# Bagua Province, Amazonas Department – Districts & Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bagua/

Province · Amazonas Department 

# Bagua Province

Bagua Province is a province of Peru in Amazonas Department. It covers **5,792.0 km²**. It is divided into 6 districts. 200 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 342 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,792km²
- 6districts
- 342mapped services

## Where is Bagua Province?

Bagua Province lies in [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other provinces: [Condorcanqui Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/condorcanqui/), [Jaen Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/), [San Ignacio Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/san-ignacio/) and [Utcubamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/). By area it is the 44th largest of 196 provinces in Peru. It covers 14.7% of [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/). The centre of Bagua Province is about 785 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 139 km from Chachapoyas, the main town of Amazonas Department. The centre point is at 5.1166° S, 78.4292° 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 Bagua Province

OpenStreetMap lists 10 named sights in Bagua Province: 8 caves; 2 attractions.

- Las Juntas · attraction
- Wawico Casual · attraction
- Cueva alta de Cambiopitec · cave
- Cueva baja de Cambiopitec · cave
- Cueva de Duran · cave
- Cueva de Los Tayos · cave
- Cueva de la Palma · cave
- Cueva de los Tayos 1 · cave
- Cueva de los Tayos 2 · cave
- Cueva-tunel de Villaflor · cave

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: Bagua Province

- 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

- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén65 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas136 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:56) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 18:08).

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.

## Districts of Bagua Province

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Aramango](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bagua/aramango/) 819 72 70 

[Bagua](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bagua/bagua/) 133 23 65 

[Copallin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bagua/copallin/) 99 7 12 

[El Parco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bagua/el-parco/) 18 3 4 

[Imaza](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bagua/imaza/) 4,585 80 163 

[La Peca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bagua/la-peca/) 138 22 28 

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Bagua Province

Open gazetteers list **200 villages, towns and localities** in Bagua Province. The largest with a recorded population: La Peca (27,045), Chipe (749), Tutumberos (650), San Francisco (490), Nazareth (460) and Espital (452). Settlements here lie between about 263 m and 2,042 m above sea level (median 411 m).

- Achaguay Alto
- Achaguay Bajo
- Achaguay Medio
- Achu
- Aguas Turbias
- Alenya
- Alenya Palacios
- Alianza
- Almendral
- Almendro
- Alto Pacuy
- Alto Perú
- Alto Shamatak
- Aramango
- Arrayan
- Aserillo
- Bagua
- Bakants
- Bellavista
- Bichanak
- Brujo Pata
- Buenos Aires
- Cambio Pitec
- Campamento El Palmito
- Campamento Las Escaleras
- Campamento de Ingeniería Marañón
- Campo Bonito
- Campo Seis
- Casual
- Caña Brava
- Chigkanas
- Chija
- Chingansa
- Chinganza
- Chipe
- Chiriaco
- Chomza Alta
- Chomza Laguna
- Chuchunga
- Clavel
- Copallin
- Copallin De Aramango
- Copallín
- Corazon De Maria
- Cusuín
- Cusú Chico
- Cusú Grande
- Durand
- El Almendral
- El Arenal
- El Carmen
- El Cedron
- El Chullo
- El Eucalipto
- El Laurel
- El Limón
- El Muyo
- El Palmito
- El Parco
- El Parco District
- El Porvenir
- El Tayo
- El Triunfo
- Espital
- Fidillas
- Flor de La Esperanza
- Flor de la Vina
- Gosen
- Guayaquil
- Huahuas
- Huahuín
- Huaranguillo
- Huaro
- Humbate
- Iamcita
- Imacita
- Indio Nashipa
- Indio Nayami
- Indios
- Jempe
- Kucha
- Kusu Grande
- Kusuim
- La Cabra
- La Cruz
- La Curva Chiriaco
- La Florida
- La Hermosa
- La Libertad
- La Palma
- La Peca
- La Primavera
- La Unión
- La Vina
- Lala
- Las Chontas
- Las Guayusas
- Las Juntas
- Limonyacu Alto
- Limón Yacu Alto
- Limón Yacu Bajo
- Lumba
- Majush Entsa
- Mel
- Mesones Muro
- Miraflores
- Mirana
- Mirará
- Monte Seco
- Montenegro
- Muja
- Mullocachi
- Najem
- Naranjos
- Nayumpim
- Nazareth
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nuevo Bagua
- Nuevo Chota
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Nuevo Ilucan
- Nuevo Jerusalén
- Nuevo Porvenir
- Nuevo Progreso
- Nuevo Venceremos
- Nujagkim
- Numparque
- Numpatkaim
- Pakun
- Palmito
- Paraiso
- Peca Palacios
- Perlamayo
- Pisaguas
- Pomabamba
- Pomara
- Pomará
- Primavera
- Puche
- Puente Huabico
- Puerto Jayais
- Puerto Pacuy
- Puerto Salinas
- Puerto Samaren
- Reserva Ujucano
- Salinas
- San Cristobal
- San Francisco
- San Isidro
- San Juan
- San Juan de Dios
- San Lorenzo
- San Rafael
- Santa Clara
- Santa Fe
- Selva Verde
- Shaim
- Shawi
- Shimpuents
- Shimpuents Bakants
- Shushug
- Shushunga
- Soldado Oliva
- Sugka
- Sukutin
- Susunsa
- Tambo de Indios
- Teesh
- Tipuco
- Tiwi
- Tolopampa
- Tomaque
- Tsagentsa
- Tsamarén
- Tsegken
- Tsuntsuntsa
- Tuntungos
- Tuntus
- Tutumberos
- Túpac Amaru I
- Uchi Nayum
- Umukai
- Union Malvinas
- Union Progreso
- Uut
- Uyai
- Uyai Entsa
- Valencia
- Villa Rica
- Vista Alegre
- Wachapea
- Wawain
- Wayampiak
- Yacupe
- Yamaquentsa
- Yamayakat
- Yangunga
- Yupicusa
- Yupicuz
- Zapotal

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 Bagua Province

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

### Water

39 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall.

- Cascadas de Mayasito
- Quebrada Almendro
- Quebrada Amojado
- Quebrada Antamentsa
- Quebrada Aramango
- Quebrada Calingate
- Quebrada Carrilo
- Quebrada Chirimoyo
- Quebrada Choriyacu
- Quebrada Copallín
- Quebrada Cusuín
- Quebrada Espital
- Quebrada Goncha
- Quebrada Huahuas
- Quebrada Huahuín
- Quebrada Jatun Caspi
- Quebrada Jatunmayo
- Quebrada La Peca
- Quebrada Limón Yacu
- Quebrada Nayumpin
- Quebrada Numpatkaime
- Quebrada Numpatque
- Quebrada Pomará
- Quebrada Raypate

…and 16 more.

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Isla Dapuluca

### Hills and mountains

13 hills; 5 mountains.

- Cerro Tanushnamac · 1,502 m
- Cerro Leñagan · 1,457 m
- Cerro Filablanca · 1,416 m
- Cerro Potrero · 932 m
- Cerro Salado · 928 m
- Cerro Pedregal · 842 m
- Cerro Chunguina · 831 m
- Cerro Brujopata · 828 m
- Cerro Aguaencantada · 815 m
- Cerro Chepén · 762 m
- Cerro Barreta · 738 m
- Cerro Machayorco · 732 m
- Cerro Miraflores · 641 m
- Cerro San Antonio · 637 m
- Cerro Sedaflor · 637 m
- Cerro Huaranguilla · 597 m
- Cerro La Cabra · 574 m
- Cerro Achaguay · 538 m

### Getting around

1 bridge.

- Puente Venezuela

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 Bagua Province and the best time to visit

In Bagua Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 682 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (87 mm) and the driest Aug (24 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 25 76 

Feb 24 87 

Mar 24 85 

Apr 24 73 

May 24 46 

Jun 24 39 

Jul 24 29 

Aug 25 24 

Sep 26 31 

Oct 26 55 

Nov 25 67 

Dec 25 70 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bagua Province

Places mapped inside Bagua Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals7
- Banks2
- Hotels11
- Schools287
- Colleges and universities4
- Pharmacies3
- Restaurants19
- Police stations8
- Dental clinics1

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Bagua Province?In Amazonas Department, Peru
- What borders Bagua Province?Condorcanqui Province, Jaen Province, San Ignacio Province and Utcubamba Province
- What is there to see in Bagua Province?Cueva alta de Cambiopitec, Cueva baja de Cambiopitec, Cueva de Duran, Cueva de Los Tayos
- What time zone is Bagua Province in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bagua Province?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Bagua Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bagua Province?200 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bagua Province?Settlements lie between 263 m and 2,042 m
- What is the highest point in Bagua Province?Cerro Tanushnamac (1,502 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bagua Province?January to December
- How many hospitals are in Bagua Province?7 mapped
- How many banks are in Bagua Province?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bagua Province?PE0102 (OCHA common operational dataset)