# Cermeño Corregimiento, Capira District, Panamá Oeste Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/capira/cermeno/ Corregimiento · Capira District # Cermeño Cermeño is a corregimiento of Panama in Capira District, Panamá Oeste Province. It covers **89.6 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 89.6km² - 1mapped service - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cermeño? Cermeño lies in [Capira District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/capira/), [Panamá Oeste Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 3 other corregimientos: [Campana](https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/capira/campana/), [Capira](https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/capira/capira/) and [Playa Leona](https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/la-chorrera/playa-leona/). By area it is the 213th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 9.0% of [Capira District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/capira/). The centre of Cermeño is about 43 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 9.3 km from Capira, the main town of Capira District. The centre point is at 8.7226° N, 79.8013° W. Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan). ## Things to see in and around Cermeño OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Cermeño: 1 beach. - Playa Santo Dolor Rodilla · beach ### Nearby, outside Cermeño - Información Turística del Parque Nacional · attraction, Campana12 km - Mirador p.n. Altos de Campana · viewpoint, Campana13 km - Parque Nacional Altos de Campana · nature reserve, Lídice14 km - Entrada senderos y camping PN Altos de Campana · attraction, Campana14 km - Mirador Cerro Chame · viewpoint, Chame14 km - Need to get over the fence here, no gap · attraction, Chame15 km - Monumento a Simón Bolívar · monument, Barrio Balboa17 km - Altos de Campana National Park · nature reserve, El Cacao17 km - Museo de La Chorrera · museum, Barrio Balboa18 km - Playa Grande · beach, Puerto Caimito18 km - Playa Malibu · beach, Nueva Gorgona19 km - Ministerio Pacto con Dios · attraction, Puerto Caimito19 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Cermeño - 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 - Panamá Pacífico International Airport (BLB) · Panamá City31 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook39 km ### Nearest railway station Corozal Passenger Station (Ancón), about 38 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:00) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 18:02). 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 Cermeño Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Cermeño. The largest with a recorded population: Cermeño (928), Quebrada Grande (163), Mandinga (139) and Cruces (37). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 214 m above sea level (median 24 m). - Berlanga - Cermeñito - Cermeño - Chichical - Cruces - El Cermeñito - La Chapa - La Pica - Las Cruces - Leonor - Majagual - Mamey - Mandinga - Manzanillo - Monte Oscuro Abajo - Monte Oscuro Arriba - Perú - Petibre - Playa el Coco - Puerto Estacio - Puerto de Capira - Quebrada Grande - San Juan - Taborcillo - Tembladera 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 Cermeño Named natural and historic features inside Cermeño, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Cermeñita - Quebrada Doña Elba - Quebrada El Duende - Quebrada Grande - Quebrada La Pica - Quebrada Lagartero - Quebrada Las Cruces - Quebrada Ocaña - Quebrada Platanares ### Coast and islands 5 islands; 2 beaches; 1 headland. - Isla Ensenada - Isla Mandinga - Isla Pan de Azúcar - Isla Taborcillo - Isla Verde - Playa El Coco - Playa El Cruce Monte Oscuro - Punta San Juanito ### Hills and mountains 5 hills; 3 mountains. - Peñón Gordo · 310 m - Cerro Paitilla · 309 m - Cerro Pan de Azúcar · 302 m - Cerro Guarumal · 299 m - Cerro Belanga · 265 m - Cerro Estacio · 247 m - Cerro San Juan · 228 m - Cerro Papaya · 165 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 Cermeño and the best time to visit Using the climate of Capira District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 160 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,912 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (257 mm) and the driest Feb (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 18 Feb 28 9 Mar 28 15 Apr 29 98 May 28 245 Jun 28 239 Jul 28 208 Aug 28 224 Sep 28 248 Oct 27 257 Nov 27 251 Dec 27 100 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cermeño Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud de Capira · Capira 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75855&mlon=-79.87521#map=17/8.75855/-79.87521) Bank Banco Nacional de Panamá · Capira 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76477&mlon=-79.87809#map=17/8.76477/-79.87809) ATM Óptica Optilux | La Chorrera · Barrio Colón 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88175&mlon=-79.77915#map=17/8.88175/-79.77915) Petrol pump Puma · Capira 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75964&mlon=-79.87748#map=17/8.75964/-79.87748) Hotel Hostal Hacienda Doña Victoria · Campana 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.71084&mlon=-79.87522#map=17/8.71084/-79.87522) Mall Plaza Llano Largo · Playa Leona 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83708&mlon=-79.80180#map=17/8.83708/-79.80180) School Centro Educativo Dr. Augusto Samuel Boyd · Cermeño 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74130&mlon=-79.84696#map=17/8.74130/-79.84696) College Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá Oeste · Guadalupe 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.86239&mlon=-79.80334#map=17/8.86239/-79.80334) Police station DJI La Chorrera · Guadalupe 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85194&mlon=-79.81515#map=17/8.85194/-79.81515) 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 Cermeño Places mapped inside Cermeño 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 Capira District - Caimito - Campana - Capira - Cirí Grande - Cirí de los Sotos - El Cacao - La Trinidad - Las Ollas Arriba - Lídice - Santa Rosa - Villa Carmen - Villa Rosario ## Quick answers - Where is Cermeño?In Capira District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama - What borders Cermeño?Campana, Capira and Playa Leona - What is there to see in Cermeño?Playa Santo Dolor Rodilla - What time zone is Cermeño in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cermeño?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Cermeño?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cermeño?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cermeño?Settlements lie between 7 m and 214 m - What is the highest point in Cermeño?Peñón Gordo (310 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cermeño?December to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Cermeño?Centro de Salud de Capira, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cermeño?Banco Nacional de Panamá, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cermeño?Óptica Optilux | La Chorrera, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cermeño?Puma, about 9.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cermeño?PA110204 (OCHA common operational dataset)