Corregimiento · Kusapín District # Bahía Azul Bahía Azul is a corregimiento of Panama in Kusapín District, Ngöbe Buglé Province. It covers 91.6 km². 30 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 91.6 km² - 7 m typical elevation ## Where is Bahía Azul? Bahía Azul lies in Kusapín District, Ngöbe Buglé Province, Panama. It borders 3 other corregimientos: Bisira, Kusapín and Tobobe. By area it is the 203rd largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 5.9% of Kusapín District. The centre of Bahía Azul is about 256 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 14 km from Kusapín, the main town of Kusapín District. The centre point is at 9.0646° N, 81.8461° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Bahía Azul ### Nearby, outside Bahía Azul - Sitio Ramsar Damani-Guariviara · nature reserve, Bisira 16 km - Monkey Island · zoo, Punta Laurel 20 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Bahía Azul - 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 - Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) · Isla Colón 54 km - Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport (CHX) · Changuinola 86 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 18:10). 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 Bahía Azul Open gazetteers list 30 villages, towns and localities in Bahía Azul. The largest with a recorded population: Bucori (495), Playa Lorenzo (397), Bahía Azul (379), Bahía Grande (252), Playa Verde (231) and Punta Cuaco (62). Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 44 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Agoy - Bahía Azul - Bahía Grande - Bucori - Buena Vista - Comunidad Trotman - Keque Mane - Monte Verde - Monte Virgen - Mutari - Palma Bella - Paticinky - Playa Bambú - Playa Hermosa - Playa Jobo - Playa Loma - Playa Lorenzo - Playa Raya - Playa Verde - Punta Caracol - Punta Cuaco - Punta Gallinazo - Punta Syrain - Punta Toro - Quebrada Pez - Río Lorenzo Arriba - Secretario - Syrain - Tabebiti - Tabebiti Número Dos Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Bahía Azul Named natural and historic features inside Bahía Azul, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Cigari - Quebrada Cuaco - Quebrada Dobrori - Quebrada Grampa - Quebrada Long - Quebrada Lorenzo - Quebrada Muturi - Quebrada Sal ### Coast and islands 4 headlands; 2 islands; 1 beach. - Cayo Patterson - Cayo Toro - Playa Raya - Punta Cuaco - Punta Juan Jesse - Punta Warrie - Punta de Toro 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 Bahía Azul and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kusapín District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). 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 | 25 | 52 | | Feb | 25 | 25 | | Mar | 25 | 38 | | Apr | 26 | 99 | | May | 26 | 281 | | Jun | 26 | 248 | | Jul | 25 | 287 | | Aug | 26 | 271 | | Sep | 26 | 244 | | Oct | 26 | 283 | | Nov | 25 | 306 | | Dec | 25 | 126 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bahía Azul | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Hospital de Chiriquí Grande · Rambala | 40 km | Map | | Bank | Banco Nacional de Panamá · Chiriquí Grande | 33 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Estación Chiriquí Grande · Chiriquí Grande | 32 km | Map | | Hotel | Hotel Doalan S.A. · Chiriquí Grande | 33 km | Map | | School | C.E.B.G Bisira · Bisira | 18 km | Map | | College | Colegio Río Chiriquí · Río Chiriquí | 40 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. ## Other corregimientos in Kusapín District - Calavébora o Santa Catalina - Kusapín - Loma Yuca - Río Chiriquí - Tobobe - Valle Bonito ## Quick answers - Where is Bahía Azul? In Kusapín District, Ngöbe Buglé Province, Panama - What borders Bahía Azul? Bisira, Kusapín and Tobobe - What is there to see in Bahía Azul? Sitio Ramsar Damani-Guariviara, Monkey Island - What time zone is Bahía Azul in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Bahía Azul? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Bahía Azul? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bahía Azul? 30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bahía Azul? Settlements lie between 0 m and 44 m - What is the best time to visit Bahía Azul? January to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Bahía Azul? Hospital de Chiriquí Grande, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bahía Azul? Banco Nacional de Panamá, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bahía Azul? Estación Chiriquí Grande, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bahía Azul? PA100701 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 91.6 km² - P-code: PA100701 - District: Kusapín District - Main town: Bahía Azul --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kusapin/bahia-azul/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.