Map of Puerto Maldonado, Peru

Puerto Maldonado is the administrative centre of Madre de Dios, Peru, with a population of about 85,024. It lies at 12.5933°S, 69.1891°W. Puerto Maldonado is about 854 km (531 mi) east of Lima, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tambopata, 20 km to the southwest.

Puerto Maldonado at a glance

Where is Puerto Maldonado?

• The 28th largest city in Peru by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 23 min on the shortest day to 12 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Puerto Maldonado

• Tambopata — 20 km southwest
• Sicuani — 289 km southwest
• Cusco — 318 km west
• Santiago — 320 km west
• Rio Branco — 328 km northeast, Brazil
• Juliaca — 339 km south
• Puno — 372 km south
• Riberalta — 384 km northeast, Bolivia
• Sena Madureira — 397 km north, Brazil
• Caranavi — 401 km southeast, Bolivia

Largest cities in Madre de Dios

• Tambopata — 38,966

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
• Iquitos — 377,609
• Pucallpa — 326,040

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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.