# Puinahua District, Requena Province, Loreto Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/puinahua/ District · Requena Province # Puinahua Puinahua is a district of Peru in Requena Province, Loreto Department. It covers **6,286.2 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6,286km² - 20mapped services - 117 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puinahua? Puinahua lies in [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/), [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 9 other districts: [Capelo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/capelo/), [Emilio San Martin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/emilio-san-martin/), [Maquia](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/maquia/), [Papaplaya](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/san-martin/papaplaya/), [Parinari](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/loreto/parinari/), [Requena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/requena/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/santa-cruz/), [Sarayacu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/ucayali/sarayacu/) and [Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/teniente-cesar-lopez-rojas/). By area it is the 46th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 12.5% of [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/). The centre of Puinahua is about 752 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.6023° S, 74.9307° 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: Puinahua - 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 - Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas135 km - Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP) · Tarapoto189 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:41) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:05, sunset around 17:53). 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 Puinahua Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Puinahua. Settlements here lie between about 104 m and 206 m above sea level (median 117 m). - 28 de Julio - Ancash - Anticura - Atun Poza - Bellavista - Bretaña - Chingana - Huacrachiro - Islandia - Jorge Chavez - Las Palmas - Libertad - Manco Capac - Nueva Independencia - Nuevo Kuwait - Pampa Hermosa - San Carlos - San Juan de Paucar - San Miguel - San Pedro - Santo Tomás - Tipishca - Triunfo - Urarinas 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 Puinahua Named natural and historic features inside Puinahua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 lakes; 2 rivers and streams. - Lago Pacacuro - Río Pacaya - Río Pacaya - Yarina Cocha ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Isla Tibi 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 Puinahua 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 Puinahua Need Nearest mapped Distance School Institución Educativa No. 6010263 · Maquia 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.62413&mlon=-74.68530#map=17/-5.62413/-74.68530) 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 Puinahua Places mapped inside Puinahua in open map data, by type. - Schools18 - Restaurants1 - 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 - Jenaro Herrera - Maquia - Requena - Saquena - Soplin - Tapiche - Yaquerana ## Quick answers - Where is Puinahua?In Requena Province, Loreto Department, Peru - What borders Puinahua?Capelo, Emilio San Martin, Maquia, Papaplaya, Parinari, Requena, Santa Cruz, Sarayacu and Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas - What time zone is Puinahua in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Puinahua?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Puinahua?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puinahua?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puinahua?Settlements lie between 104 m and 206 m - What is the best time to visit Puinahua?June to September - What is the P-code of Puinahua?PE160506 (OCHA common operational dataset)