# Moyobamba Province, San Martin Department – Districts

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/moyobamba/

Province · San Martin Department 

# Moyobamba Province

Moyobamba Province is a province of Peru in San Martin Department. It covers **3,920.4 km²**. Its main town is Moyobamba. It is divided into 6 districts. 241 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 479 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,920km²
- 6districts
- 479mapped services

## Where is Moyobamba Province?

Moyobamba Province lies in [San Martin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 8 other provinces: [Alto Amazonas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/alto-amazonas/), [Bongara Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/bongara/), [Datem del Marañon Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/datem-del-maranon/), [El Dorado Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/el-dorado/), [Huallaga Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/), [Lamas Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/lamas/), [Rioja Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/rioja/) and [Rodriguez de Mendoza Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/). By area it is the 81st largest of 196 provinces in Peru. It covers 7.7% of [San Martin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/). The centre of Moyobamba Province is about 682 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 5.9097° S, 76.9945° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Things to see in and around Moyobamba Province

OpenStreetMap lists 16 named sights in Moyobamba Province: 6 viewpoints; 4 attractions; 2 waterfalls; 2 nature reserves; 1 cave; 1 hot spring.

- Lahuarpia · waterfall
- Pacha · waterfall
- Tingana · nature reserve
- Tingana Conservation Concession · nature reserve
- La Punta de Fachin · viewpoint
- Mirador Tahuishco · viewpoint
- Morro de Calzada · viewpoint
- Punta de Doñe · viewpoint
- Punta de San Juan · viewpoint
- Punta de Tahuischo · viewpoint
- Baños Sulfurosos · attraction
- Centro de Interpretación · attraction
- Orchid Garden · attraction
- San Mateo Thermal Baths · attraction
- Aguas Calientes · hot spring
- Cueva de los Guacharos de Soritor · cave

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Moyobamba Province

- 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

- Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP) · Tarapoto96 km
- Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas97 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 18:01).

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.

## Districts of Moyobamba Province

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Calzada](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/moyobamba/calzada/) 116 10 9 

[Habana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/moyobamba/habana/) 69 6 4 

[Jepelacio](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/moyobamba/jepelacio/) 386 57 56 

[Moyobamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/moyobamba/moyobamba/) 2,697 119 335 

[Soritor](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/moyobamba/soritor/) 583 60 67 

[Yantalo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/moyobamba/yantalo/) 70 5 8 

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Moyobamba Province

Open gazetteers list **241 villages, towns and localities** in Moyobamba Province. The largest with a recorded population: Moyobamba (50,073), Soritor (10,858), Jepelacio (7,150), Alto Perú (774), Los Angeles (698) and Hatumplaya (696). Settlements here lie between about 741 m and 1,266 m above sea level (median 874 m).

- Agua Azul
- Agua Blanca
- Alan García
- Alfarillo
- Alto Cachiyacu
- Alto Carrizal
- Alto Huascayacu
- Alto Jerillo
- Alto Mayo
- Alto Perú
- Alto Rioja
- Alto San Martin
- Alto San Martín
- Alto Valle
- Amirante Grau
- Atumplaya
- Barbascal
- Barranquita
- Barrio Nuevo
- Bella Palma
- Bella Selva
- Bellavista
- Bobonero
- Boca Soritor
- Buenos Aires
- Cachiyacu
- Calzada
- Campo Alegre
- Candamo
- Carachupayacu
- Carrizal
- Cañabrava
- Chayu
- Chobayacu
- Cielito Lindo
- Ciro Alegría
- Cocamilla
- Cordillera Andina
- Creación Dos Mil
- Cruz del Alto Mayo
- Cóndor
- Domingo Puesto
- Doncei
- El Alamo
- El Arenal
- El Cóndor
- El Dorado
- El Edén
- El Espino
- El Higuerón
- El Inca
- El Laurel
- El Limón
- El Lucero
- El Líbano
- El Manantial
- El Milagro
- El Paraiso del Alto Mayo
- El Sol
- El Triunfo
- Faustino Maldonado
- Faústino Maldonado
- Flor de Mayo
- Flor de Primavera
- Ganimedes
- Gera
- Gobernador
- Guayaquil
- Guillermo
- Guineal
- Habana
- Hatumplaya
- Huascayacu
- Imperio de Cachiyacu
- Indañe
- Jepelacio
- Jerico
- Jerillo
- Jorge Chávez
- José Olaya
- Juan Velasco Alvarado
- Juningue
- Kugkug Entsa
- La Collpa
- La Cruz
- La Libertad
- La Libertad del Alto Mayo
- La Lima
- La Palma
- La Primavera
- La Shaina
- La Victoria
- Ladrillera
- Lahuarpia
- Las Brisas
- Las Malvinas
- Las Orquídeas
- Las Palmeras
- Las Palmeras de Oromina
- Lima Bamba
- Los Algarrobos
- Los Angeles
- Los Claveles
- Los Naranjos
- Los Olivos
- Los Olivos de Huascayacu
- Luz del Oriente
- Malvinas
- Manantial
- Manizales
- Marona
- Medellín
- Milagro
- Miraflores
- Miraflores Alto
- Miraflores Bajo
- Miravalles
- Morroyacu
- Moyobamba
- Naranjal
- Naranjillo
- Nazareth
- Nueva Alianza
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Jerusalén
- Nueva Moyobamba
- Nueva Unión
- Nueva Vida
- Nueva York
- Nuevo Amanecer
- Nuevo Chanchamayo
- Nuevo Chontali
- Nuevo Cutervo
- Nuevo Edén
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Nuevo Huancabamba
- Nuevo Jaén
- Nuevo Lambayeque
- Nuevo Milagro
- Nuevo Monte Sinaí
- Nuevo Moyobamba
- Nuevo Oriente
- Nuevo Paraíso
- Nuevo Piura
- Nuevo Progreso
- Nuevo San Ignacio
- Nuevo San Miguel
- Nuevo Sinaí
- Nuevo Sullana
- Nuevo Valle
- Ochame
- Ochamé
- Pacaypite
- Paitoja
- Pajonal
- Palmeras
- Pampa Hermosa
- Paraíso
- Parque Industrial
- Pasamayo
- Paz y Esperanza
- Pedro Pascasio
- Playa Azul
- Playa Hermosa
- Pomalca
- Potrerillo
- Primavera
- Primero de Mayo
- Progreso
- Pueblo Libre
- Puerto Motilones
- Puerto Progreso
- Quillualpa
- Quinua-yacu
- Rafael Belaunde
- Ramírez
- Sagrado Corazón de Jesún
- Samik
- San Andrés
- San Jose del Alto Mayo
- San José
- San José de Potrero
- San José del Alto
- San José del Morro
- San Juan de Tangumi
- San Juan de la Mina
- San Juan del Petrero
- San Juán de Tangomi
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis
- San Marcos
- San Mateo
- San Miguel
- San Miguel La Marginal
- San Pedro
- San Rafael
- San Roque
- San Vicente
- Santa Catalina
- Santa Clara
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa de Oromina
- Santa Rosa del Mayo
- Santa Rosa del Oriente
- Santiago Villacorta
- Santo Domingo
- Sapote
- Sawi Entsa
- Selva Alegre
- Selva Paraíso
- Señor de los Milagros
- Shama
- Shigkat
- Shimpiyacu
- Shucshuyacu
- Siete de Junio
- Simón Bolívar
- Sol Andino
- Sol Naciente
- Soritor
- Subyaquiru
- Sugllaquiro
- Tangumi
- Tingana
- Tingana de Habana
- Tornillo
- Túpac Amaru
- Unión Miraflores
- Valle
- Valle Hermoso
- Valle de La Conquista
- Villa El Triunfo
- Villa Hermosa
- Vista Alegre
- Vista Hermosa
- Viña Los Alpes
- Yana-yacu
- Yantalo
- Yantaló
- Yarao
- Álamo

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 Moyobamba Province

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

### Water

37 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Almendra
- Quebrada Blanca
- Quebrada Borracho
- Quebrada Cachiyacu
- Quebrada Cenepa
- Quebrada Doncel
- Quebrada Doradillo
- Quebrada El Palto
- Quebrada Guevarilla
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada La Coca
- Quebrada La Laja
- Quebrada La Mina
- Quebrada Las Juntas
- Quebrada Los Gringos
- Quebrada Nueva Vida
- Quebrada Ochamé
- Quebrada Progreso
- Quebrada Puynillo
- Quebrada San Nicolas
- Quebrada Suquiyacu
- Quebrada Tangomi
- Quebrada Topal
- Quebrada Toé

…and 13 more.

### Hills and mountains

8 mountains.

- Cerro El Palto · 2,046 m
- Cerro Lucero · 1,848 m
- Cordillera Cahuapanas · 1,761 m
- Cerro Sillacunca · 1,629 m
- Cerro Tambo · 1,583 m
- Cerro El Idolo · 1,421 m
- Cordillera Cahuapanas · 1,375 m
- Cerro Angaisa · 850 m

### Getting around

1 airport; 1 port; 1 bridge.

- Moyobamba Airport
- Puente Indoche
- Puerto Los Angeles

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 Moyobamba Province and the best time to visit

In Moyobamba Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jun (21 °C). About 1,040 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (125 mm) and the driest Aug (35 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 105 

Feb 22 98 

Mar 22 125 

Apr 22 121 

May 22 84 

Jun 21 64 

Jul 22 47 

Aug 23 35 

Sep 23 64 

Oct 23 86 

Nov 23 110 

Dec 22 100 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Moyobamba Province

Places mapped inside Moyobamba Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals9
- Banks11
- Petrol pumps13
- Hotels43
- Shopping malls3
- Schools257
- Colleges and universities14
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies9
- Restaurants104
- Police stations5
- Dental clinics10

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Moyobamba Province?In San Martin Department, Peru
- What borders Moyobamba Province?Alto Amazonas Province, Bongara Province, Datem del Marañon Province, El Dorado Province, Huallaga Province, Lamas Province, Rioja Province and Rodriguez de Mendoza Province
- What is there to see in Moyobamba Province?Aguas Calientes, Baños Sulfurosos, Centro de Interpretación, Cueva de los Guacharos de Soritor
- What time zone is Moyobamba Province in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Moyobamba Province?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Moyobamba Province?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Moyobamba Province?241 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Moyobamba Province?Settlements lie between 741 m and 1,266 m
- What is the highest point in Moyobamba Province?Cerro El Palto (2,046 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Moyobamba Province?May to February
- How many hospitals are in Moyobamba Province?9 mapped
- How many banks are in Moyobamba Province?11 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Moyobamba Province?13 mapped
- What is the P-code of Moyobamba Province?PE2201 (OCHA common operational dataset)