# Unión Panamericana Municipality, Chocó Department – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/union-panamericana/

Municipality · Chocó Department 

# Unión Panamericana

Unión Panamericana is a municipality of Colombia in Chocó Department. It had an estimated **7,259 people** in 2025 on 178 km² (about 41 per km²). Its main town is Ánimas. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,259people (2025)
- 178km²
- 4mapped services
- 86 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Unión Panamericana?

Unión Panamericana had an estimated **7,259 people** in 2025 — 1.3% of Chocó Department, 828th of 1121 municipalities. There are 1,052 women for every 1,000 men (above the Chocó Department figure of 1,032). Spread over 178 km², that is about **41 people per km²**, 609th of 1121 municipalities.

25.6% of people are children under 15 and 8.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 25 across Chocó Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people.

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Source: [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-col).

## Where is Unión Panamericana?

Unión Panamericana lies in [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/), [Colombia](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Cértegui](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/certegui/), [El Cantón del San Pablo](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/el-canton-del-san-pablo/), [Istmina](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/istmina/) and [Tadó](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/tado/). By area it is the 740th largest of 1,122 municipalities in Colombia. It covers 0.4% of [Chocó Department](https://wherepedia.org/colombia/choco/). The centre of Unión Panamericana is about 293 km in a straight line from Bogotá, the capital. It is about 44 km from Quibdó, the main town of Chocó Department. The centre point is at 5.2949° N, 76.6393° W.

Source: [Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-col).

## Know before you go: Unión Panamericana

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Bogota
- CurrencyPeso (COP)
- Country calling code+57
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType A, B · 110 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- El Caraño Airport (UIB) · Quibdó44 km
- Matecaña International Airport (PEI) · Pereira113 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:07, 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 Unión Panamericana

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Unión Panamericana. Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 115 m above sea level (median 86 m).

- Aguas Claras
- Animas
- Animas Medio
- El Plan de Raspadura
- La Ye
- Las Ánimas
- Plan De Raspadura
- Qhiado
- Salero
- San Pablo Adentro
- San Rafael El Dos
- San Rafael del Dos
- Ánimas

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 Unión Panamericana

Named natural and historic features inside Unión Panamericana, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Quebrada Las Ánimas

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 Unión Panamericana and the best time to visit

In Unión Panamericana, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 4,409 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (466 mm) and the driest Feb (223 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 305 

Feb 25 223 

Mar 25 270 

Apr 25 362 

May 25 406 

Jun 25 377 

Jul 25 425 

Aug 25 466 

Sep 25 420 

Oct 24 361 

Nov 24 403 

Dec 24 390 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Unión Panamericana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital San Jose De Tado · Tadó 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26396&mlon=-76.55677#map=17/5.26396/-76.55677) 

Bank Banco Agrario de Colombia · Tadó 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26372&mlon=-76.56161#map=17/5.26372/-76.56161) 

Petrol pump EDS La Tadoreña · Tadó 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.26450&mlon=-76.57121#map=17/5.26450/-76.57121) 

Hotel Hotel Y Piscina La Y · Unión Panamericana 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.29990&mlon=-76.62587#map=17/5.29990/-76.62587) 

School Centro Educativo Indigena de Pichinde Sede Principal · Unión Panamericana 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.31374&mlon=-76.64573#map=17/5.31374/-76.64573) 

College Universidad Del San Juan - Istmina · Istmina 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15426&mlon=-76.67982#map=17/5.15426/-76.67982) 

Police station Estacion De Policia Istmina · Istmina 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15411&mlon=-76.68741#map=17/5.15411/-76.68741) 

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 Unión Panamericana

Places mapped inside Unión Panamericana in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hotels1
- Schools3

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 municipalities in Chocó Department

- Acandí
- Alto Baudó
- Atrato
- Bagadó
- Bahía Solano
- Bajo Baudó
- Bojayá
- Carmen del Darién
- Condoto
- Cértegui
- El Cantón del San Pablo
- El Carmen de Atrato
- El Litoral del San Juan
- Istmina
- Juradó
- Lloró
- Medio Atrato
- Medio Baudó
- Medio San Juan
- Nuquí
- Nóvita
- Quibdó
- Riosucio
- Río Iró
- Río Quito
- San José del Palmar
- Sipí
- Tadó
- Unguía

## Quick answers

- Where is Unión Panamericana?In Chocó Department, Colombia
- What is the population of Unión Panamericana?7,259 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Unión Panamericana?About 29 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Unión Panamericana?About 41 people per km²
- What borders Unión Panamericana?Cértegui, El Cantón del San Pablo, Istmina and Tadó
- What time zone is Unión Panamericana in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Unión Panamericana?Peso (COP)
- What language is spoken in Unión Panamericana?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Unión Panamericana?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Unión Panamericana?Settlements lie between 80 m and 115 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Unión Panamericana?Hospital San Jose De Tado, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Unión Panamericana?Banco Agrario de Colombia, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Unión Panamericana?EDS La Tadoreña, about 8.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Unión Panamericana?CO27810 (OCHA common operational dataset)