# Napo District, Maynas Province, Loreto Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/napo/ District · Maynas Province # Napo Napo is a district of Peru in Maynas Province, Loreto Department. It covers **24,171.9 km²**. 130 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 88 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 24,172km² - 88mapped services - 132 mtypical elevation ## Where is Napo? Napo lies in [Maynas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/), [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Alto Nanay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/alto-nanay/), [Mazan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/mazan/), [Putumayo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/putumayo/putumayo/), [Rosa Panduro](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/putumayo/rosa-panduro/), [Tigre](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/loreto/tigre/) and [Torres Causana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/torres-causana/). By area it is the largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 31.7% of [Maynas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/maynas/). The centre of Napo is about 1,145 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 237 km from Iquitos, the main town of Maynas Province. The centre point is at 2.0496° S, 74.5349° 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: Napo - 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 - Virgilio Barco Vargas (La Chorrera) Airport (LCR) · La Chorrera204 km - Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) · Iquitos236 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 05:58, sunset around 17:58). 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 Napo Open gazetteers list **130 villages, towns and localities** in Napo. The largest with a recorded population: Copal Urco (404), Lagarto Cocha (386), Diamante Azul (319), San Carlos (269), Bellavista (241) and Pucayacu (198). Settlements here lie between about 102 m and 251 m above sea level (median 132 m). - Antioquia - Arabela - Arica - Bandeja Isla - Bellavista - Berlin - Boca del Curaray - Bolivar - Buena Vista - Buenavista - Calzón Urco - Campamento Piraña - Cerro de Pasco - Chambiral - Copal Urco - Copal Yacu - Cruz Plata - Cruz de Plata - Curaray - Diamante Azul - El Pedregal - Esperanza - Flor de Coco - Fortaleza - Fundo Soledad - Huevo Bellavista - Huiririma - Huitotos de Fortaleza - Huitotos de Negro Urco - Icahuate - Isla Inayuga - Kichwa de Argentina - Kichwa de San Fernando Segunda Etapa - Lagarto Cocha - Libertad - Llanchama - Marina - Monteverde - Moron Isla - Mucha Vista - Muchavista - Nashiño - Negro Urco - Nina Yacu - Nueva Almendra - Nueva Argelia - Nueva Chambira - Nueva Florencia - Nueva Floresta - Nueva Florida - Nueva Holanda - Nueva Libertad - Nueva Tipishca - Nueva Union - Nueva Vida - Nueva Yarina Quebrada de Copalyaco - Nuevo Antioquia - Nuevo Cajamarca - Nuevo Defensor - Nuevo Libertad - Nuevo Libertador - Nuevo Porvenir Inayuga - Nuevo San Antonio de Lancha Poza - Nuevo San Jose - Nuevo San Lorenzo de Inayuga - Nuevo San Pedro - Nuevo San Roman - Nuevo San Roque - Nuevo Tipishca - Nuevo Yarina - Paleta - Patria Nueva - Pereira - Primavera - Providencia - Puca Barranca - Pucayacu - Puerto - Puerto Alegre - Puerto Arica - Puerto Aurora - Puerto Carmen - Puerto Cárdenas - Puerto Huaman - Puerto Vencedor - Rango Isla - Rioja - Rumitumi - San Carlos - San Felipe - San Fernando - San Fernendo - San Francisco de Pinsha - San Jorge - San Juan de Yanayacu - San Lorenzo - San Luis - San Luis de Tacsha Curaray - San Pablo - San Pedro - San Rafael - San Ramón - San Roque - Santa Clotilde - Santa Elena - Santa Elisa - Santa Felicia - Santa Maria de Loreto - Santa Rosa - Santa Teresa - Santa Victoria - Santamaria - Sargento Lores - Shapajal - Soledad - Sumac Allpa - Sumallpa - Sunullacta - Tambo - Tambo Jiménez - Tarapoto - Tarqui - Tutapisco - Tutapishco - Urbina - Vencedores de Vista Alegre - Vencedores de Zapote - Vidal - Vista Hermosa - Zapote 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 Napo Named natural and historic features inside Napo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 28 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Laguna Boa - Laguna Huachpa - Morón Cocha - Quebrada Adriano - Quebrada Alemán - Quebrada Lobillo - Quebrada Lobo - Quebrada Muiriruma - Quebrada Remo - Quebrada Rumiyacu - Quebrada Tarapoto - Quebrada Yanayacu - Quebrada Yanayacu - Quebrada Yanayacu - Quebrada Yuracyacu - Río Arabela - Río Arabela - Río Curaray - Río Curi-yacu - Río Loro - Río Nashiño - Río Pucará - Río Rumiyacu - Río Tacsha Curaray …and 7 more. ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Isla Morón - Isla Supay ### History 1 fort. - Fuerte Arica 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 Napo and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Napo Need Nearest mapped Distance School Institución Educativa No. 60328 · Torres Causana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.96138&mlon=-74.55439#map=17/-1.96138/-74.55439) 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 Napo Places mapped inside Napo in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools86 - Police stations1 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 Maynas Province - Alto Nanay - Belen - Fernando Lores - Indiana - Iquitos - Las Amazonas - Mazan - Punchana - San Juan Bautista - Torres Causana ## Quick answers - Where is Napo?In Maynas Province, Loreto Department, Peru - What borders Napo?Alto Nanay, Mazan, Putumayo, Rosa Panduro, Tigre and Torres Causana - What time zone is Napo in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Napo?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Napo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Napo?130 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Napo?Settlements lie between 102 m and 251 m - How many hospitals are in Napo?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Napo?PE160107 (OCHA common operational dataset)