La Banda: facts

At a glance

• Country: Peru
• Region: San Martín Department
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 24,932
• Coordinates: 6.4927° S, 76.3422° W
• Time zone: America/Lima (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Sol (PEN)
• Distance to the capital, Lima: 622 km (386 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP): 3.9 km (2.4 mi), straight line
• Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Chachapoyas Airport (CHH): 170 km (106 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tarapoto: 2.8 km (1.7 mi)
• Morales: 4.9 km (3.0 mi)
• Juan Guerra: 10 km (6 mi)
• Cacatachi: 12 km (8 mi)
• Shapaja: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Cajamarca, 250 km (155 mi)