# Maynas Province, Loreto Department – Districts, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/

Province · Loreto Department 

# Maynas Province

Maynas Province is a province of Peru in Loreto Department. It covers **76,186.6 km²**. Its main town is Iquitos. It is divided into 11 districts. 754 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1,601 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 76,187km²
- 11districts
- 1,601mapped services

## Where is Maynas Province?

Maynas Province lies in [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other provinces: [Loreto Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/loreto/), [Mariscal Ramon Castilla Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/mariscal-ramon-castilla/), [Putumayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/putumayo/) and [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/). By area it is the largest of 196 provinces in Peru. It covers 20.3% of [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/). The centre of Maynas Province is about 1,090 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 153 km from Iquitos, the main town of Loreto Department. The centre point is at 2.6747° S, 74.1207° 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 Maynas Province

OpenStreetMap lists 33 named sights in Maynas Province: 21 attractions; 5 museums; 3 viewpoints; 1 nature reserve; 1 memorial; 1 zoo; 1 beach.

- Ayapua · museum
- Culturas Indigenas Amazonas · museum
- Museo Etnográfico · museum
- Museo de Barcos Históricos · museum
- Museo de Culturas Indígenas Amazónicas · museum
- Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve · nature reserve
- Playa artificial · beach
- Mirado Comunidad Indeoendencia · viewpoint
- Quistococha · viewpoint
- View on Belen, swamp and river · viewpoint
- Amazon Golden snake · attraction
- Belen Commercial Area · attraction
- Boulevard de Iquitos · attraction
- CREA Amazon rescue center · attraction
- Casa de Fierro · attraction
- Centro de Rescate Amazonico (CREA) · attraction
- El Arbol de La Lupuna · attraction
- Fundo Pedrito · attraction
- Irapay · attraction
- Isla de los Monos · attraction
- Isla de los monos · attraction
- Jungle wolf expeditions · attraction
- Malecon iquitos · attraction
- Park pilpintuasi · attraction
- Pilpintuwasi · attraction
- Pilpintuwasi butterfly can and wildlife rescue center · attraction
- Port Padre Cocha · attraction
- Puerto Bellavista Nanay · attraction
- Quebrada del amor · attraction
- Rainforest awareness rescue center · attraction

…and 3 more.

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: Maynas 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

- Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) · Iquitos153 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:43) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 05:57, sunset around 17:55).

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 Maynas Province

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Alto Nanay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/alto-nanay/) 14,563 50 20 

[Belen](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/belen/) 653 65 137 

[Fernando Lores](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/fernando-lores/) 4,568 158 123 

[Indiana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/indiana/) 3,366 76 67 

[Iquitos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/iquitos/) 367 23 634 

[Las Amazonas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/las-amazonas/) 6,721 92 66 

[Mazan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/mazan/) 10,054 89 86 

[Napo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/napo/) 24,172 130 88 

[Punchana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/punchana/) 1,603 62 135 

[San Juan Bautista](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/san-juan-bautista/) 3,201 96 221 

[Torres Causana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/torres-causana/) 6,920 39 24 

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 Maynas Province

Open gazetteers list **754 villages, towns and localities** in Maynas Province. The largest with a recorded population: Iquitos (377,609), San Juan (78,153), Belen (57,824), Francisco de Orellana (924), Zúngaro Cocha (841) and Varillal (818). Settlements here lie between about 73 m and 251 m above sea level (median 101 m).

- 1 de Enero
- 10 de Octubre I Zona
- 10 de Octubre Ii Zona
- 11 de Agosto
- 11 de Diciembre
- 11 de Noviembre
- 12 de Abril
- 12 de Diciembre
- 12 de Octubre
- 13 de febrero
- 14 de Julio
- 15 de Abril
- 18 de Febrero
- 2 de Mayo de Muyuy
- 200 Millas
- 22 de Noviembre
- 23 de Febrero
- 24 de Junio
- 24 de Octubre
- 25 de Enero
- 28 de Enero
- 28 de Julio
- 28 de Octubre
- 3 de Mayo
- 3 de Octubre
- 4 de Abril
- 5 de Junio
- 7 de Julio
- 7 de Junio
- 8 de Diciembre
- 8 de Mayo
- 8 de Octubre
- 8 de Setiembre
- 9 de Diciembre
- Agrario de Shimbillo
- Aguas Negras
- Agusto Salazar Bondi
- Albarenga
- Albergue
- Alfonso Ugarte
- Algodonal
- Alianza
- Almirante Guise
- Almirante Miguel Grau
- Angel Cardenas
- Anguilla
- Antioquia
- Antonio Scavino
- Apayacu
- Arabela
- Arcadia
- Arenal
- Arica
- Armausa
- Asentamiento Humano Nuestra Señora de la Salud
- Astoria
- Atun Cocha
- Atún Quebrada
- Auca Cocha
- Auca Poza
- Aucayo
- Augusto
- Augusto Freyre
- Augusto Salazar Bondy
- Aushiri
- Ayacucho
- Ayacucho Tipishca
- Ayzana
- Bagazan
- Bandeja Isla
- Barrio Florida
- Barrio Florido
- Belen
- Bellavista
- Bellavista Nanay
- Bello Horizonte
- Belén
- Belén de Judá
- Berlin
- Boca del Curaray
- Bolivar
- Boqueroy
- Bota de Oro
- Buena Esperanza
- Buena Vista
- Buenas Nuevas
- Buenavista
- Buenos Aires
- Caballocochillo
- Cabo López
- Cabo Pantoja
- Cahuide
- Calzón Urco
- Camaleon Isla
- Campamento Piraña
- Campo Serio
- Camunguy
- Canaan
- Canada
- Canal Pinto
- Canta Gallo
- Canton
- Cantón
- Capironal
- Carococha
- Castaña
- Cañaveral
- Cedro Isla
- Centro America
- Centro América
- Centro Arenal
- Centro Basilio
- Centro Fuerte
- Centro Industrial
- Centro Mazana I Zona
- Centro Mazana Ii Zona
- Centro Poblado Menor de Yanashi
- Centro Unido
- Centro Union Lupuna
- Centro Union Paraiso
- Centro Yacapana
- Cerro de Pasco
- Chambiral
- Chavín
- Chingana
- Chispa de Oro
- Cocha Yuriquian
- Collpa
- Colonia
- Comandancia
- Comunidad San Martín
- Comunidad San Vincente
- Comunidad Sucusari
- Concordia
- Constancia
- Constantinopla
- Contamanillo
- Copal Urco
- Copal Yacu
- Copalillo
- Corazon de Jesus
- Corococha
- Costanera
- Creación 2000
- Cruz Plata
- Cruz de Plata
- Cruz del Sur
- Curaray
- Cusco
- Cuzco
- Diamante Azul
- Diamante Y 7 de Junio
- Dos Fronteras
- Dos Unidos
- Dos de Mayo
- El Charo
- El Chino
- El Dorado
- El Huambre
- El Milagro
- El Paujil
- El Pedregal
- El Salvador
- El Varillal
- Esperanza
- Estiron de Santa Maria
- Ex Petroleros
- Ex Petroleros II Zona
- Filadelfia
- Flor de Agosto
- Flor de Coco
- Flor del Oriente
- Florida
- Fomento
- Fortaleza
- Francisco Morales Bermudez
- Francisco de Orellana
- Fray Martin
- Fray Martín
- Fundo Soledad
- Fátima
- Gabriela Núñez
- Gallito
- Gamitana Cocha
- General Merino
- Gran Peru
- Grau Pampa Hermosa
- Guajoya
- Habana
- Hipolito Unanue
- Horizonte
- Horizonte II Zona
- Huacamayo
- Huaman Urco
- Huanana
- Huascar
- Huaturi
- Huaturia
- Huaysi
- Huevo Bellavista
- Huiririma
- Huitotos de Fortaleza
- Huitotos de Negro Urco
- Humandi
- Icahuate
- Independencia
- Independiente
- Indiana
- Ingano Llacta
- Iquique
- Iquitos
- Irlanda
- Isla Inayuga
- Isla Iquitos
- Isla Tamanco
- Isla de Fatima
- Islandia
- Israel
- Jaldar
- Jerusalem
- Jorge Chavez
- Jose Carlos Mariategui
- Jose Sichar Valdez
- José Abelardo Quiñones
- José Carlos Mariategui
- Juan Velasco Alvarado
- Juan Velazco Alvarado
- Juancho Playa
- Junventud Yarina
- Justicia
- Justicia I Zona
- Justicia Ii Zona
- Juventud Yarina
- Kichwa de Argentina
- Kichwa de San Fernando Segunda Etapa
- La Mahua
- Lagarto Cocha
- Lago Yurac Yacu
- Lagunas
- Las Palmas
- Las Palmeras
- Leon Isla
- Libertad
- Libertad Agraria
- Libertad Vainilla
- Limón
- Llachapa
- Llanchama
- Lobo
- Loboyacu
- Lontananza
- Los Cedros
- Los Delfines
- Lucero pata
- Lucho Luchin
- Lupuna
- Lupuna I Zona
- Lupuna II Zona
- Lupunillo
- Luz de Oriente
- Magdalena
- Manacamiri
- Manco Capac
- Mango
- Mangua
- Maniti
- Maniti I Zona
- Maniti II Zona
- Manos del Tipishca
- Maravilla
- Marina
- Marupa
- Maynas
- Mazanillo
- Mazán
- Meliton Carbajal
- Milagros
- Minchana
- Miraflores
- Mishana
- Mohena Caño
- Momoncillo
- Monte Calvario
- Monte Carmelo
- Monte Sinai
- Monte Verde
- Monterrico Angoteros
- Monteverde
- Moralillo
- Moron Isla
- Morupa
- Mucha Vista
- Muchavista
- Munich
- Muyuy
- Muyuysillo
- Nanay
- Naranjal
- Nashiño
- Nazareth
- Nazaria
- Nazarillo
- Negro Urco
- Nepcano
- Nina Yacu
- Ninarumi
- Nueva Almendra
- Nueva Amazonia
- Nueva Arequipa
- Nueva Argelia
- Nueva Chambira
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Esperanza de Atun Caño
- Nueva Florencia
- Nueva Floresta
- Nueva Florida
- Nueva Holanda
- Nueva Jerusalen
- Nueva Libertad
- Nueva Palestina
- Nueva Primavera
- Nueva Santa Eloísa
- Nueva Tipishca
- Nueva Union
- Nueva Union del Boyador
- Nueva Vida
- Nueva Villa Belén
- Nueva Yarina Quebrada de Copalyaco
- Nueva York
- Nuevavista
- Nueve de Diciembre
- Nuevo Amazonas
- Nuevo Amor Fino
- Nuevo Antioquia
- Nuevo Arequipa
- Nuevo Atalaya
- Nuevo Belén
- Nuevo Berlin
- Nuevo Berlín
- Nuevo Cajamarca
- Nuevo Campeón
- Nuevo Canton
- Nuevo Defensor
- Nuevo Eden
- Nuevo Edén
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Nuevo Humaral
- Nuevo Israel
- Nuevo Jerusalen
- Nuevo Junin
- Nuevo Lamas
- Nuevo Leguízamo
- Nuevo Libertad
- Nuevo Libertador
- Nuevo Lomas
- Nuevo Loreto
- Nuevo Mamallasta
- Nuevo Milagro
- Nuevo Miraflores
- Nuevo Oriente
- Nuevo Paraiso
- Nuevo Peru
- Nuevo Portal
- Nuevo Porvenir
- Nuevo Porvenir Inayuga
- Nuevo Progreso
- Nuevo San Antonio
- Nuevo San Antonio de Lancha Poza
- Nuevo San Jose
- Nuevo San Juan
- Nuevo San Juan de Muyuy
- Nuevo San Juan del Amazonas
- Nuevo San Lorenzo
- Nuevo San Lorenzo de Inayuga
- Nuevo San Martin
- Nuevo San Martín
- Nuevo San Pedro
- Nuevo San Roman
- Nuevo San Roque
- Nuevo Sinai
- Nuevo Tacna
- Nuevo Tarapaca
- Nuevo Tarapacá
- Nuevo Tipishca
- Nuevo Tiwinza
- Nuevo Triunfo
- Nuevo Trujillo
- Nuevo Uchiza
- Nuevo Valentín
- Nuevo Varaderillo
- Nuevo Yarina
- Nuñez Cocha
- Ocho de Mayo
- Omaguas
- Oran
- Oro Blanco
- Orán
- Pachacutec
- Padre Cocha
- Padre Isla I Zona

…and 354 more.

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 Maynas Province

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

### Water

107 rivers and streams; 28 lakes.

- Bufeo
- Cacahuillo
- Caño Shiruy
- Chontaro
- Hondo Cocha
- Lago Llachapa
- Lago Yuracyacu
- Laguna Acasicocha
- Laguna Aguanegra
- Laguna Apayacu
- Laguna Boa
- Laguna Caimito
- Laguna Capirona
- Laguna Cetico
- Laguna Cochabrava
- Laguna Colpayo
- Laguna Corocoro
- Laguna Huachpa
- Laguna Huasca
- Laguna Jatún
- Laguna Quistococha
- Laguna Redondito
- Laguna Shahuinto
- Laguna Shirui

…and 111 more.

### Coast and islands

28 islands.

- Isla Camaleón
- Isla Cantón
- Isla Huanana
- Isla Iquitos
- Isla Lupuna
- Isla Manití
- Isla Marupa
- Isla Morón
- Isla Muyuy
- Isla Nazaria
- Isla Oran
- Isla Padre
- Isla Paiche Playa
- Isla Payorote
- Isla Pucallpa
- Isla Sapo Playa
- Isla Supay
- Isla Tamanco
- Isla Tarapoto
- Isla Timarehua
- Isla Timareo
- Isla Timicurillo
- Isla Timicuro
- Isla Yanamono

…and 4 more.

### Forests and nature

2 parks.

- Brother's Island Park
- Parque Turístico de Quistococha

### History

1 fort.

- Fuerte Arica

### Getting around

2 ports; 1 airport.

- Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport
- Iquitos
- Puerto de Belén

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 Maynas Province and the best time to visit

In Maynas Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 2,997 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (342 mm) and the driest Aug (181 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 257 

Feb 26 221 

Mar 25 342 

Apr 25 296 

May 25 284 

Jun 25 243 

Jul 25 202 

Aug 25 181 

Sep 25 187 

Oct 25 261 

Nov 25 255 

Dec 25 270 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Maynas Province

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

- Hospitals46
- Banks21
- ATMs4
- Petrol pumps26
- Hotels178
- Shopping malls12
- Schools820
- Colleges and universities39
- Cinemas4
- Pharmacies16
- Restaurants359
- Police stations28
- Dental clinics48

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 Maynas Province?In Loreto Department, Peru
- What borders Maynas Province?Loreto Province, Mariscal Ramon Castilla Province, Putumayo Province and Requena Province
- What is there to see in Maynas Province?Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, Amazon Golden snake, Ayapua, Belen Commercial Area
- What time zone is Maynas Province in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Maynas Province?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Maynas Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Maynas Province?754 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Maynas Province?Settlements lie between 73 m and 251 m
- How many hospitals are in Maynas Province?46 mapped
- How many banks are in Maynas Province?21 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Maynas Province?4 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Maynas Province?26 mapped
- What is the P-code of Maynas Province?PE1601 (OCHA common operational dataset)