitals3
- Hotels2
- Schools17
- Colleges and universities2
- Restaurants13
- Police stations2

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 Tumbes Province

- La Cruz
- Pampas de Hospital
- San Jacinto
- San Juan de la Virgen
- Tumbes

## Quick answers

- Where is Corrales?In Tumbes Province, Tumbes Department, Peru
- What borders Corrales?La Cruz, San Jacinto, San Juan de la Virgen and Tumbes
- What is there to see in Corrales?COLEGIO 023 DIVINO JOSE DE NAZARENO
- What time zone is Corrales in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Corrales?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Corrales?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Corrales?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Corrales?Settlements lie between 1 m and 56 m
- What is the highest point in Corrales?Cerro La Garita (160 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Corrales?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Corrales?Centro de Salud Corrales, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Corrales?Caja Trujillo, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Corrales?La Alborada, about 8.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Corrales?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Corrales?PE240102 (OCHA common operational dataset)
