Corregimiento · Chame District # Chicá Chicá is a corregimiento of Panama in Chame District, Panamá Oeste Province. It covers 17.9 km². 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.9 km² - 3 mapped services - 660 m typical elevation ## Where is Chicá? Chicá lies in Chame District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama. It borders 5 other corregimientos: Bejuco, Buenos Aires, Campana, El Cacao and Sajalices. By area it is the 519th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 4.9% of Chame District. The centre of Chicá is about 58 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 12 km from Chame, the main town of Chame District. The centre point is at 8.6718° N, 79.9379° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Chicá ### Nearby, outside Chicá - Entrada senderos y camping PN Altos de Campana · attraction, Campana 1.9 km - Mirador p.n. Altos de Campana · viewpoint, Campana 3.6 km - Información Turística del Parque Nacional · attraction, Campana 3.7 km - Parque Nacional Altos de Campana · nature reserve, Lídice 4.8 km - Altos de Campana National Park · nature reserve, El Cacao 4.8 km - The Chame’s box · attraction, Buenos Aires 5.2 km - La Nativa · waterfall, Sorá 8.0 km - Mirador Santo Domingo · viewpoint, La Laguna 12 km - Need to get over the fence here, no gap · attraction, Chame 14 km - Cascada Alba · beach, El Cacao 14 km - Mirador Cerro Chame · viewpoint, Chame 14 km - Rancheria de Pablo y Venta de Pescado Rosa · beach, Nueva Gorgona 15 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: Chicá - 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 39 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook 54 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 Chicá Open gazetteers list 7 villages, towns and localities in Chicá. The largest with a recorded population: Chicá (435) and Bajo Grande (68). Settlements here lie between about 390 m and 772 m above sea level (median 660 m). - Bajo Grande - Bajo de la Mata - Cerro Mena - Chicá - La Luna - Latillo - Palo Blanco Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Chicá Named natural and historic features inside Chicá, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Julián - Quebrada Los Guabitos - Quebrada Peñón ### Hills and mountains 3 hills; 1 mountain. - Cerro Mena · 777 m - Loma Grande · 643 m - Loma Las Matas · 306 m - Cerro La Tristeza · 288 m 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 Chicá and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chame District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 580 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,138 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (279 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 | 22 | 21 | | Feb | 22 | 9 | | Mar | 23 | 15 | | Apr | 24 | 108 | | May | 23 | 278 | | Jun | 23 | 273 | | Jul | 23 | 246 | | Aug | 23 | 255 | | Sep | 23 | 279 | | Oct | 22 | 275 | | Nov | 22 | 268 | | Dec | 22 | 111 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chicá | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Centro de Salud Bejuco · Chame | 10 km | Map | | Bank | Banco Nacional de Panamá · Chame | 11 km | Map | | ATM | Caja de Ahorros · El Valle | 21 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Puma · Sajalices | 7.3 km | Map | | Hotel | Cabañas Gavilán Guardián · Chicá | 0.9 km | Map | | Mall | Plaza Imperial · Bejuco | 9.6 km | Map | | School | escuela · Buenos Aires | 5.3 km | Map | | College | Instituto Tecnológico De Ciencias · Guadalupe | 26 km | Map | | Police station | Policía Nacional Sorá · Sorá | 8.8 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 Chicá Places mapped inside Chicá in open map data, by type. - Hotels 2 - Restaurants 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 Chame District - Bejuco - Buenos Aires - Cabuya - Chame - El Libano - Las Lajas - Nueva Gorgona - Punta Chame - Sajalices - Sorá ## Quick answers - Where is Chicá? In Chame District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama - What borders Chicá? Bejuco, Buenos Aires, Campana, El Cacao and Sajalices - What is there to see in Chicá? Entrada senderos y camping PN Altos de Campana, Mirador p.n. Altos de Campana, Información Turística del Parque Nacional, Parque Nacional Altos de Campana - What time zone is Chicá in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Chicá? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Chicá? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chicá? 7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chicá? Settlements lie between 390 m and 772 m - What is the highest point in Chicá? Cerro Mena (777 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chicá? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Chicá? Centro de Salud Bejuco, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chicá? Banco Nacional de Panamá, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Chicá? Caja de Ahorros, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chicá? Puma, about 7.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chicá? PA110305 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 17.9 km² - P-code: PA110305 - District: Chame District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/chame/chica/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.