# Leoncio Prado Province, Huanuco Department – Districts

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/

Province · Huanuco Department 

# Leoncio Prado Province

Leoncio Prado Province is a province of Peru in Huanuco Department. It covers **4,908.4 km²**. It is divided into 10 districts. 292 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 486 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,908km²
- 10districts
- 486mapped services

## Where is Leoncio Prado Province?

Leoncio Prado Province lies in [Huanuco Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 11 other provinces: [Bellavista Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/bellavista/), [Dos de Mayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/dos-de-mayo/), [Huacaybamba Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huacaybamba/), [Huamalies Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/), [Huanuco Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huanuco/), [Marañon Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/maranon/), [Pachitea Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/pachitea/), [Padre Abad Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/padre-abad/), [Puerto Inca Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/puerto-inca/), [Tocache Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/tocache/) and [Ucayali Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/ucayali/). By area it is the 61st largest of 196 provinces in Peru. It covers 13.1% of [Huanuco Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/). The centre of Leoncio Prado Province is about 359 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 109 km from Huánuco, the main town of Huanuco Department. The centre point is at 8.9614° S, 76.0617° 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 Leoncio Prado Province

OpenStreetMap lists 18 named sights in Leoncio Prado Province: 8 waterfalls; 7 attractions; 1 memorial; 1 national park; 1 viewpoint.

- Balneario El Lavadero · waterfall
- Catarata Gloripata · waterfall
- Catarata Honolulo · waterfall
- Catarata Las Golondrinas · waterfall
- Catarata Santa Carmen · waterfall
- Catarata Sol Naciente · waterfall
- Catarata Velo de las Ninfas · waterfall
- Catarata Velo de los Ninfas · waterfall
- Tingo Maria National Park · national park
- Mirador Jacintillo · viewpoint
- Aguas Sulfurosas · attraction
- Cueva de las Lechuzas · attraction
- Cueva de las Pavas · attraction
- Cueva de las virgenes · attraction
- Cueva de los Tambos · attraction
- Jardín Botanico · attraction
- Puesto de control Catarata Gloriapata · attraction
- Placa Conmemorativa a los Campesinos · memorial

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: Leoncio Prado 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

- Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · Huánuco103 km
- Cap FAP David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) · Pucallpa176 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:40) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:52).

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 Leoncio Prado Province

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Castillo Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/castillo-grande/) 105 15 39 

[Daniel Alomia Robles](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/daniel-alomia-robles/) 702 50 41 

[Hermilio Valdizan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/hermilio-valdizan/) 122 15 11 

[Jose Crespo y Castillo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/jose-crespo-y-castillo/) 1,498 61 57 

[Luyando](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/luyando/) 111 21 23 

[Mariano Damaso Beraun](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/mariano-damaso-beraun/) 745 66 66 

[Pucayacu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/pucayacu/) 761 17 13 

[Pueblo Nuevo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/pueblo-nuevo/) 320 22 15 

[Rupa-Rupa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/rupa-rupa/) 264 24 210 

[Santo Domingo de Anda](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/leoncio-prado/santo-domingo-de-anda/) 281 13 11 

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 Leoncio Prado Province

Open gazetteers list **292 villages, towns and localities** in Leoncio Prado Province. The largest with a recorded population: Tingo María (53,177), Castillo Grande (12,438), Pucayacu (776), Cayumba (733), Santa Lucía (543) and Pacae (483). Settlements here lie between about 539 m and 1,827 m above sea level (median 722 m).

- 1 de Mayo
- 11 de Octubre
- 27 De Mayo
- 7 de Mayo
- 9 De Octubre
- Afilador
- Agashyacu
- Alfonso Ugarte
- Almendras
- Alto Alianza de Magdalena
- Alto Belén
- Alto Chimbote
- Alto Cuchara
- Alto Huayhuante
- Alto Marona
- Alto Morona
- Alto Pacae
- Alto Pendencia
- Alto Pucate
- Alto Pucayacu
- Alto San Juan de Tulumayo
- Alto Victoria
- Anda
- Andrés Avelino Hidalgo Mori
- Angashyacu
- Antonio Mansilla
- Antonio Raimondi
- Arabe
- Arias
- Arica
- Aserradero
- Asociation de Vivendia Buenos Aires
- Asociation de Vivienda Las Orquideas
- Asunción
- Atahualpa
- Aucayacu
- Azul Magdalena
- Bajo Chimbote
- Bajo Huayhuante
- Bajo Marona
- Bajo Pacae
- Bambu de Magdalena
- Bartolomé Herrera
- Bejucal
- Bella
- Bella Alta
- Belén
- Bolaina
- Bolognesi
- Brisas Del Huagalla
- Buenos Aires
- Cachiyacu
- Cafe del Perú
- Cafesa
- Caimito
- Camote
- Campo Grande
- Capitan Zoto
- Capitán Marino Bustamante
- Capitán Miguel Arellano
- Cargatambo
- Caserio Flor de Café
- Castillo Grande
- Caymito
- Cayumba
- Cecilia
- Cerro Azul
- Cesina
- Chalpon
- Chapajilla
- Chilcamayo
- Chincamayo
- Chipaquillo
- Chontaplaya
- Chontaplaya San José
- Chontayacu
- Clorinda Matos de Turner
- Clorinda Matto De Turner
- Cora Cora
- Corazon De Jesus
- Corvina
- Cotominillo
- Cotomonillo
- Cristo Rey
- Cueva De Las Pavas
- Cueva Grande
- Daniel Alomias Robles
- Diego Ferré
- El Arabe
- El Encanto
- El Encanto del Salvador
- El Papayal
- El Puerto
- El Triunfo
- Enrique Varela
- Felipe Contreras
- Felipe Pinglo Alva
- Flor de Umari
- Flores de Belén
- Florida
- Francisco Herrera
- Fray Martin
- Fuente de Vida
- Gervacio Santillana
- Gossen
- Hermilio Valdizán
- Honolulo
- Huanganapampa
- Huaraz
- Huascar
- Huayhuantillo
- Huayhuente
- Huayna Cápac
- Incahuasi
- Incari
- Inti
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- Jorge Basadre
- Jorge Chávez
- José Bernardo Alcedo
- José Carlos Mariatégui
- José María Ugarteche
- José Olaya
- Juan Santos Atahualpa
- Julio C. Tello
- Julio César Tello
- Km 7
- La Colorada
- La Colpa
- La Curva
- La Esperanza
- La Libertad
- La Roca
- La Rola
- La Unión
- La Victoria
- Las Lomas
- Las Mercedes
- Las Orquideas
- Las Palmas
- Los Angeles
- Los Cedros
- Los Milagros
- Los Olivos
- Los Peregrinos
- Los Triunfadores
- Lota
- Lourdes
- Luyando
- Magdalena
- Manco Capac
- Mantaro
- Manuel Mesones Muro
- Mapresa
- Margarita
- Mariano Melgar
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Marona
- Maronilla
- Meliton Carbajal
- Merced De Locro
- Merced de Lacro
- Mesapata
- Micaela Bastidas
- Milano
- Mishki Punta
- Moena
- Montaña Verde
- Monte de Los Olivos
- Montero
- Monterrey
- Montevideo
- Moyano
- Muyuna de Anda
- Naranjillo
- Nueva America
- Nueva Aspuzana
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Zelandia
- Nuevo Copal
- Nuevo Huayhuante
- Nuevo Milenio
- Nuevo Panao
- Nuevo Paraiso
- Nuevo Progreso
- Pacae
- Palmas
- Pampa Hermosa
- Patchacutec
- Pavayacu
- Pedro Ruiz Gallo
- Pedro Vilca
- Pendencia
- Pendencia Alta
- Pendencia Baja
- Peregrino
- Peregrinos
- Porvenir de Marona
- Pozo Rico
- Primavera
- Pucayacu
- Pueblo Libre
- Pueblo Libre Inti Alto
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puente Piedra
- Puente Prado
- Puerto Alegre
- Puerto Alegre Mohena
- Puerto Manuel Prado
- Puerto Prado
- Pumahuasi
- Quezada
- Ricardo Herrera
- Ricardo Palma
- Rio Tigre
- Río Azul
- Río Barranco
- Río Blanco
- Río Frío
- Río Negro
- Saipai
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Augustin
- San Carlos
- San Cristobal
- San Francisco
- San Gregorio
- San Isidrio
- San Isidro
- San Jorge
- San José
- San José de Pucate
- San Juan
- San Juan de Porvenir
- San Juan deTulumayo
- San Lorenzo de Chincay
- San Martín
- San Martín De Pucate
- San Miguel
- San Miguel de Tulumayo
- San Pablo Alto
- San Pedro
- San Pedro De Pacchaj
- San Pedro de Huayhuante
- San Sebastián
- Sangapilla
- Sanja Seca
- Santa Carman
- Santa Carmen
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Martha
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa De Quesada
- Santa Rosa de Magdalena
- Santa Rosa de Quezada
- Santo Domingo de Anda
- Shapajilla
- Siete de Octubre
- Simón Bolívar
- Sinchi Roca
- Sortilegio
- Sucre
- Supte Chico Alto
- Supte San Jorge
- Suptechico
- Tacna
- Tahuantinsuyo
- Tambillo
- Tambillo Grande
- Teniente Lizandro
- Tingo María
- Topa
- Topa Alta
- Topa Baja
- Tres de Octubre
- Tupac Amaru
- Túpac Amaru
- Túpac Yupanqui
- UTC Bambu
- Unión Libertad
- Venadopampa
- Venenillo
- Victoria
- Vida Nueva
- Villa Cedros
- Villa Rica
- Wilder Miranda
- Wiracocha
- Yacusisa
- Yurimaguas
- Éxito

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 Leoncio Prado Province

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

### Water

24 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Bartolomé Herrera
- Quebrada Chimbote
- Quebrada Chontayacu
- Quebrada Colorado
- Quebrada Consuelo
- Quebrada Cuchara
- Quebrada Las Palmas
- Quebrada Los Cedros
- Quebrada San Carlos Grande
- Quebrada Venenillo
- Quebrada de Cuchara
- Río Anda
- Río Aucayacu
- Río Azul
- Río Camote
- Río Cayumba
- Río Cuchara
- Río Monzón
- Río Pacae
- Río Pendencia
- Río Pucate
- Río Pucayacu
- Río Puente
- Río Sangapilla

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains; 1 peak.

- Cumbres de La Vuelta del Mundo · 2,861 m
- Cerro Tambor · 2,584 m
- Cerro Monte Huayhuán · 2,134 m
- Cerro San Pablo · 2,123 m
- Cerro Moena · 806 m

### Forests and nature

1 park; 1 garden.

- Botanical Garden
- Tingo Maria National Park

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Tingo María Airport

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 Leoncio Prado Province and the best time to visit

In Leoncio Prado Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jun (17 °C). About 1,625 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (215 mm) and the driest Aug (54 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 187 

Feb 18 210 

Mar 18 194 

Apr 18 122 

May 18 117 

Jun 17 75 

Jul 18 64 

Aug 19 54 

Sep 20 74 

Oct 19 136 

Nov 19 178 

Dec 18 215 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Leoncio Prado Province

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

- Hospitals10
- Banks6
- Petrol pumps14
- Hotels57
- Shopping malls3
- Schools263
- Colleges and universities4
- Pharmacies8
- Restaurants101
- Police stations6
- Dental clinics14

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 Leoncio Prado Province?In Huanuco Department, Peru
- What borders Leoncio Prado Province?Bellavista Province, Dos de Mayo Province, Huacaybamba Province, Huamalies Province, Huanuco Province, Marañon Province, Pachitea Province, Padre Abad Province, Puerto Inca Province, Tocache Province and Ucayali Province
- What is there to see in Leoncio Prado Province?Aguas Sulfurosas, Balneario El Lavadero, Catarata Gloripata, Catarata Honolulo
- What time zone is Leoncio Prado Province in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Leoncio Prado Province?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Leoncio Prado Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Leoncio Prado Province?292 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Leoncio Prado Province?Settlements lie between 539 m and 1,827 m
- What is the highest point in Leoncio Prado Province?Cumbres de La Vuelta del Mundo (2,861 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Leoncio Prado Province?May to September
- How many hospitals are in Leoncio Prado Province?10 mapped
- How many banks are in Leoncio Prado Province?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Leoncio Prado Province?14 mapped
- What is the P-code of Leoncio Prado Province?PE1006 (OCHA common operational dataset)