# Yamon District, Utcubamba Province, Amazonas Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/yamon/ District · Utcubamba Province # Yamon Yamon is a district of Peru in Utcubamba Province, Amazonas Department. It covers **136.0 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 136km² - 19mapped services - 1,548 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yamon? Yamon lies in [Utcubamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/), [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Bagua Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/bagua-grande/), [Cujillo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/cujillo/), [Cumba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/cumba/), [Lonya Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/lonya-grande/) and [Santo Tomas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santo-tomas/). By area it is the 1195th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.4% of [Utcubamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/utcubamba/). The centre of Yamon is about 691 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.0078° S, 78.5260° 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 Yamon OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Yamon: 2 attractions; 2 caves. - Pinturas Rupestres de Yamon · attraction - Pinturas Rupestres de Yamón · attraction - Gruta de Nuevo Oriente · cave - Tragadero de Nuevo Oriente · cave ### Nearby, outside Yamon - Cueva Grande de las Tres Naranjas · cave, Bagua Grande11 km - Tragadero de los Ciprés · cave, Bagua Grande11 km - Tragadero del Rio de las Tres Naranjas · cave, Bagua Grande11 km - Cueva de la Palmera · cave, Bagua Grande11 km - Cueva de San José · cave, Bagua Grande11 km - Cueva del Maiz · cave, Bagua Grande12 km - Cueva del Campo Verde · cave, Bagua Grande12 km - Tragadero R2D2 · cave, Bagua Grande13 km - Cueva de la Lechuza · cave, Bagua Grande13 km - Cueva del Inca · cave, Bagua Grande14 km - Cueva de la Perla · cave, Bagua Grande14 km - Pozos de Nueva Holanda · cave, Bagua Grande14 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: Yamon - 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) · Jaén54 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 06:20, 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. ## Villages and localities in Yamon Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Yamon. The largest with a recorded population: Yamón (148). Settlements here lie between about 1,039 m and 1,815 m above sea level (median 1,548 m). - Buenos Aires - Carrizales - El Palto - Huamboya - La Libertad - Nueva York - Nuevo Amazonas - Nuevo Oriente - Ortiz Arrieta - Perlamayo - Pueblo Nuevo - Puerto Malleta - San Ramon - Tierra Prometida - Trigopampa - Villa Hermosa - Vista Alegre - Yamón 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 Yamon Named natural and historic features inside Yamon, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada Pirca 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 Yamon and the best time to visit Using the climate of Utcubamba Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jun (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 465 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 14 66 Feb 14 58 Mar 14 69 Apr 14 58 May 14 28 Jun 13 16 Jul 13 13 Aug 14 10 Sep 15 21 Oct 15 39 Nov 15 50 Dec 14 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yamon Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Policlinico VIDAL · Bagua Grande 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.75593&mlon=-78.44192#map=17/-5.75593/-78.44192) Bank Banco de la Nación · Bagua Grande 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.75786&mlon=-78.44082#map=17/-5.75786/-78.44082) Petrol pump PetroPerú · Bagua Grande 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.76906&mlon=-78.42016#map=17/-5.76906/-78.42016) Hotel Amach Hotel · Bagua Grande 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.75885&mlon=-78.44095#map=17/-5.75885/-78.44095) Mall Centro Comercial Bagua Grande · Bagua Grande 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.75905&mlon=-78.44333#map=17/-5.75905/-78.44333) School Institución Educativa No. 17248 · Yamon 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.01138&mlon=-78.53990#map=17/-6.01138/-78.53990) College Instituto Privado Celendin - IPC · La Ramada 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.21155&mlon=-78.53576#map=17/-6.21155/-78.53576) Police station Comisaría PNP Lonya Grande · Lonya Grande 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.09659&mlon=-78.42306#map=17/-6.09659/-78.42306) 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 Yamon Places mapped inside Yamon in open map data, by type. - 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 Utcubamba Province - Bagua Grande - Cajaruro - Cumba - El Milagro - Jamalca - Lonya Grande ## Quick answers - Where is Yamon?In Utcubamba Province, Amazonas Department, Peru - What borders Yamon?Bagua Grande, Cujillo, Cumba, Lonya Grande and Santo Tomas - What is there to see in Yamon?Gruta de Nuevo Oriente, Pinturas Rupestres de Yamon, Pinturas Rupestres de Yamón, Tragadero de Nuevo Oriente - What time zone is Yamon in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yamon?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Yamon?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yamon?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yamon?Settlements lie between 1,039 m and 1,815 m - What is the best time to visit Yamon?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Yamon?Policlinico VIDAL, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yamon?Banco de la Nación, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yamon?PetroPerú, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yamon?PE010707 (OCHA common operational dataset)