# Palenque Corregimiento, Santa Isabel District, Colón Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/santa-isabel/palenque/ Corregimiento · Santa Isabel District # Palenque Palenque is a corregimiento of Panama in Santa Isabel District, Colón Province. It covers **56.0 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 56.0km² - 1mapped service - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palenque? Palenque lies in [Santa Isabel District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/santa-isabel/), [Colón Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 5 other corregimientos: [Chilibre](https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama/panama/chilibre/), [Cuango](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/santa-isabel/cuango/), [Miramar](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/santa-isabel/miramar/), [Playa Chiquita](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/santa-isabel/playa-chiquita/) and [Viento Frío](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/santa-isabel/viento-frio/). By area it is the 318th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 8.5% of [Santa Isabel District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/santa-isabel/). The centre of Palenque is about 60 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. The centre point is at 9.5114° N, 79.3553° W. Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan). ## Know before you go: Palenque - 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 - Tocumen International Airport (PTY) · Tocumen49 km - Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX) · Colón59 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:57) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 17:59). 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 Palenque Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Palenque. The largest with a recorded population: Palenque (355). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 36 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Boquilla del Hoyito - Juan Díaz - La Calambra - Palenque - Río Suave - San Antonio 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 Palenque Named natural and historic features inside Palenque, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Juan Díaz - Quebrada La Calambra - Quebrada Perra - Río Bungo - Río San Juan ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Punta Rincón 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 Palenque and the best time to visit Using the climate of Santa Isabel District, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,107 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (274 mm) and the driest Feb (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 30 Feb 26 13 Mar 27 27 Apr 27 115 May 27 259 Jun 27 274 Jul 27 241 Aug 27 242 Sep 27 253 Oct 27 270 Nov 27 261 Dec 27 122 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palenque Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Super Centro Gas Station · Palenque 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.57142&mlon=-79.35992#map=17/9.57142/-79.35992) Hotel Yilva's Guesthouse · Nombre de Dios 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58080&mlon=-79.47145#map=17/9.58080/-79.47145) School Escuela Jacoba Urriola Solís · Portobelo 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.55432&mlon=-79.65017#map=17/9.55432/-79.65017) Police station Immigration Office · Portobelo 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.55357&mlon=-79.65636#map=17/9.55357/-79.65636) 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 Palenque Places mapped inside Palenque in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 corregimientos in Santa Isabel District - Cuango - Miramar - Nombre de Dios - Palmira - Playa Chiquita - Santa Isabel - Viento Frío ## Quick answers - Where is Palenque?In Santa Isabel District, Colón Province, Panama - What borders Palenque?Chilibre, Cuango, Miramar, Playa Chiquita and Viento Frío - What time zone is Palenque in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Palenque?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Palenque?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Palenque?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Palenque?Settlements lie between 5 m and 36 m - What is the best time to visit Palenque?January to April - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palenque?Super Centro Gas Station, about 6.7 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Palenque?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Palenque?PA040504 (OCHA common operational dataset)