# Shamboyacu District, Picota Province, San Martin Department

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

District · Picota Province 

# Shamboyacu

Shamboyacu is a district of Peru in Picota Province, San Martin Department. It covers **392.5 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 25 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 392km²
- 25mapped services
- 302 mtypical elevation

## Where is Shamboyacu?

Shamboyacu lies in [Picota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/), [San Martin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Bajo Biavo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/bellavista/bajo-biavo/), [Pampa Hermosa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/loreto/ucayali/pampa-hermosa/), [Tingo de Ponasa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/tingo-de-ponasa/) and [Tres Unidos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/tres-unidos/). By area it is the 587th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 18.6% of [Picota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/). The centre of Shamboyacu is about 564 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.0560° S, 76.0757° 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: Shamboyacu

- 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) · Tarapoto69 km
- Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas129 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:43) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:55).

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 Shamboyacu

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Shamboyacu.

- Nuevo Chontali
- Shambayacu
- Shamboyacu

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).

## Weather in Shamboyacu and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Picota Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 987 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (114 mm) and the driest Aug (36 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 87 

Feb 25 98 

Mar 25 108 

Apr 24 114 

May 24 85 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 25 49 

Aug 26 36 

Sep 26 61 

Oct 26 90 

Nov 26 107 

Dec 25 89 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shamboyacu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital De Picota · Picota 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.91818&mlon=-76.33021#map=17/-6.91818/-76.33021) 

Hotel Rustica Hoteles Sauce · Sauce 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.72688&mlon=-76.21724#map=17/-6.72688/-76.21724) 

School Institución Educativa No. 628 · Shamboyacu 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.05552&mlon=-76.07960#map=17/-7.05552/-76.07960) 

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 Shamboyacu

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

- Schools25

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 Picota Province

- Buenos Aires
- Caspisapa
- Picota
- Pilluana
- Pucacaca
- San Cristobal
- San Hilarion
- Tingo de Ponasa
- Tres Unidos

## Quick answers

- Where is Shamboyacu?In Picota Province, San Martin Department, Peru
- What borders Shamboyacu?Bajo Biavo, Pampa Hermosa, Tingo de Ponasa and Tres Unidos
- What time zone is Shamboyacu in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Shamboyacu?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Shamboyacu?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Shamboyacu?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Shamboyacu?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Shamboyacu?Hospital De Picota, about 32 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Shamboyacu?PE220708 (OCHA common operational dataset)