Map of Iquitos, Peru

Iquitos is the administrative centre of Loreto, Peru, with a population of about 377,609. It lies at 3.7491°S, 73.2538°W. Iquitos is about 1,011 km (628 mi) northeast of Lima, the capital. The nearest city on our map is San Juan, 4 km to the southwest.

Iquitos at a glance

Where is Iquitos?

• The 9th largest city in Peru by recorded population.
• The largest city in Loreto on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 54 min on the shortest day to 12 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Iquitos

• San Juan — 4 km southwest
• Benjamin Constant — 364 km east, Brazil
• Leticia — 371 km east, Colombia
• Tabatinga — 372 km east, Brazil
• Yurimaguas — 398 km southwest
• Cruzeiro do Sul — 436 km south, Brazil
• Moyobamba — 484 km southwest
• Eirunepé — 495 km southeast, Brazil
• Juanjuí — 541 km southwest
• Puerto Francisco de Orellana — 553 km northwest, Ecuador

Largest cities in Loreto

• San Juan — 78,153
• Yurimaguas — 41,827

Largest cities in Peru

• Lima — 7,737,002
• Callao — 1,226,200
• Arequipa — 1,195,700
• Trujillo — 1,067,700
• Piura — 630,000
• Chiclayo — 609,400
• Huancayo — 456,250
• Cusco — 428,450
• Pucallpa — 326,040
• Chimbote — 316,966

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.