Corregimiento · Capira District # El Cacao El Cacao is a corregimiento of Panama in Capira District, Panamá Oeste Province. It covers 180.9 km². 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 181 km² - 1 mapped service - 348 m typical elevation ## Where is El Cacao? El Cacao lies in Capira District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama. It borders 10 other corregimientos: Buenos Aires, Caimito, Campana, Chicá, Cirí Grande, La Laguna, La Trinidad, Los Llanitos, Lídice and Sorá. By area it is the 90th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 18.1% of Capira District. The centre of El Cacao is about 63 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 16 km from Capira, the main town of Capira District. The centre point is at 8.7322° N, 80.0238° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around El Cacao OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in El Cacao: 1 beach; 1 nature reserve. - Altos de Campana National Park · nature reserve - Cascada Alba · beach ### Nearby, outside El Cacao - La Nativa · waterfall, Sorá 5.6 km - chorro jordanal · attraction, Cirí Grande 10 km - The Chame’s box · attraction, Buenos Aires 10 km - Parque Nacional Altos de Campana · nature reserve, Lídice 11 km - Mirador Santo Domingo · viewpoint, La Laguna 12 km - Entrada senderos y camping PN Altos de Campana · attraction, Campana 12 km - Cerro La Gaita - Start · viewpoint, La Laguna 12 km - Cerro La Gaita - Final · viewpoint, La Laguna 13 km - Mirador p.n. Altos de Campana · viewpoint, Campana 13 km - Información Turística del Parque Nacional · attraction, Campana 13 km - Monumento Natural Cerro Gaital · nature reserve, El Valle 15 km - Mirador · viewpoint, El Valle 16 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: El Cacao - 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 - Scarlett Martinez International Airport (RIH) · Río Hato 41 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook 58 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:01) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 18:03). 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 El Cacao Open gazetteers list 48 villages, towns and localities in El Cacao. The largest with a recorded population: Cacao (636), Bajo Bonito (373), Trinidad Arriba (175), Aguacate Arriba (167), Cirí Grande Arriba (113) and Peña Blanca (40). Settlements here lie between about 162 m and 996 m above sea level (median 348 m). - Aguacate Arriba - Altamira - Alto de Cirí - Arenal - Bajo Bonito - Bosques de Galicia - Cacaito - Cacao - Cauchales - Cerro Chisna - Chileno - Ciricito Arriba No. 2 - Ciricito Arriba Número Dos - Cirí Grande - Cirí Grande Arriba - El Cacao - El Chileno - El Cocorito - El Cruce de Trinidad Arriba - El Jagua - El Limón - El Limón Raudales - El Nazareno - El Nazareno o Los Rincones - La Gloria - La Tambora - Las Negritas - Las Tinajas - León - Lobracita - Los Pipos - Los Raudales - Mata Palo o Altamira - Navarra - Nueva Peña Blanca - Peña Blanca - Piragual - Quebrada El Nance - Trinidad Arriba - Trinidad de Las Minas - Trinidad de Los Cerros - Trinidad de Los Cerros o El Cruce - Trinidad de Los Raudales - Valle Bonito - Valle del Jordanal - Valle del Jordonal - Vista Alegre - Yerba Buena Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of El Cacao Named natural and historic features inside El Cacao, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 37 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Aguacate - Quebrada Altamira - Quebrada Amarilla - Quebrada Capira - Quebrada Capirita - Quebrada Cañas Blancas - Quebrada Chacharrosa - Quebrada Chata - Quebrada Cocorito - Quebrada El Bray - Quebrada El Cedro - Quebrada El Congo - Quebrada El Limón - Quebrada Espavé - Quebrada Golondrino - Quebrada La Conga - Quebrada La Jagua - Quebrada Las Huertas - Quebrada Las Minas - Quebrada Las Tinajas - Quebrada Limón - Quebrada Lobracita - Quebrada Los Molejones - Quebrada Los Pipos …and 13 more. ### Hills and mountains 12 mountains; 10 hills. - Cerro Negro · 939 m - Cerro Peña Blanca · 909 m - Cerro Llorón · 901 m - Cerro Los Monos · 863 m - Cerro Chichibalí · 855 m - Loma de Las Cañas · 814 m - Cerro Chato · 741 m - Cerro Golondrino · 646 m - Cerro Chileno · 602 m - Loma La Jagua · 586 m - Loma del Piragual · 567 m - Loma del Naranjito · 546 m - Cerro de Las Verdes · 526 m - Loma de La Hueca · 508 m - Cerro Las Tinajas · 499 m - Cerro Calabazo · 408 m - Cerro Cirí Grande · 361 m - Loma del Níspero · 347 m - Cerro El Tigre · 343 m - Loma del Águila · 340 m - Loma Los Verdes · 335 m - Cerro Cirí Grande · 297 m ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Parque Nacional Altos De Campana 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 El Cacao and the best time to visit Using the climate of Capira District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher 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 April. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 25 | 18 | | Feb | 25 | 9 | | Mar | 26 | 15 | | Apr | 27 | 98 | | May | 26 | 245 | | Jun | 26 | 239 | | Jul | 26 | 208 | | Aug | 25 | 224 | | Sep | 25 | 248 | | Oct | 25 | 257 | | Nov | 25 | 251 | | Dec | 25 | 100 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Cacao | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | C.S.S. ULAPS De Capira · Capira | 15 km | Map | | Bank | Banco Nacional de Panamá · Capira | 16 km | Map | | ATM | Caja de Ahorros · El Valle | 18 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Puma · Capira | 16 km | Map | | Hotel | Luxury Camping Panama · Sorá | 8.0 km | Map | | Mall | Centro Comercial El Valle · El Valle | 18 km | Map | | School | Centro Educativo de Bajo Bonito · El Cacao | 4.1 km | Map | | College | Instituto Tecnológico De Ciencias · Guadalupe | 28 km | Map | | Police station | Policía Nacional Sorá · Sorá | 11 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 El Cacao Places mapped inside El Cacao in open map data, by type. - Schools 1 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 Capira District - Caimito - Campana - Capira - Cermeño - Cirí Grande - Cirí de los Sotos - La Trinidad - Las Ollas Arriba - Lídice - Santa Rosa - Villa Carmen - Villa Rosario ## Quick answers - Where is El Cacao? In Capira District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama - What borders El Cacao? Buenos Aires, Caimito, Campana, Chicá, Cirí Grande, La Laguna, La Trinidad, Los Llanitos, Lídice and Sorá - What is there to see in El Cacao? Altos de Campana National Park, Cascada Alba - What time zone is El Cacao in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Cacao? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in El Cacao? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Cacao? 48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Cacao? Settlements lie between 162 m and 996 m - What is the highest point in El Cacao? Cerro Negro (939 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Cacao? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to El Cacao? C.S.S. ULAPS De Capira, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Cacao? Banco Nacional de Panamá, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to El Cacao? Caja de Ahorros, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Cacao? Puma, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Cacao? PA110207 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 180.9 km² - P-code: PA110207 - District: Capira District - Main town: Cacao --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/capira/el-cacao/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.