# Soplin District, Requena Province, Loreto Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/soplin/ District · Requena Province # Soplin Soplin is a district of Peru in Requena Province, Loreto Department. It covers **4,697.9 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,698km² - 7mapped services - 133 mtypical elevation ## Where is Soplin? Soplin 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: [Alto Tapiche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/alto-tapiche/), [Requena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/requena/), [Tapiche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/tapiche/) and [Yaquerana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/yaquerana/). By area it is the 60th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 9.3% of [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/). The centre of Soplin is about 741 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.2671° S, 73.6560° 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: Soplin - 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 - Cruzeiro do Sul Airport (CZS) · Cruzeiro Do Sul178 km - Cap FAP David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) · Pucallpa256 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:01, sunset around 17:47). 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 Soplin Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Soplin. The largest with a recorded population: Nueva Esperanza (111), España (34) and Frontera (28). Settlements here lie between about 107 m and 205 m above sea level (median 133 m). - Capanahua - Curinga - El Lobo - España - Floresta - Florida - Frontera - Liquidación - Lobo - Lucero - Mañaca - Nueva Alejandria - Nueva Esperanza - Nuevo Capanahua - Palmera - San Pedro - Santa Lucía - Santa María - Tarapacá - Ungurahuillo 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 Soplin Named natural and historic features inside Soplin, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 23 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Caño Sacarita Grande - Laguna Huacapurana - Laguna Luya - Laguna Trujillo - Pacayacu - Quebrada Bufeo - Quebrada Capanahua - Quebrada Capanahuillo - Quebrada Colombiano - Quebrada España - Quebrada Huaccha - Quebrada Lobo - Quebrada Lobo - Quebrada Negra - Quebrada Pantaleón - Quebrada Patococha - Quebrada Pobreza - Quebrada Pérez - Quebrada Tambor - Quebrada Vargas - Quebrada Yanayacu - Quebrada Yanayacu - Quebrada Yanayaquillo - Río Blanco …and 2 more. 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 Soplin 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 Soplin Need Nearest mapped Distance School Institución Educativa No. 6010312 · Soplin 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.32479&mlon=-73.61420#map=17/-6.32479/-73.61420) Police station Comisaría PNP Curinga · Soplin 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.00683&mlon=-73.69159#map=17/-6.00683/-73.69159) 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 Soplin Places mapped inside Soplin in open map data, by type. - Schools6 - 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 - Puinahua - Requena - Saquena - Tapiche - Yaquerana ## Quick answers - Where is Soplin?In Requena Province, Loreto Department, Peru - What borders Soplin?Alto Tapiche, Requena, Tapiche and Yaquerana - What time zone is Soplin in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Soplin?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Soplin?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Soplin?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Soplin?Settlements lie between 107 m and 205 m - What is the best time to visit Soplin?June to September - What is the P-code of Soplin?PE160508 (OCHA common operational dataset)