Corregimiento · Bugaba District # Santa Marta Santa Marta is a corregimiento of Panama in Bugaba District, Chiriquí Province. It covers 36.4 km². 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 36.4 km² - 2 mapped services - 277 m typical elevation ## Where is Santa Marta? Santa Marta lies in Bugaba District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It borders 6 other corregimientos: Divalá, Gómez, La Estrella, San Andrés, Santa Rosa and Santo Domingo. By area it is the 408th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 4.2% of Bugaba District. The centre of Santa Marta is about 353 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 8.1 km from La Concepción, the main town of Bugaba District. The centre point is at 8.5013° N, 82.6960° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Santa Marta ### Nearby, outside Santa Marta - Cueva Portón · cave, Gómez 11 km - Cueva Lenin · cave, Gómez 12 km - Petroglifo Chuspa Paraiso · archaeological site, Guayabal 20 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Santa Marta - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama - Currency Balboa (PAB) - Country calling code +507 - Languages Spanish, English - Plug types Type A, B · 110 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David 31 km - Golfito Airport (GLF) · Golfito 56 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:12) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 18:14). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Santa Marta Open gazetteers list 10 villages, towns and localities in Santa Marta. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Marta (1,952) and Santa Marta Norte (446). Settlements here lie between about 92 m and 352 m above sea level (median 277 m). - Alto de Divalá - Bijagual No.1 - Bijagual No.2 - Bijagual Número Dos - Bijagual Número Uno - Changuina - Manchuila - Ojo de Agua - Santa Marta - Santa Marta Norte Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Santa Marta Named natural and historic features inside Santa Marta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Camarón - Quebrada Cholo - Quebrada La Chica Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Santa Marta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bugaba District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Nov (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 204 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 | 25 | 50 | | Feb | 26 | 28 | | Mar | 27 | 42 | | Apr | 27 | 101 | | May | 26 | 285 | | Jun | 26 | 232 | | Jul | 26 | 272 | | Aug | 26 | 265 | | Sep | 25 | 238 | | Oct | 25 | 292 | | Nov | 25 | 298 | | Dec | 25 | 113 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Marta | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Policlinica Pablo Espinosa · La Concepción | 6.7 km | Map | | Bank | C.A.C.S.A. · La Concepción | 8.4 km | Map | | ATM | Bitcoin ATM · David | 32 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Estación W.R. · Santa Marta | 3.0 km | Map | | Hotel | Little Italy · Tijeras | 13 km | Map | | Mall | Punto Pago COOLECHE Bugaba · La Concepción | 7.9 km | Map | | School | Centro Educativo Básico General Sioguí Abajo · La Estrella | 3.7 km | Map | | College | Instituto Profesional y Técnico Solano · La Concepción | 9.3 km | Map | | Police station | Policía Nacional La Concepción · La Concepción | 8.7 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Santa Marta Places mapped inside Santa Marta in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps 2 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other corregimientos in Bugaba District - Aserrío de Gariché - Bugaba - Cerro Punta - El Bongo - Gómez - La Concepción - La Estrella - San Andrés - Santa Rosa - Santo Domingo - Sortová - Volcán ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Marta? In Bugaba District, Chiriquí Province, Panama - What borders Santa Marta? Divalá, Gómez, La Estrella, San Andrés, Santa Rosa and Santo Domingo - What is there to see in Santa Marta? Cueva Portón, Cueva Lenin, Petroglifo Chuspa Paraiso - What time zone is Santa Marta in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Marta? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Santa Marta? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Marta? 10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Marta? Settlements lie between 92 m and 352 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Marta? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Marta? Policlinica Pablo Espinosa, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Marta? C.A.C.S.A., about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Marta? Bitcoin ATM, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Marta? Estación W.R., about 3.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Santa Marta? 2 mapped - What is the P-code of Santa Marta? PA020509 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 36.4 km² - P-code: PA020509 - District: Bugaba District - Main town: Santa Marta --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/chiriqui/bugaba/santa-marta/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.