# Jaqué Corregimiento, Chepigana District, Darién Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/jaque/ Corregimiento · Chepigana District # Jaqué Jaqué is a corregimiento of Panama in Chepigana District, Darién Province. It covers **1,010.4 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,010km² - 14mapped services - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jaqué? Jaqué lies in [Chepigana District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/), [Darién Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 4 other corregimientos: [Jingurudó](https://wherepedia.org/panama/embera/sambu/jingurudo/), [Puerto Piña](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/puerto-pina/), [Río Sábalo](https://wherepedia.org/panama/embera/sambu/rio-sabalo/) and [Tucutí](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/tucuti/). By area it is the 9th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 14.1% of [Chepigana District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/). The centre of Jaqué is about 243 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 108 km from La Palma, the main town of Chepigana District. The centre point is at 7.4489° N, 77.9579° 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: Jaqué - 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 - Bahia Piña Airport (BFQ) · Puerto Piña29 km - Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport (APO) · Carepa143 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:57). 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 Jaqué Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Jaqué. The largest with a recorded population: Jaqué (1,466), Coco (140) and El Mamey (24). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 41 m above sea level (median 18 m). - Biroquera - Biroquerá - Boca de Julián - Buena Vista - Chadó - Charco González - Cocalito - Coco - Corobá - El Coco - El Guayabo - El Mamey - El Tigre - Espavé - Guayabito - Icacal - Jaqué - La Peñita - Llano Bonito - Los Perea - Lucas - Luciano - Naranjal - Peñita - Punta Cerrito - Quebrada Aguacate - Quebrada Gira - Río Pavarandó - Tortadó - Urrutia - Valle Alegre - Villa Nueva - Zancudero 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 Jaqué Named natural and historic features inside Jaqué, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Guayabito - Quebrada Icacal - Quebrada Isaías - Quebrada Jingurudó - Quebrada Luciano - Quebrada Mermeja - Quebrada Ostional - Quebrada Perea - Quebrada Rentería - Quebrada Trinidad - Quebrada Venado - Río Anvurado - Río Chadó - Río Cocalito - Río Julián - Río Parvera - Río Pavarandó - Río Tortado ### Coast and islands 4 headlands. - Punta Cocalito - Punta Dirgado - Punta Guayabo Chiquito - Punta Guayabo Grande ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Cocalita · 745 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Jaqué Airport 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 Jaqué and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chepigana District, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Oct (25 °C). About 2,337 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (283 mm) and the driest Feb (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 60 Feb 26 24 Mar 27 70 Apr 27 188 May 26 283 Jun 26 269 Jul 26 242 Aug 25 239 Sep 25 272 Oct 25 261 Nov 25 256 Dec 25 173 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jaqué Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Hotel Tropic Star Lodge · Puerto Piña 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58508&mlon=-78.20125#map=17/7.58508/-78.20125) School Escuela La Peñita · Jaqué 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44858&mlon=-77.98048#map=17/7.44858/-77.98048) 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 Jaqué Places mapped inside Jaqué in open map data, by type. - Schools10 - Restaurants4 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 Chepigana District - Agua Fría - Camogantí - Chepigana - Cucunatí - Garachiné - La Palma - Puerto Piña - Río Congo - Río Congo Arriba - Río Iglesias - Sambú - Santa Fé - Setegantí - Taimatí - Tucutí ## Quick answers - Where is Jaqué?In Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama - What borders Jaqué?Jingurudó, Puerto Piña, Río Sábalo and Tucutí - What time zone is Jaqué in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Jaqué?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Jaqué?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jaqué?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jaqué?Settlements lie between 8 m and 41 m - What is the highest point in Jaqué?Cerro Cocalita (745 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Jaqué?January to March - What is the P-code of Jaqué?PA050106 (OCHA common operational dataset)