# Capelo District, Requena Province, Loreto Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/capelo/

District · Requena Province 

# Capelo

Capelo is a district of Peru in Requena Province, Loreto Department. It covers **801.1 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 801km²
- 12mapped services
- 105 mtypical elevation

## Where is Capelo?

Capelo lies in [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/), [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Emilio San Martin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/emilio-san-martin/), [Puinahua](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/puinahua/), [Requena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/requena/) and [Tapiche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/tapiche/). By area it is the 286th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 1.6% of [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/). The centre of Capelo is about 805 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.3787° S, 74.1667° 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: Capelo

- 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) · Iquitos201 km
- Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas223 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:38) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:02, sunset around 17:51).

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 Capelo

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Capelo. Settlements here lie between about 103 m and 108 m above sea level (median 105 m).

- Cahuacuri
- Cajamarca
- Flor de Punga
- Florida
- Huatape
- Huatapi
- Leoncio Prado
- Milan
- Nueva Buena Vista
- Nueva Era
- Nuevo Bagazan
- Nuevo Iquitos
- Nuevo Los Angeles
- Nuevo Requena
- Nuevo Zapote
- Pintullacta
- San Pedro
- 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).

## Weather in Capelo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Requena Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (25 °C). About 1,941 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (235 mm) and the driest Aug (75 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 26 210 

Feb 26 189 

Mar 26 235 

Apr 25 211 

May 25 151 

Jun 25 108 

Jul 25 82 

Aug 26 75 

Sep 26 116 

Oct 26 166 

Nov 26 184 

Dec 26 214 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Capelo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Tapiche Jungle Lodge · Tapiche 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.63989&mlon=-73.98489#map=17/-5.63989/-73.98489) 

School Institución Educativa No. 601543 · Capelo 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.36460&mlon=-74.15150#map=17/-5.36460/-74.15150) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Flor de Punga · Capelo 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.40532&mlon=-74.15808#map=17/-5.40532/-74.15808) 

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 Capelo

Places mapped inside Capelo in open map data, by type.

- Schools11
- 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 Requena Province

- Alto Tapiche
- Emilio San Martin
- Jenaro Herrera
- Maquia
- Puinahua
- Requena
- Saquena
- Soplin
- Tapiche
- Yaquerana

## Quick answers

- Where is Capelo?In Requena Province, Loreto Department, Peru
- What borders Capelo?Emilio San Martin, Puinahua, Requena and Tapiche
- What time zone is Capelo in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Capelo?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Capelo?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Capelo?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Capelo?Settlements lie between 103 m and 108 m
- What is the best time to visit Capelo?June to September
- What is the P-code of Capelo?PE160503 (OCHA common operational dataset)