# Bugaba District, Chiriquí Province – Corregimientos & Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/

District · Chiriquí Province 

# Bugaba District

Bugaba District is a district of Panama in Chiriquí Province. It covers **864.6 km²**. Its main town is La Concepción. It is divided into 13 corregimientos. 219 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 184 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 865km²
- 13corregimientos
- 184mapped services

## Where is Bugaba District?

Bugaba District lies in [Chiriquí Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 6 other districts: [Alanje District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/alanje/), [Barú District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/baru/), [Boquerón District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/boqueron/), [Boquete District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/boquete/), [Changuinola District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/bocas-del-toro/changuinola/) and [Renacimiento District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/renacimiento/). By area it is the 24th largest of 76 districts in Panama. It covers 13.1% of [Chiriquí Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/). The centre of Bugaba District is about 348 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 38 km from David, the main town of Chiriquí Province. The centre point is at 8.6743° N, 82.6692° W.

Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan).

## Things to see in and around Bugaba District

OpenStreetMap lists 17 named sights in Bugaba District: 4 viewpoints; 3 waterfalls; 2 attractions; 2 caves; 2 hot springs; 1 volcano; 1 museum; 1 nature reserve; 1 monument.

- Sitio Arqueológico y parque temático Barriles · museum
- Cascada La Amenaza · waterfall
- Lower Cascade · waterfall
- Upper Cascade · waterfall
- Humedal Lagunas de Volcán - Área Núcleo Reserva de la Biosfera La Amistad Panamá · nature reserve
- Cascades · viewpoint
- Mirador Beltran · viewpoint
- Mirador Cima Cerro Punta · viewpoint
- Mirador de La Nevera · viewpoint
- Colibri Station · attraction
- Finca Dracula · attraction
- Cueva Lenin · cave
- Cueva Portón · cave
- Los Pozos termales · hot spring
- Monumento a Los Caidos · monument
- Pozo · hot spring
- Volcán Tisingal · volcano

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Bugaba District

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama
- CurrencyBalboa (PAB)
- Country calling code+507
- LanguagesSpanish, English
- Plug typesType A, B · 110 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David41 km
- Golfito Airport (GLF) · Golfito56 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 18:14).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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.

## Corregimientos of Bugaba District

Corregimiento Area km² Localities Services 

[Aserrío de Gariché](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/aserrio-de-gariche/) 96 18 13 

[Bugaba](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/bugaba/) 13 11 3 

[Cerro Punta](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/cerro-punta/) 122 24 32 

[El Bongo](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/el-bongo/) 38 13 6 

[Gómez](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/gomez/) 41 13 3 

[La Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/la-concepcion/) 61 33 62 

[La Estrella](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/la-estrella/) 49 12 3 

[San Andrés](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/san-andres/) 60 11 3 

[Santa Marta](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/santa-marta/) 36 10 2 

[Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/santa-rosa/) 44 12 0 

[Santo Domingo](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/santo-domingo/) 63 15 0 

[Sortová](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/sortova/) 30 10 0 

[Volcán](https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/volcan/) 210 45 57 

Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Bugaba District

Open gazetteers list **219 villages, towns and localities** in Bugaba District. The largest with a recorded population: La Concepción (17,698), Volcán (10,286), Bugaba (3,263), Sioguí Abajo (2,675), Santa Marta (1,952) and Aserrío de Gariché (1,804). Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 2,246 m above sea level (median 481 m).

- Aguacatal
- Alto Divalá
- Alto Jacú
- Alto Los Guerras
- Alto Los Rubios
- Alto Meseta
- Alto Pineda
- Alto Tisingal
- Alto Tribaldo
- Alto de Colorado
- Alto de Divalá
- Alto de Escárrea
- Alto de Gariché
- Aserrio de Gariché
- Aserrío de Gariché
- Bajo Escárrea
- Bajo Frío
- Bajo Grande
- Bajo Hondo
- Bajo La Pome
- Bajo Seco
- Bajo Tisingal
- Bajo del Cerro
- Bambito
- Barriada Las Perlas
- Barriada San Agustín
- Barriada Seis de Agosto
- Barriada Volcán
- Barriles
- Barrio Guadalupe
- Barro Blanco
- Bella Vista
- Bello Horizonte
- Belén
- Bijagual No.1
- Bijagual No.2
- Bijagual Número Dos
- Bijagual Número Uno
- Bongo Abajo
- Bongo Arriba
- Brazo de Gariché
- Brazos de Gariché
- Brisas del Norte
- Brisas del Río
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista Abajo
- Buena Vista Arriba
- Bugaba
- Bugabita Abajo
- Bugabita Arriba
- Bugába
- Cafetal
- Calvario
- Camaroncito
- Camaroncito Arriba
- Camarón Arriba
- Carretón
- Celmira
- Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo Abajo
- Cerro Punta
- Changuina
- Chatal
- Cimarrón
- Colinas de Sortová
- Colonia del Valle
- Colorado
- Cotito Número Dos
- Cuesta de Piedra
- Cueta
- El Bajo de La Laguna
- El Bongo
- El Bongo Abajo
- El Bongo Arriba
- El Calvario
- El Calvario Abajo
- El Cedro
- El Congo
- El Desierto
- El Escobal
- El Guabo
- El Mamey
- El Mirador
- El Porvenir
- El Roble
- El Santo
- El Valle
- Entre Ríos
- Escarrea
- Exquisito
- Exquisito Abajo
- Exquisito Arriba
- Finca San Isidro
- Frijol de Palo
- Gariché
- Gariché Abajo
- Gómez
- Gómez Abajo
- Gómez Arriba
- Hato Volcán
- Jacú
- Jujucal
- Jujucales
- La Amenaza
- La Candelaria
- La Colonia
- La Concepción
- La Cuchilla
- La Esperanza
- La Estrella
- La Fila del Caisán
- La Filipina
- La Florida
- La Floristería
- La Fuente
- La Garita
- La Herradura
- La Laguna
- La Libertad
- La Maquenca
- La Mata de Bugaba
- La Meseta
- La Olla
- La Primavera
- La Tranca de Sioguí
- La Unión
- Laguna Chica
- Las Ajuntas
- Las Cruces
- Las Cumbres
- Las Huacas
- Las Lagunas
- Las Mercedes
- Las Mirandas
- Las Nubes
- Las Perlas
- Las Planuras
- Las Trancas de Sioguí
- Las Tumbas
- Las Vueltas
- Loma Alta
- Los Arenales
- Los Azules
- Los Bosques
- Los Centauros
- Los González
- Los Pozos
- Los Senderos
- Los Ángeles de Sioguí
- Macho Monte
- Mague
- Manchuila
- Mirador
- Monte Azul
- Mosca
- Nueva California
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Suiza
- Nuevo Amanecer
- Nuevo Bambito
- Ojo de Agua
- Palma Real
- Palo Santo
- Pando
- Parque Central
- Paso Ancho
- Porton
- Portón
- Potrero Seco
- Pradera de San Vicente
- Quebrada Arena
- Quebrada Cacao
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Grande Arriba
- Quebrada Llana
- Quebrada Negra
- Quebrada Negra Abajo
- Quebrada Negra Arriba
- Quinta Barriada
- Ramoca
- Río Negro
- San Agustin
- San Andrés
- San Francisco
- San Lucas
- San Martín Número Dos
- San Miguel
- San Miguel del Yuco
- San Miguiel
- San Vicente
- Santa Clara
- Santa Marta
- Santa Marta Norte
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Tereza
- Santo Domingo
- Segunda Barriada
- Silla de Pando
- Sioguí
- Sioguí Abajo
- Sioguí Arriba
- Solano
- Sortová
- Sueño Bonito
- Tercera Barriada
- Tisingal
- Urbanización Dos Ríos
- Urbanización Opciones
- Valle de La Luna
- Veinte de Enero
- Viginia 5
- Villa Virginia
- Villa del Río
- Virginia 6
- Virginia IV
- Vista Hermosa
- Volante
- Volante Arriba
- Volcán

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 Bugaba District

Named natural and historic features inside Bugaba District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

80 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Agua Viva
- Quebrada Arena
- Quebrada Azul
- Quebrada Azul
- Quebrada Azúl
- Quebrada Bambito
- Quebrada Barriles
- Quebrada Bijao
- Quebrada Brazo de Divalá
- Quebrada Brazo de Gariché
- Quebrada Brazo de Gariché
- Quebrada Bruja
- Quebrada Cacao
- Quebrada Camarón
- Quebrada Candela
- Quebrada Cañazas
- Quebrada Cero
- Quebrada Chico Vique
- Quebrada Chiquero
- Quebrada Cholo
- Quebrada Corella
- Quebrada El Cedro
- Quebrada El Cholo
- Quebrada El Tigre

…and 56 more.

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains; 6 hills.

- Cerro Picacho · 2,945 m
- Cerro Pelón · 2,670 m
- Cerro Catalina · 2,639 m
- Cerro Punta · 2,382 m
- Cerro Silla de Pando · 1,777 m
- Cerro Pon La Olla · 1,637 m
- Alto de Colorado · 1,602 m
- Cerro Potrero de Piedra · 1,592 m
- Cerro Gordo · 1,441 m
- Cerro Brujo · 1,427 m
- Cerro Sortová · 387 m
- Cerro Capacho · 258 m
- Alto de Divalá · 100 m

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Aeródromo Álvaro Berro A

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 Bugaba District and the best time to visit

In Bugaba District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 2,217 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (298 mm) and the driest Feb (28 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 50 

Feb 25 28 

Mar 25 42 

Apr 26 101 

May 25 285 

Jun 24 232 

Jul 24 272 

Aug 24 265 

Sep 24 238 

Oct 24 292 

Nov 24 298 

Dec 24 113 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bugaba District

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

- Hospitals7
- Banks7
- Petrol pumps18
- Hotels38
- Shopping malls2
- Schools29
- Colleges and universities5
- Pharmacies18
- Restaurants52
- Police stations5
- Dental clinics3

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Bugaba District?In Chiriquí Province, Panama
- What borders Bugaba District?Alanje District, Barú District, Boquerón District, Boquete District, Changuinola District and Renacimiento District
- What is there to see in Bugaba District?Cascada La Amenaza, Cascades, Colibri Station, Cueva Lenin
- What time zone is Bugaba District in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Bugaba District?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in Bugaba District?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bugaba District?219 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bugaba District?Settlements lie between 23 m and 2,246 m
- What is the highest point in Bugaba District?Cerro Picacho (2,945 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bugaba District?December to April
- How many hospitals are in Bugaba District?7 mapped
- How many banks are in Bugaba District?7 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bugaba District?18 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bugaba District?PA0205 (OCHA common operational dataset)