Corregimiento · Pinogana District # Yaviza Yaviza is a corregimiento of Panama in Pinogana District, Darién Province. It covers 398.5 km². 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 398 km² - 4 mapped services - 20 m typical elevation ## Where is Yaviza? Yaviza lies in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama. It borders 8 other corregimientos: Camogantí, Cirilo Guainora, El Real de Santa María, Lajas Blancas, Manuel Ortega, Metetí, Pinogana and Río Iglesias. By area it is the 41st largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 8.2% of Pinogana District. The centre of Yaviza is about 213 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2174° N, 77.7459° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Yaviza - 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 - Bahia Piña Airport (BFQ) · Puerto Piña 85 km - Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport (APO) · Carepa 122 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:55). 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 Yaviza Open gazetteers list 36 villages, towns and localities in Yaviza. The largest with a recorded population: Yaviza (1,700) and Pueblo Nuevo (723). Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 62 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Aligandí - Arrabache - Bella Vista - Betzaida - Boca de Tupisa - Borbua - Calle Honda - Chorro - Churupaquete - Común - Cristo Viene - Cubital - El Cerro - El Mamey - El Totumo - Entrada a El Salto - Fruta Panal - La Bichua - La Doncella - La Estoza - La Isleta - La Olla - La Víbora - Las Palmeras - Llano Bonito - Nuevo Bijao - Nuevo Progreso - Peñita - Pica Pedro - Pueblo Nuevo - Quebrada Mamey - Quebrada Mojarra - Reversa Grande - Santa Librada - Totumo Abajo - Yaviza Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Yaviza Named natural and historic features inside Yaviza, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Aguacate - Quebrada Chayo - Quebrada Chorro - Quebrada Chupertí - Quebrada Común - Quebrada Cubital - Quebrada Mamey - Quebrada Olla - Quebrada Reversa Grande - Quebrada Tutumatu - Río Chico - Río Tupisa ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Río Chico 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 Yaviza and the best time to visit Using the climate of Pinogana District, the warmest month is Mar (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,131 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (267 mm) and the driest Feb (18 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 | 26 | 45 | | Feb | 27 | 18 | | Mar | 28 | 53 | | Apr | 28 | 165 | | May | 27 | 267 | | Jun | 27 | 253 | | Jul | 26 | 220 | | Aug | 26 | 221 | | Sep | 26 | 253 | | Oct | 26 | 248 | | Nov | 26 | 240 | | Dec | 26 | 149 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yaviza | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Meteti Centro De Salud · Metetí | 40 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Terpel Station · Yaviza | 8.7 km | Map | | Hotel | Canopy Camp · Metetí | 24 km | Map | | School | Escuela Nuevo Progreso · Yaviza | 4.3 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 Yaviza Places mapped inside Yaviza in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps 1 - Schools 3 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 Pinogana District - Boca de Cupé - El Real de Santa María - Kuna de Wargandí - Metetí - Paya - Pinogana - Púcuro - Yape ## Quick answers - Where is Yaviza? In Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama - What borders Yaviza? Camogantí, Cirilo Guainora, El Real de Santa María, Lajas Blancas, Manuel Ortega, Metetí, Pinogana and Río Iglesias - What time zone is Yaviza in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Yaviza? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Yaviza? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yaviza? 36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yaviza? Settlements lie between 10 m and 62 m - What is the best time to visit Yaviza? January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Yaviza? Meteti Centro De Salud, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yaviza? Terpel Station, about 8.7 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Yaviza? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Yaviza? PA050209 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 398.5 km² - P-code: PA050209 - District: Pinogana District - Main town: Yaviza --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/darien/pinogana/yaviza/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.