# Piedra Roja Corregimiento, Kankintú District – Villages & Map

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Corregimiento · Kankintú District 

# Piedra Roja

Piedra Roja is a corregimiento of Panama in Kankintú District, Ngöbe Buglé Province. It covers **159.2 km²**. 78 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 159km²
- 812 mtypical elevation

## Where is Piedra Roja?

Piedra Roja lies in [Kankintú District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kankintu/), [Ngöbe Buglé Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 6 other corregimientos: [Cascabel](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/mirono/cascabel/), [Guariviara](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kankintu/guariviara/), [Guoroní](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kankintu/guoroni/), [Jädeberi](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/nole-duima/jadeberi/), [Kankintú](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kankintu/kankintu/) and [Mününi](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kankintu/mununi/). By area it is the 101st largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 6.7% of [Kankintú District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kankintu/). The centre of Piedra Roja is about 252 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 37 km from Bisira, the main town of Kankintú District. The centre point is at 8.5813° N, 81.7749° 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: Piedra Roja

- 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

- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David76 km
- Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) · Isla Colón99 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 18:10).

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 Piedra Roja

Open gazetteers list **78 villages, towns and localities** in Piedra Roja. Settlements here lie between about 383 m and 2,402 m above sea level (median 812 m).

- Alto Senia
- Bisira Arriba
- Briniboto
- Briniquidete
- Brisa
- Bulite
- Cabecera de Tabasará
- Cante Bladibe
- Caracol
- Cerro Aguacate
- Cerro Cangrejo
- Cerro Capacho
- Cerro Caña
- Cerro Conejo
- Cerro Macho
- Cerro Picante
- Cerro Puerco
- Cerro Roble
- Cerro Tijera
- Cerro Venado
- Cremante
- Cuorigote
- Doboriboto
- Gavilán
- Gronigrete
- Grunde
- Guayaba
- Guoricote
- Hacha
- Iyoboto
- Jurigote
- Kiklinbiti
- Loma Ballena
- Loma Cerebro
- Los Santos
- Mande Manchuila
- Medigumuto
- Metote
- Migroi
- Murundi
- Noborote
- Nomonoe
- Nomononte
- Norobite
- Nude
- Nute
- Ocuate
- Oreboto
- Oregote
- Oriente
- Piedra Mano
- Piedra Roja
- Quebrada Arena
- Quebrada Barranco
- Quebrada Bejuco
- Quebrada Bollo
- Quebrada Catarro Número Uno
- Quebrada Dando Vuelta
- Quebrada Hacha
- Quebrada Hacha Arriba
- Quebrada Manta
- Quebrada Mariposa
- Quebrada Tabaco
- Quebrada Tigre
- Quebrada Vista
- Remedio
- Sitibiriquidete
- Suiche
- Suloboti
- Titi
- Toborigrete
- Tolote
- Trinchera
- Trorobite
- Tugradote
- Urara
- Uñanobiti
- Ñurunde

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 Piedra Roja

Named natural and historic features inside Piedra Roja, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

24 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Bejuco
- Quebrada Bollo
- Quebrada Cangrejo
- Quebrada Cangrejo
- Quebrada Cuesta de Piedra
- Quebrada Cururí
- Quebrada Dury
- Quebrada Escopeta
- Quebrada Escopeta
- Quebrada Guoricote
- Quebrada Isain
- Quebrada Jore
- Quebrada Jugli
- Quebrada Juglí
- Quebrada Mariposa
- Quebrada Metote
- Quebrada Mono
- Quebrada Picante
- Quebrada Sulobite
- Quebrada Tobori
- Quebrada Tubonte
- Río Bueno
- Río Piedra
- Río Unión

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Santiago · 1,876 m
- Cerro Jocuatabite · 1,714 m
- Cerro Coroni · 1,009 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 Piedra Roja and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kankintú District, the warmest month is May (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 532 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,261 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Feb (25 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 21 52 

Feb 21 25 

Mar 22 38 

Apr 22 99 

May 22 281 

Jun 22 248 

Jul 22 287 

Aug 22 271 

Sep 22 244 

Oct 22 283 

Nov 22 306 

Dec 21 126 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Piedra Roja

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Llano Ñopo · Roka 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.42451&mlon=-81.61495#map=17/8.42451/-81.61495) 

Bank Banco Nacional · San Félix 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.29127&mlon=-81.86975#map=17/8.29127/-81.86975) 

Petrol pump Estación Accel · San Félix 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27797&mlon=-81.87154#map=17/8.27797/-81.87154) 

Hotel Mro · Soloy 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49741&mlon=-82.07066#map=17/8.49741/-82.07066) 

School Centro Básico General Cascabel · Cascabel 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.52623&mlon=-81.87556#map=17/8.52623/-81.87556) 

College Instituto Profesional y Técnico Agropecuario Chichica · Chichica 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36477&mlon=-81.66835#map=17/8.36477/-81.66835) 

Police station Policía de Remedios · La Lajas 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22906&mlon=-81.83315#map=17/8.22906/-81.83315) 

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 Kankintú District

- Bisira
- Büri
- Guariviara
- Guoroní
- Kankintú
- Mününi
- Tuwai

## Quick answers

- Where is Piedra Roja?In Kankintú District, Ngöbe Buglé Province, Panama
- What borders Piedra Roja?Cascabel, Guariviara, Guoroní, Jädeberi, Kankintú and Mününi
- What time zone is Piedra Roja in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Piedra Roja?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in Piedra Roja?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Piedra Roja?78 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Piedra Roja?Settlements lie between 383 m and 2,402 m
- What is the highest point in Piedra Roja?Cerro Santiago (1,876 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Piedra Roja?January to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Piedra Roja?Centro de Salud Llano Ñopo, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Piedra Roja?Banco Nacional, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Piedra Roja?Estación Accel, about 35 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Piedra Roja?PA100607 (OCHA common operational dataset)