# Jenaro Herrera District, Requena Province, Loreto Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/jenaro-herrera/

District · Requena Province 

# Jenaro Herrera

Jenaro Herrera is a district of Peru in Requena Province, Loreto Department. It covers **1,160.4 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,160km²
- 20mapped services
- 104 mtypical elevation

## Where is Jenaro Herrera?

Jenaro Herrera 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: [Nauta](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/loreto/nauta/), [Requena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/requena/), [Saquena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/saquena/) and [Yaquerana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/yaquerana/). By area it is the 182nd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.3% of [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/). The centre of Jenaro Herrera is about 867 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 4.9883° S, 73.6586° 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: Jenaro Herrera

- 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) · Iquitos139 km
- Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas290 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:37) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 05:59, sunset around 17:49).

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 Jenaro Herrera

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Jenaro Herrera. The largest with a recorded population: Cedro Isla (228), Nuevo San Juan (131), Nuevo Pumacahua (113) and Irícahua (77). Settlements here lie between about 96 m and 112 m above sea level (median 104 m).

- Casagrande
- Cedro Isla
- Florida
- Genaro Herrera
- Iricahua
- Irícahua
- Jenaro Herrera
- Nueva Florida
- Nueva York
- Nuevo Aucayacu
- Nuevo Casagrande
- Nuevo Progreso
- Nuevo Pumacahua
- Nuevo San Juan
- Once de Agosto
- Padre Giner (Nuevo Padre Nicolas Giner Gomez)
- Padre Gíner
- Padre Junco
- Pasto
- Progreso
- Puesto Guerra
- Pumacahua
- San Felipe
- San Gerardo
- Santa Elena
- Yanaallpa
- Yanallpa (Santa Cruz de Yanallpa)

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 Jenaro Herrera

Named natural and historic features inside Jenaro Herrera, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

9 rivers and streams; 3 lakes.

- Lago Yapuerma
- Laguna Estero
- Laguna Vainilla
- Quebrada Aucayacu
- Quebrada Caño Iricahua
- Quebrada Curayacu
- Quebrada Lobillo
- Quebrada Parnayari
- Quebrada Sapuena
- Quebrada Yanoallpa
- Rio Ucayali
- Río Supay

### Coast and islands

3 islands.

- Isla Cedro
- Isla Colán
- Isla Yanaallpa

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 Jenaro Herrera 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 Jenaro Herrera

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud "Villa Jenaro Herrera" · Jenaro Herrera 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.90462&mlon=-73.66478#map=17/-4.90462/-73.66478) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Requena 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06359&mlon=-73.85671#map=17/-5.06359/-73.85671) 

Petrol pump Servicentro Requena S.A.C · Requena 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06135&mlon=-73.85550#map=17/-5.06135/-73.85550) 

Hotel La casa del otorongo · Jenaro Herrera 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.91157&mlon=-73.67183#map=17/-4.91157/-73.67183) 

School Institución Educativa No. 601565 · Jenaro Herrera 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.97651&mlon=-73.71848#map=17/-4.97651/-73.71848) 

College Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP) · Requena 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.05112&mlon=-73.84322#map=17/-5.05112/-73.84322) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Genaro Herrera · Jenaro Herrera 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.90287&mlon=-73.67151#map=17/-4.90287/-73.67151) 

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 Jenaro Herrera

Places mapped inside Jenaro Herrera in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1
- Schools17
- 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
- Capelo
- Emilio San Martin
- Maquia
- Puinahua
- Requena
- Saquena
- Soplin
- Tapiche
- Yaquerana

## Quick answers

- Where is Jenaro Herrera?In Requena Province, Loreto Department, Peru
- What borders Jenaro Herrera?Nauta, Requena, Saquena and Yaquerana
- What time zone is Jenaro Herrera in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Jenaro Herrera?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Jenaro Herrera?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Jenaro Herrera?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Jenaro Herrera?Settlements lie between 96 m and 112 m
- What is the best time to visit Jenaro Herrera?June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jenaro Herrera?Centro de Salud "Villa Jenaro Herrera", about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Jenaro Herrera?Banco de la Nación, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jenaro Herrera?Servicentro Requena S.A.C, about 23 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Jenaro Herrera?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Jenaro Herrera?PE160510 (OCHA common operational dataset)