# Yaguas District, Putumayo Province, Loreto Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/putumayo/yaguas/ District · Putumayo Province # Yaguas Yaguas is a district of Peru in Putumayo Province, Loreto Department. It covers **17,961.2 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17,961km² - 13mapped services - 100 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yaguas? Yaguas lies in [Putumayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/putumayo/), [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Pebas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/mariscal-ramon-castilla/pebas/), [Putumayo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/putumayo/putumayo/), [Ramon Castilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/mariscal-ramon-castilla/ramon-castilla/) and [San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/mariscal-ramon-castilla/san-pablo/). By area it is the 5th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 39.2% of [Putumayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/putumayo/). The centre of Yaguas is about 1,216 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 179 km from San Antonio del Estrecho, the main town of Putumayo Province. The centre point is at 2.8159° S, 71.1009° 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 Yaguas OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Yaguas: 2 beachs; 1 national park. - Yaguas National Park · national park - Isla Bellavista · beach - Isla Limon · beach 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: Yaguas - 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 - Tarapacá Airport (TCD) · Tarapacá150 km - Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) · Leticia200 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 05:45, sunset around 17:43). 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 Yaguas Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Yaguas. The largest with a recorded population: Huapapa (213), El Alamo (208), Primavera (105) and Corbata (44). Settlements here lie between about 74 m and 145 m above sea level (median 100 m). - Corbata - Curinga - El Alamo - Fonseca - Huapapa - Huaura - Primavera - Puerto - Puerto Franco - Puerto Nuevo - Puerto San Agustín - Puesto Franco - Puesto Pipa - Remanso - San Martin - San Salvador - Santa Catalina - Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa de Cauchillo - Santa Sofía - Soledad - Supe - Tambo Hirinajarin - Tambo Salvador - Tambo Yaguas - Tres Esquinas 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 Yaguas Named natural and historic features inside Yaguas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 24 rivers and streams; 13 lakes. - Laguna Agua Blanca - Laguna Ambrosio - Laguna Chicle - Laguna Grau - Laguna Haupapillo - Laguna Huapapa - Laguna Mirichi - Laguna Redondo - Laguna Salazar - Laguna Setico - Laguna Shapaja - Laguna Tirante - Laguna Yarina - Quebrada Agua Negra - Quebrada Arapari - Quebrada Esperanza - Quebrada Inirini - Quebrada José Pardo - Quebrada Luciano - Quebrada Montefalco - Quebrada Nebulosa - Quebrada Orbigo - Quebrada Orimán - Quebrada Sahagún …and 13 more. ### Coast and islands 14 islands. - Isla Alegría - Isla En perú - Isla Limón - Isla Muraton - Isla Palmera - Isla Palometa - Isla Porvenir - Isla Putumayo - Isla San Salvador - Isla Talmayo - Isla Tipisca - Isla Topachico - Isla Tres Esquinas - Isla Ventura 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 Yaguas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Putumayo Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 2,861 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (318 mm) and the driest Sep (184 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 25 221 Feb 26 206 Mar 25 318 Apr 25 287 May 25 279 Jun 25 251 Jul 25 221 Aug 25 190 Sep 25 184 Oct 25 235 Nov 25 223 Dec 25 246 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Yaguas Places mapped inside Yaguas in open map data, by type. - Schools13 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 Putumayo Province - Putumayo - Rosa Panduro - Teniente Manuel Clavero ## Quick answers - Where is Yaguas?In Putumayo Province, Loreto Department, Peru - What borders Yaguas?Pebas, Putumayo, Ramon Castilla and San Pablo - What is there to see in Yaguas?Isla Bellavista, Isla Limon, Yaguas National Park - What time zone is Yaguas in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yaguas?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Yaguas?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yaguas?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yaguas?Settlements lie between 74 m and 145 m - What is the P-code of Yaguas?PE160804 (OCHA common operational dataset)