# Yurua District, Atalaya Province, Ucayali Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/atalaya/yurua/ District · Atalaya Province # Yurua Yurua is a district of Peru in Atalaya Province, Ucayali Department. It covers **9,027.0 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9,027km² - 22mapped services - 286 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yurua? Yurua lies in [Atalaya Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/atalaya/), [Ucayali Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Iparia](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/coronel-portillo/iparia/), [Masisea](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/coronel-portillo/masisea/), [Purus](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/purus/purus/), [Raymondi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/atalaya/raymondi/) and [Tahuania](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/atalaya/tahuania/). By area it is the 30th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 23.2% of [Atalaya Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ucayali/atalaya/). The centre of Yurua is about 537 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 9.8889° S, 72.6225° 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: Yurua - 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 Sul255 km - Cap FAP David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) · Pucallpa272 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:24) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:04, sunset around 17:36). 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 Yurua Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in Yurua. Settlements here lie between about 218 m and 384 m above sea level (median 286 m). - Beo - Boca Dorada - Breu - Coronel Portillo - Doradillo - Dulce Gloria - El Dorado - Koshireni - Nueva Bella - Nueva Belén - Nueva Luz - Nueva Luz de Arara - Nueva Sahuaya - Nueva Shawaya - Nueva Victoria - Nuevo Edén - Onconashari - Onconashiri - Oore - Paititi - Puerto Breu - Puerto Portillo - Resvaladero - San Pablillo - San Pablo - Santa Rosa - Santa Rosita - Santana - Sawawo - Selva Virgen - Shoniro 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 Yurua Named natural and historic features inside Yurua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 29 rivers and streams. - Achupal - Bouconya - Chiricyacu - Inuya - Paxiuba - Quebrada Salambó - Río Bou - Río Dorado - Río Esperanza - Río Guineiyacu - Río Huacapistea - Río Independencia - Río Legía - Río Loroyacu - Río Meluleiro - Río Moenoyacu - Río Pauzitiaga - Río Peligro - Río Piqueyacú - Río Pucaurco - Río Serranoyacu - Río Súgaro - Río Torolluc - Sombrio …and 5 more. 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 Yurua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Atalaya Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 29 °C) and the coolest is May (25 °C). About 1,227 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (170 mm) and the driest Jul (21 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 168 Feb 25 170 Mar 25 165 Apr 25 109 May 25 75 Jun 25 42 Jul 26 21 Aug 28 29 Sep 29 56 Oct 28 109 Nov 27 134 Dec 26 149 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yurua Need Nearest mapped Distance School Institución Educativa Dulce Gloria · Yurua 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.76361&mlon=-72.67940#map=17/-9.76361/-72.67940) 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 Yurua Places mapped inside Yurua in open map data, by type. - Schools22 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 Atalaya Province - Raymondi - Sepahua - Tahuania ## Quick answers - Where is Yurua?In Atalaya Province, Ucayali Department, Peru - What borders Yurua?Iparia, Masisea, Purus, Raymondi and Tahuania - What time zone is Yurua in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yurua?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Yurua?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yurua?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yurua?Settlements lie between 218 m and 384 m - What is the best time to visit Yurua?April to July - What is the P-code of Yurua?PE250204 (OCHA common operational dataset)