# Santa Cruz District, Alto Amazonas Province, Loreto Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/santa-cruz/ District · Alto Amazonas Province # Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is a district of Peru in Alto Amazonas Province, Loreto Department. It covers **2,271.4 km²**. 35 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 35 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,271km² - 35mapped services - 126 mtypical elevation ## Where is Santa Cruz? Santa Cruz lies in [Alto Amazonas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/), [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Jeberos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/jeberos/), [Lagunas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/lagunas/), [Parinari](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/loreto/parinari/), [Puinahua](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/puinahua/), [Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/teniente-cesar-lopez-rojas/) and [Yurimaguas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/yurimaguas/). By area it is the 92nd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 11.8% of [Alto Amazonas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/). The centre of Santa Cruz is about 724 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.6592° S, 75.7166° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Know before you go: Santa Cruz - 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 - Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas52 km - Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP) · Tarapoto119 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 17:56). 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 Santa Cruz Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Cruz. The largest with a recorded population: Nuevo Portal (51), Islandia (40) and Unión Challuana (34). Settlements here lie between about 119 m and 164 m above sea level (median 126 m). - Angamos - Atahualpa - Bello Horizonte - Cayalti - Huatape - Huatapi - Islandia - Naranjal - Nueva Esperanza de Yurayacu - Nueva Jerusalen - Nueva Vida - Nuevo Paraiso - Nuevo Portal - Nuevo San Juan - Nuevo Triunfo - Pacasmayo - Portal - Progreso - Puerto Adolfo - Rayayacu - San Antonio - San Juan de Shishinahua - San Miguel de Pucate - San Pablo de La Cruz - Santa Anita de Sayaracu - Santa Clara - Santa Cruz - Santa Gema de Yanayaquillo - Santa Rosa de Shishinahua - Seis de Enero - Selva Alegre - Union Campesina - Union Challuana - Unión Challuana - Yahuarhuaca 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 Santa Cruz Named natural and historic features inside Santa Cruz, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Santa Cruz - Río Yuracyacu ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Isla Nuevo Portal 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 Santa Cruz and the best time to visit Using the climate of Alto Amazonas Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (25 °C). About 1,709 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (213 mm) and the driest Aug (63 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 168 Feb 26 151 Mar 26 213 Apr 26 193 May 26 137 Jun 25 112 Jul 26 83 Aug 27 63 Sep 28 101 Oct 27 144 Nov 27 180 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Cruz Need Nearest mapped Distance School Institución Educativa No. 62756 · Santa Cruz 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.71618&mlon=-75.72710#map=17/-5.71618/-75.72710) 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 Santa Cruz Places mapped inside Santa Cruz in open map data, by type. - Schools35 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 Alto Amazonas Province - Balsapuerto - Jeberos - Lagunas - Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas - Yurimaguas ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Cruz?In Alto Amazonas Province, Loreto Department, Peru - What borders Santa Cruz?Jeberos, Lagunas, Parinari, Puinahua, Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas and Yurimaguas - What time zone is Santa Cruz in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Cruz?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Santa Cruz?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Cruz?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Cruz?Settlements lie between 119 m and 164 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Cruz?June to September - What is the P-code of Santa Cruz?PE160210 (OCHA common operational dataset)