# Tingo de Ponasa District, Picota Province – Villages & Map

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District · Picota Province 

# Tingo de Ponasa

Tingo de Ponasa is a district of Peru in Picota Province, San Martin Department. It covers **335.3 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 335km²
- 10mapped services
- 240 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tingo de Ponasa?

Tingo de Ponasa 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 5 other districts: [Bajo Biavo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/bellavista/bajo-biavo/), [Picota](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/picota/), [Pucacaca](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/pucacaca/), [Shamboyacu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/shamboyacu/) and [Tres Unidos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/tres-unidos/). By area it is the 669th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 15.9% of [Picota Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/picota/). The centre of Tingo de Ponasa is about 569 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.9828° S, 76.2305° 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 Tingo de Ponasa

### Nearby, outside Tingo de Ponasa

- Sangapillal Conservation Concession · nature reserve, Pucacaca16 km
- Los Bosques de Pailayco Conservation Concession · nature reserve, Picota20 km

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: Tingo de Ponasa

- 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) · Tarapoto55 km
- Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas122 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:56).

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 Tingo de Ponasa

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Tingo de Ponasa. The largest with a recorded population: Leoncio Prado (705), Mariscal Castilla (501), Tingo de Ponasa (421), Aypena (110), Las Palmas (13) and Santa Rosa (10). Settlements here lie between about 225 m and 311 m above sea level (median 240 m).

- Aypena
- Bagazán
- Bolognesi
- Camboya
- Cuba
- Edimburgo
- Huañipo
- Las Palmas
- Leoncio Prado
- Mariscal Castilla
- Miramar
- Nuevo Paris
- Palmeras
- Porvenir
- San José
- San Pedro
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Vita
- Tingo de Ponasa
- Valparaíso
- Vistoso
- Washington

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 Tingo de Ponasa 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 Tingo de Ponasa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital De Picota · Picota 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.91818&mlon=-76.33021#map=17/-6.91818/-76.33021) 

Petrol pump Grifo Rural H&H · Caspisapa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.94583&mlon=-76.41426#map=17/-6.94583/-76.41426) 

Hotel Sumaj Lagoon Lodge · Sauce 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.72959&mlon=-76.22619#map=17/-6.72959/-76.22619) 

School Institución Educativa Leoncio Prado · Tingo de Ponasa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.99161&mlon=-76.22900#map=17/-6.99161/-76.22900) 

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 Tingo de Ponasa

Places mapped inside Tingo de Ponasa in open map data, by type.

- Schools10

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
- Shamboyacu
- Tres Unidos

## Quick answers

- Where is Tingo de Ponasa?In Picota Province, San Martin Department, Peru
- What borders Tingo de Ponasa?Bajo Biavo, Picota, Pucacaca, Shamboyacu and Tres Unidos
- What is there to see in Tingo de Ponasa?Sangapillal Conservation Concession, Los Bosques de Pailayco Conservation Concession
- What time zone is Tingo de Ponasa in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tingo de Ponasa?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Tingo de Ponasa?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tingo de Ponasa?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tingo de Ponasa?Settlements lie between 225 m and 311 m
- What is the best time to visit Tingo de Ponasa?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tingo de Ponasa?Hospital De Picota, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tingo de Ponasa?Grifo Rural H&H, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tingo de Ponasa?PE220709 (OCHA common operational dataset)