# Puerto Piña Corregimiento, Chepigana District, Darién Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/puerto-pina/ Corregimiento · Chepigana District # Puerto Piña Puerto Piña is a corregimiento of Panama in Chepigana District, Darién Province. It covers **275.9 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 276km² - 3mapped services - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puerto Piña? Puerto Piña lies in [Chepigana District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/), [Darién Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 3 other corregimientos: [Garachiné](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/garachine/), [Jaqué](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/jaque/) and [Río Sábalo](https://wherepedia.org/panama/embera/sambu/rio-sabalo/). By area it is the 56th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 3.8% of [Chepigana District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/chepigana/). The centre of Puerto Piña is about 194 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 73 km from La Palma, the main town of Chepigana District. The centre point is at 7.7619° N, 78.2763° 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: Puerto Piña - 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 Piña22 km - Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport (APO) · Carepa172 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:56) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:58). 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 Puerto Piña Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Puerto Piña. The largest with a recorded population: Puerto Piña (883). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 92 m above sea level (median 23 m). - Aceite - Camarón - Camarón Número Dos - Caracoles - Casa Vieja - Cauchales - Charco - El Paraíso - Fondeaderito - Juan Domingo - Playa Muerto - Puerto Piña - Quebrada Camarón - Río Piña - Tropic-Star Lodge 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 Puerto Piña Named natural and historic features inside Puerto Piña, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Aceite - Quebrada Camarón - Quebrada Caracoles - Quebrada Culebra - Quebrada El Fondeadero - Quebrada Romualdo - Río Casa Vieja - Río Jaqué - Río Piña - Río Playa Muerto ### Coast and islands 5 headlands; 3 islands. - Isla Jicaolito - Morro Centinela - Morro de Piñas - Punta Brava - Punta Caracoles - Punta Garachiné - Punta Jaqué - Punta Piña ### Getting around 1 airport. - Bahia Piña 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 Puerto Piña 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 Puerto Piña Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Hotel Tropic Star Lodge · Puerto Piña 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58508&mlon=-78.20125#map=17/7.58508/-78.20125) School Escuela Nueva Estancia · Puerto Piña 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88901&mlon=-78.36125#map=17/7.88901/-78.36125) 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 Puerto Piña Places mapped inside Puerto Piña in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools2 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 - Jaqué - La Palma - Río Congo - Río Congo Arriba - Río Iglesias - Sambú - Santa Fé - Setegantí - Taimatí - Tucutí ## Quick answers - Where is Puerto Piña?In Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama - What borders Puerto Piña?Garachiné, Jaqué and Río Sábalo - What time zone is Puerto Piña in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Puerto Piña?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Puerto Piña?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puerto Piña?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puerto Piña?Settlements lie between 5 m and 92 m - What is the best time to visit Puerto Piña?January to March - What is the P-code of Puerto Piña?PA050108 (OCHA common operational dataset)