# Tapiche District, Requena Province, Loreto Department

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

District · Requena Province 

# Tapiche

Tapiche is a district of Peru in Requena Province, Loreto Department. It covers **2,091.2 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,091km²
- 7mapped services
- 138 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tapiche?

Tapiche lies in [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/), [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Alto Tapiche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/alto-tapiche/), [Capelo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/capelo/), [Emilio San Martin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/emilio-san-martin/), [Requena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/requena/) and [Soplin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/soplin/). By area it is the 101st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 4.2% of [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/). The centre of Tapiche is about 749 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.0299° S, 73.9443° 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: Tapiche

- 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 Sul217 km
- Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas241 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:02, 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 Tapiche

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Tapiche. Settlements here lie between about 108 m and 153 m above sea level (median 138 m).

- Castilla
- Desengaño
- Iberia
- Libertad
- Nuevo Santa Cruz
- Palmera
- Palo Verde
- Puerto Angel
- San Antonio
- San Pedro
- Santa María

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 Tapiche

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Cocha Gramalote
- Quebrada Chambira
- Quebrada Chambirin
- Quebrada Yanayacu

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 Tapiche 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**.

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- Feb
- Mar
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- Jun
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- Aug
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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 Tapiche

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Institución Educativa No. 6010165 · Alto Tapiche 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.03413&mlon=-74.07260#map=17/-6.03413/-74.07260) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Santa Elena · Alto Tapiche 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.02589&mlon=-74.09370#map=17/-6.02589/-74.09370) 

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 Tapiche

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

- Hotels1
- Schools5
- 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
- Soplin
- Yaquerana

## Quick answers

- Where is Tapiche?In Requena Province, Loreto Department, Peru
- What borders Tapiche?Alto Tapiche, Capelo, Emilio San Martin, Requena and Soplin
- What time zone is Tapiche in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tapiche?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Tapiche?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tapiche?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tapiche?Settlements lie between 108 m and 153 m
- What is the best time to visit Tapiche?June to September
- What is the P-code of Tapiche?PE160509 (OCHA common operational dataset)