# Yaquerana District, Requena Province, Loreto Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/yaquerana/ District · Requena Province # Yaquerana Yaquerana is a district of Peru in Requena Province, Loreto Department. It covers **11,048.8 km²**. 55 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11,049km² - 21mapped services - 156 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yaquerana? Yaquerana lies in [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/), [Loreto Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Alto Tapiche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/alto-tapiche/), [Jenaro Herrera](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/jenaro-herrera/), [Requena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/requena/), [Saquena](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/saquena/), [Soplin](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/soplin/) and [Yavari](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/mariscal-ramon-castilla/yavari/). By area it is the 18th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 21.9% of [Requena Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/requena/). The centre of Yaquerana is about 776 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.0420° S, 73.4115° 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: Yaquerana - 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 Sul187 km - Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) · Iquitos251 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:00, sunset around 17:46). 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 Yaquerana Open gazetteers list **55 villages, towns and localities** in Yaquerana. The largest with a recorded population: Buen Perú (101), Remoyacu (86), Nuevo San Juan (48) and Jorge Chávez (33). Settlements here lie between about 105 m and 197 m above sea level (median 156 m). - Ayacucho - Bolognesi - Buen Peru - Buen Perú - Buenas Lomas Antigua - Buenas Lomas Nueva - Capricho - Castilla - Colonia Angamos - Concertina - Curinga - Desprecio - Dos de Mayo - Fortaleza - Fray Pedro - Huacamayo - Huacha - Infiernillo - Jorge Chavez - Jorge Chávez - Las Malvinas - Lontananza - Magu - Monopolio - Nueva Alejandría - Nueva Vida - Nuevo Cashishpi - Nuevo Estiron - Nuevo Paujil - Nuevo San Juan - Plátano - Pobre Diablo - Pobreza - Pollera - Progreso - Puerto Alegre - Puerto Canuco - Puerto Loboyacu - Puerto Morla Concha - Puerto Supay - Puerto Velásquez - Remoyacu - Rosachina - Salvarri - San Fidel - San Jose de Añushi - San Juan - San Mateo - San Ramon - San Roque - Santa Rosa - Santa Sofía - Tipishca - Toledo - Ungurahue 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 Yaquerana Named natural and historic features inside Yaquerana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 rivers and streams. - Chiric - Quebrada Añuje - Quebrada Carachupayoc - Quebrada Chasnamote - Quebrada Emilyacu - Quebrada Huacha - Quebrada Isangoyacu - Quebrada Loboyacu - Quebrada Moronayacu - Quebrada Olivía - Quebrada Remoyacu - Quebrada Remoyacu - Quebrada Sabaloyacu - Quebrada Sapoteyacu - Quebrada de Lobo - Río Gálvez - Sábalo - 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 Yaquerana 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 Yaquerana Need Nearest mapped Distance School Institución Educativa No. 6010224 · Yaquerana 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.91564&mlon=-73.30541#map=17/-5.91564/-73.30541) Police station Comisaría PNP Curinga · Soplin 31 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 Yaquerana Places mapped inside Yaquerana in open map data, by type. - Schools20 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Tapiche ## Quick answers - Where is Yaquerana?In Requena Province, Loreto Department, Peru - What borders Yaquerana?Alto Tapiche, Jenaro Herrera, Requena, Saquena, Soplin and Yavari - What time zone is Yaquerana in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yaquerana?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Yaquerana?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yaquerana?55 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yaquerana?Settlements lie between 105 m and 197 m - What is the best time to visit Yaquerana?June to September - What is the P-code of Yaquerana?PE160511 (OCHA common operational dataset)