# El Bale Corregimiento, Ñürüm District, Ngöbe Buglé Province

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Corregimiento · Ñürüm District 

# El Bale

El Bale is a corregimiento of Panama in Ñürüm District, Ngöbe Buglé Province. It covers **48.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 48.1km²
- 1mapped service
- 323 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Bale?

El Bale lies in [Ñürüm District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/nurum/), [Ngöbe Buglé Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 4 other corregimientos: [Cañazas](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/canazas/canazas/), [Cerro de Plata](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/canazas/cerro-de-plata/), [El Picador](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/canazas/el-picador/) and [San José](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/canazas/san-jose/). By area it is the 345th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 8.2% of [Ñürüm District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/nurum/). The centre of El Bale is about 214 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 14 km from Buenos Aires, the main town of Ñürüm District. The centre point is at 8.3635° N, 81.3637° 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: El Bale

- 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

- Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré113 km
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David118 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 06:31, sunset around 18:09).

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 El Bale

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in El Bale. Settlements here lie between about 254 m and 407 m above sea level (median 323 m).

- Alto Bale
- Alto Culantro
- El Bajo
- El Higuito
- La Misericordia
- Marañón

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 El Bale

Named natural and historic features inside El Bale, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Chumical
- Quebrada El Castillo
- Quebrada La Peña
- Quebrada Las Piñitas
- Quebrada Marañón

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 2 mountains.

- Cerro Castillo · 495 m
- Alto de Bale · 382 m
- Cerro Gordo · 348 m
- Cerro La Peña · 336 m
- Cerro Guacamayo · 302 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 El Bale and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ñürüm District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 169 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,876 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (252 mm) and the driest Feb (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 20 

Feb 25 11 

Mar 26 20 

Apr 27 96 

May 26 250 

Jun 26 211 

Jul 26 209 

Aug 26 223 

Sep 26 246 

Oct 25 252 

Nov 25 250 

Dec 25 88 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Bale

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital San Francisco Javier · Cañazas 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31706&mlon=-81.21324#map=17/8.31706/-81.21324) 

Bank Banco Nacional de Panamá · Las Palmas 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13734&mlon=-81.45466#map=17/8.13734/-81.45466) 

Petrol pump Texaco · El Prado 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21453&mlon=-81.48125#map=17/8.21453/-81.48125) 

Hotel Río Onda Santa Fé · Santa Fe 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47491&mlon=-81.06317#map=17/8.47491/-81.06317) 

School I.P.T María Mercédez Pérez · El Bale 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34622&mlon=-81.36967#map=17/8.34622/-81.36967) 

College Instituto Profesional y Técnico Agropecuario Chichica · Chichica 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36477&mlon=-81.66835#map=17/8.36477/-81.66835) 

Police station Jefatura de Policia de Los Ruices · El Prado 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20926&mlon=-81.47353#map=17/8.20926/-81.47353) 

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 El Bale

Places mapped inside El Bale in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Ñürüm District

- Agua De Salud
- Alto de Jesús
- Buenos Aires
- Cerro Pelado
- El Paredón
- El Piro
- Guayabito
- Güibale

## Quick answers

- Where is El Bale?In Ñürüm District, Ngöbe Buglé Province, Panama
- What borders El Bale?Cañazas, Cerro de Plata, El Picador and San José
- What time zone is El Bale in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Bale?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in El Bale?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Bale?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Bale?Settlements lie between 254 m and 407 m
- What is the highest point in El Bale?Cerro Castillo (495 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Bale?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Bale?Hospital San Francisco Javier, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Bale?Banco Nacional de Panamá, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Bale?Texaco, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Bale?PA100505 (OCHA common operational dataset)