# El Palmar Corregimiento, Olá District, Coclé Province

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Corregimiento · Olá District 

# El Palmar

El Palmar is a corregimiento of Panama in Olá District, Coclé Province. It covers **108.7 km²**. 56 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 109km²
- 617 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Palmar?

El Palmar lies in [Olá District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/ola/), [Coclé Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 8 other corregimientos: [Calovébora](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santa-fe/calovebora/), [Coclé del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/donoso/cocle-del-norte/), [El Copé](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/ola/el-cope/), [Guzmán](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/nata/guzman/), [La Pava](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/ola/la-pava/), [Las Huacas](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/nata/las-huacas/), [Las Lomas](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/la-pintada/las-lomas/) and [Olá](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/ola/ola/). By area it is the 171st largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 29.1% of [Olá District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/ola/). The centre of El Palmar is about 138 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 17 km from Olá, the main town of Olá District. The centre point is at 8.5691° N, 80.6996° 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 El Palmar

### Nearby, outside El Palmar

- Parque Nacional Omar Torrijos · nature reserve, Coclé del Norte9.2 km
- Cascada Las Mesitas · waterfall, El Copé12 km
- Parque Nacional General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera · nature reserve, Coclé del Norte12 km
- Chorro Tuli · waterfall, El Harino13 km
- mirador_chorros_de_ola · viewpoint, La Pava15 km
- La Cascada Las Yayas · waterfall, El Harino15 km
- Chorros de Ola · attraction, La Pava15 km
- El Calvario · viewpoint, El Harino16 km
- Los Valles o Piñero · waterfall, El Caño16 km
- LOTE 1. ESTACIÓN DE TRANSFERENCIA, OLÁ · cave, Olá17 km

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: El Palmar

- 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

- Scarlett Martinez International Airport (RIH) · Río Hato66 km
- Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré72 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 18:06).

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.

## Villages and localities in El Palmar

Open gazetteers list **56 villages, towns and localities** in El Palmar. The largest with a recorded population: Los Machos (188), El Palmar (147), Quebrada Honda (101), Las Sabanas (88), El Zapato (62) and Chirvá (7). Settlements here lie between about 318 m and 1,057 m above sea level (median 617 m).

- Bajo Grande
- Belencillo Número Uno
- Boca de Bejuco
- Caña Blancal
- Cerro Paja
- Cerro Paja Abajo
- Cerro Pelado
- Chilibre
- Chirvá
- El Bongo
- El Brujo
- El Cacao
- El Cauchal
- El Cenizo
- El Cenizo Número Uno
- El Conejito
- El Frijol
- El Guarumal
- El Guayacán
- El Manglar
- El Naranjal
- El Palmar
- El Pedregoso
- El Tigrero
- El Zapato
- Getulio
- Helechal
- Honduras
- La Antonia
- La Arenosa
- La Mesa
- La Mina
- La Puente
- La Tivieja
- La Toronja
- La Zancona
- Las Barretas
- Las Potreras
- Las Sabanas
- Los Barrios
- Los Chutros
- Los Machos
- Los Molejones
- Naranjal
- Nombre de Dios
- Pacoral
- Palenque
- Pentecostes
- Peña Blanca
- Piedras Blancas
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Honda
- Rodeo Vicente
- Varillal
- Vista Alegre
- Volca

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 El Palmar

Named natural and historic features inside El Palmar, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

23 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Barreta
- Quebrada Campaña
- Quebrada Conejito
- Quebrada El Toro
- Quebrada El Zapato
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada Jenjibral
- Quebrada La Galera
- Quebrada La Palma
- Quebrada La Piragua
- Quebrada La Puente
- Quebrada Los Cuchas
- Quebrada Los Días
- Quebrada Mangasito
- Quebrada Palmital
- Quebrada Peña Blanca
- Río Bejuco
- Río Belencillo
- Río Chirva
- Río Conejito
- Río Nombre de Dios
- Río Tigrero

### Hills and mountains

12 mountains.

- Cerro Buenos Aires · 1,365 m
- Cerro Negro · 1,153 m
- Cerro Alfo · 914 m
- Loma El Sixto · 890 m
- Cerro Teta · 755 m
- Cerro Conejo · 753 m
- Cerro Viejo · 729 m
- Cerro Puerto Frío · 683 m
- Cerro Cacique · 657 m
- Cerro Paja · 569 m
- Cerro Pelado · 564 m
- Cerro Campana · 433 m

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 El Palmar and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Olá District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 270 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,857 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (247 mm) and the driest Feb (9 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 22 19 

Feb 23 9 

Mar 24 16 

Apr 25 97 

May 24 244 

Jun 23 215 

Jul 23 207 

Aug 23 221 

Sep 23 247 

Oct 23 245 

Nov 23 246 

Dec 22 92 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Palmar

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Policlínica San Juan de Dios · Natá 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34204&mlon=-80.52171#map=17/8.34204/-80.52171) 

Bank Banesco Penonomé · Penonomé 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50598&mlon=-80.36679#map=17/8.50598/-80.36679) 

ATM Caja de Ahorros · Penonomé 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.52070&mlon=-80.35830#map=17/8.52070/-80.35830) 

Petrol pump Delta · Río Grande 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.43208&mlon=-80.48961#map=17/8.43208/-80.48961) 

Hotel Hostal Buena Esperanza · El Harino 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62004&mlon=-80.57986#map=17/8.62004/-80.57986) 

Mall Plaza Hotel Village · Penonomé 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50416&mlon=-80.36607#map=17/8.50416/-80.36607) 

School Educación Básica Loma Bonita · Las Lomas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59884&mlon=-80.60070#map=17/8.59884/-80.60070) 

College Universidad Tecnológica De Panamá, Coclé · Coclé 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46334&mlon=-80.41584#map=17/8.46334/-80.41584) 

Police station Policía Nacional · La Pintada 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59179&mlon=-80.44540#map=17/8.59179/-80.44540) 

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.

## Other corregimientos in Olá District

- El Copé
- El Picacho
- La Pava
- Olá

## Quick answers

- Where is El Palmar?In Olá District, Coclé Province, Panama
- What borders El Palmar?Calovébora, Coclé del Norte, El Copé, Guzmán, La Pava, Las Huacas, Las Lomas and Olá
- What is there to see in El Palmar?Parque Nacional Omar Torrijos, Cascada Las Mesitas, Parque Nacional General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera, Chorro Tuli
- What time zone is El Palmar in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Palmar?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in El Palmar?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Palmar?56 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Palmar?Settlements lie between 318 m and 1,057 m
- What is the highest point in El Palmar?Cerro Buenos Aires (1,365 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Palmar?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Palmar?Policlínica San Juan de Dios, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Palmar?Banesco Penonomé, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Palmar?Caja de Ahorros, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Palmar?Delta, about 28 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Palmar?PA030502 (OCHA common operational dataset)