# Utcubamba Province, Amazonas Department – Districts & Villages

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

Province · Amazonas Department 

# Utcubamba Province

Utcubamba Province is a province of Peru in Amazonas Department. It covers **3,985.8 km²**. It is divided into 7 districts. 336 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 462 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,986km²
- 7districts
- 462mapped services

## Where is Utcubamba Province?

Utcubamba Province lies in [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 7 other provinces: [Bagua Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bagua/), [Bongara Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bongara/), [Chota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/chota/), [Condorcanqui Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/condorcanqui/), [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/), [Jaen Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/) and [Luya Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/). By area it is the 75th largest of 196 provinces in Peru. It covers 10.1% of [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/). The centre of Utcubamba Province is about 715 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 78 km from Chachapoyas, the main town of Amazonas Department. The centre point is at 5.7590° S, 78.3923° 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 Utcubamba Province

OpenStreetMap lists 28 named sights in Utcubamba Province: 23 caves; 4 attractions; 1 nature reserve.

- Cordillera de Colán National Sanctuary · nature reserve
- Petroglifos de Carachupa · attraction
- Pinturas Rupestres de Yamon · attraction
- Pinturas Rupestres de Yamón · attraction
- River crossing boat · attraction
- Caverna de San Juan · cave
- Cueva 4 de la Laguna del Pato · cave
- Cueva Grande de las Tres Naranjas · cave
- Cueva Grande del Laurel · cave
- Cueva Pequeña del Laurel · cave
- Cueva de Casa Blanca · cave
- Cueva de San José · cave
- Cueva de la Lechuza · cave
- Cueva de la Palmera · cave
- Cueva de la Perla · cave
- Cueva de los Murciélagos · cave
- Cueva del Campo Verde · cave
- Cueva del Inca · cave
- Cueva del Maiz · cave
- Cueva del Señor Martin · cave
- Cuevas Gemelas · cave
- Cuevas de San Juan de la Libertad · cave
- Gruta de Nuevo Oriente · cave
- Pozos de Nueva Holanda · cave
- Tragadero R2D2 · cave
- Tragadero de Nuevo Oriente · cave
- Tragadero de los Ciprés · cave
- Tragadero del Rio de las Tres Naranjas · 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: Utcubamba 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) · Jaén46 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas77 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 18:07).

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 Utcubamba Province

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Bagua Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/bagua-grande/) 727 112 192 

[Cajaruro](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/cajaruro/) 1,799 113 113 

[Cumba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/cumba/) 301 46 40 

[El Milagro](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/el-milagro/) 307 32 21 

[Jamalca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/jamalca/) 350 33 37 

[Lonya Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/lonya-grande/) 364 34 40 

[Yamon](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/yamon/) 136 18 19 

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 Utcubamba Province

Open gazetteers list **336 villages, towns and localities** in Utcubamba Province. The largest with a recorded population: Bagua Grande (20,382), Cajaruro (7,281), Naranjitos (666), Pona Alta (655), Siempre Viva (557) and Nuevo Horizonte (555). Settlements here lie between about 370 m and 2,399 m above sea level (median 1,083 m).

- Acapulco
- Agua Azul
- Aguas Turbias
- Alto Amazonas
- Alto Huarangal
- Alto Mishquiyacu
- Alto Peru
- Alto Perú
- Alto Porvenenir
- Alto San Jose
- Alto Santa Rosa
- Alto Utcubamba
- Angamos
- Arenal
- Aserredero
- Aviación
- Bagua Grande
- Bajo Naranjitos
- Balcon
- Banguar
- Barranco
- Bella Andina
- Belén
- Bodoque
- Buena Vista Baja
- Buenavista
- Buenos Aires
- Cajaruro
- Calabozo
- Calpon
- Campo Alegre
- Cangrejal
- Carachupa
- Carbajales
- Carrizales
- Cavaltí
- Cayalti
- Caymito
- Cequiapampa
- Cerezo
- Cerro Azul
- Challuayaco
- Chaupe
- Chayuyaku
- Choloque
- Coca Enrique
- Collicate
- Coral Quemado
- Corral Quemado
- Cruce Cayaltí
- Cruz Roja
- Cumba
- Cushillo
- Delta
- Diamante Alto
- Diamante Bajo
- Dos Vidas
- Duelac
- El Alicón
- El Aliso
- El Aserradero
- El Balcho
- El Chalaco
- El Chaupe
- El Hebron
- El Laurel
- El Marcal
- El Milagro
- El Nogal
- El Palmo
- El Palto
- El Pintor
- El Porvenir
- El Progreso
- El Rejo
- El Reposo
- El Ron
- El Sauce
- El Tesoro
- El Tigre
- El Triunfo
- El Valor
- El Valor Cruce Cayalti
- El Verde
- Esperanza
- Eucalipto
- Fátima
- Galeras
- Galpón
- Goncha
- Goña
- Gracias A Dios
- Guayacan
- Guayaquil
- Guyuche
- Hualango
- Huamboya
- Huangarilla
- Huanguillo
- Huarangal
- Huarangopampa
- Huillaran
- Huingo
- Ingenio
- Jahuanga
- Jamalca
- Jorobamba
- Jose Olaya
- José Olaya
- Juntas
- La Bocana
- La Caldera
- La Concordia
- La Cruz
- La Esperanza
- La Espranza
- La Flor
- La Florida
- La Huanguera
- La Laguna
- La Libertad
- La Lucma
- La Palma
- La Palma Central
- La Pirca
- La Puntilla
- La Quinua
- La Tabla
- La Tranca
- La Union
- La Unión
- La Versalla
- La Victoria
- La Viña
- La Yunguilla
- Laguna Del Pato
- Laguna El Pato
- Las Ineas
- Las Lagunas
- Las Mercedes
- Las Mercedes / Soplon
- Las Naranjas
- Las Pircas
- Las Piñas
- Las Tres Marías
- Limoncillo
- Limones
- Limonyacu
- Limón Grande
- Limón Yacu
- Lirio de los Valles
- Lluhuana
- Llunchicate
- Lonya Grande
- Los Angeles
- Los Libertadores
- Los Patos
- Los Pinos
- Los Puquios
- Madre de Dios
- Magunchal
- Manantial
- Mandingas Alto
- Mandingas Bajo
- Marcal
- Mañumal
- Miguel Grau
- Milagro
- Milagro Santa Rosa
- Miraflores
- Miraflores de Buena Vista
- Mishquiyacu
- Misquiyacu Alto
- Misquiyacu Bajo
- Monte Libre
- Monte de los Olivos
- Monterrico
- Morerilla
- Morerilla Alta
- Morropon
- Morropón
- Naranjitos
- Naranjitos Alto
- Naranjos
- Naranjos Alto
- Naranjos Bajo
- Niño Pobre
- Nueva Alianza
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Independencia
- Nueva York
- Nueva Zelandia
- Nuevo Amazonas
- Nuevo Belen
- Nuevo Cangrejal
- Nuevo Chiclayo
- Nuevo Cutervo
- Nuevo Eden
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Nuevo Horizonte Bajo
- Nuevo Independencia
- Nuevo Mundo
- Nuevo Oriente
- Nuevo Paraiso
- Nuevo Piura
- Nuevo Retiro
- Nuevo Santa Rosa
- Nuevo Triunfo
- Nuñajalca
- Nuñatemple
- Octucho
- Ortiz Arrieta
- Ortíz Arrieta
- Palma Central
- Palogrande
- Pampa El Marco
- Pan de Azucar
- Panamá
- Pangamito
- Papaya Alta
- Papaya Alta/aviacion
- Papaya Baja
- Papaya Medio
- Paraíso
- Perlamayo
- Peña Blanca
- Piatana
- Pillunlla
- Pillunya
- Playa Grande
- Playa Hermosa
- Polocate
- Poma Rosa
- Pona Alta
- Portachuelo
- Portachuelo de Siempre Viva
- Porvenir
- Potrerillo
- Progreso San Antonio
- Prosocho
- Pucallpa
- Pueblo Libre
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puente Versalla
- Puerto Chorro
- Puerto El Sauce
- Puerto Malleta
- Puerto Mishquiyacu
- Puerto Motupe
- Puerto Naranjitos
- Puerto Nuevo
- Puerto San Juan
- Pururco
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada Seca Alta
- Queromarca
- Quintaleros
- Ramon Castilla
- Reposo
- Roblepampa
- Rodriguez Tafur
- Ron Chico
- Sachapoyas
- Salado
- San Antonio
- San Cristobal
- San Felipe
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San Jose Alto
- San Jose Bajo
- San José
- San Juan
- San Juan de Chota
- San Juan de La Libertad
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis
- San Martin
- San Martin de Porras
- San Martin de Porres
- San Martín
- San Miguel
- San Pedrillo
- San Pedro
- San Ramon
- San Valentín
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz de Buena Vista
- Santa Cruz de Morochal
- Santa Elena
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Maria
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa de Pagpa
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Tomas
- Seda Flor
- Sedaflor
- Señor de los Milagros
- Shirumbache
- Shuape
- Siempre Viva
- Sinai
- Suiza
- Sulsa
- Tabacales
- Tactago
- Tambolic
- Tanchojalca
- Tierra Prometida
- Tomocho
- Trapichillo
- Tres Marías
- Trigopampa
- Triunfo de los Arrayanes
- Triángulo
- Venceremos
- Vertiente
- Victor Raul
- Villa Hermosa
- Vista Alegre
- Vista Alegre de Cumba
- Vista Florida
- Vista Hermosa
- Yamón
- Yunchicate
- Yungasuyo
- Yungasyo
- Yungay
- Zapatalgo
- Zapote
- Ñunya Jalca
- Ñuñayjalca
- ñunya Temple

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 Utcubamba Province

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

### Water

68 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Aguablanca
- Quebrada Aguaturbia
- Quebrada Arenal
- Quebrada Bolchán
- Quebrada Cangasa
- Quebrada Caymito
- Quebrada Chaquis
- Quebrada Chunamal
- Quebrada Chunguina
- Quebrada Cocahuayco
- Quebrada Collitón
- Quebrada Corralitos
- Quebrada Cushilla
- Quebrada El Pintor
- Quebrada El Pugo
- Quebrada Goña
- Quebrada Higuerón
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada Hondocó
- Quebrada Huamboya
- Quebrada Huarango Pampa
- Quebrada Huayro
- Quebrada Huayruro
- Quebrada Jahuanga

…and 44 more.

### Hills and mountains

29 mountains; 5 hills.

- Cerro Altos de Pururco · 2,927 m
- Cerro El Bosque · 2,420 m
- Cerro Tambolic · 2,411 m
- Cerro San Miguel · 2,298 m
- Cerro Chonta · 2,205 m
- Cerro Las Torres · 2,197 m
- Cerro El Alicón · 1,918 m
- Cerro El Punto · 1,877 m
- Cerro Buenos Aires · 1,792 m
- Cerro Balcho · 1,664 m
- Cerro Pangamito · 1,662 m
- Cerro Shuito · 1,527 m
- Cerro Las Pircas · 1,417 m
- Cerro Monte Libre · 1,398 m
- Cerro Penca Méjico · 1,189 m
- Cerro La Puerta · 1,157 m
- Cerro Paredones · 1,154 m
- Cerro Portachuelo · 1,024 m
- Loma Engañadora · 948 m
- Cerro Infiernillo · 886 m
- Cerro La Cruz · 833 m
- Cerro Portachuelo · 759 m
- Cerro La Huanguera · 745 m
- Cerro Capita · 736 m

…and 10 more.

### Getting around

5 bridges.

- Puente Cajaruro
- Puente Magunchal
- Puente Nuña
- Puente Palagues
- Puente Santa Elena

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 Utcubamba Province and the best time to visit

In Utcubamba Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jun (16 °C). About 479 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (69 mm) and the driest Aug (10 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 17 66 

Feb 17 58 

Mar 17 69 

Apr 17 58 

May 17 28 

Jun 16 16 

Jul 16 13 

Aug 17 10 

Sep 18 21 

Oct 18 39 

Nov 18 50 

Dec 17 51 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Utcubamba Province

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

- Hospitals6
- Banks4
- Petrol pumps8
- Hotels20
- Shopping malls1
- Schools377
- Colleges and universities5
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants30
- Police stations8
- Dental clinics2

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 Utcubamba Province?In Amazonas Department, Peru
- What borders Utcubamba Province?Bagua Province, Bongara Province, Chota Province, Condorcanqui Province, Cutervo Province, Jaen Province and Luya Province
- What is there to see in Utcubamba Province?Caverna de San Juan, Cordillera de Colán National Sanctuary, Cueva 4 de la Laguna del Pato, Cueva Grande de las Tres Naranjas
- What time zone is Utcubamba Province in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Utcubamba Province?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Utcubamba Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Utcubamba Province?336 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Utcubamba Province?Settlements lie between 370 m and 2,399 m
- What is the highest point in Utcubamba Province?Cerro Altos de Pururco (2,927 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Utcubamba Province?January to December
- How many hospitals are in Utcubamba Province?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Utcubamba Province?4 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Utcubamba Province?8 mapped
- What is the P-code of Utcubamba Province?PE0107 (OCHA common operational dataset)