Corregimiento · La Chorrera District # Amador Amador is a corregimiento of Panama in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province. It covers 140.0 km². 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 140 km² - 1 mapped service - 62 m typical elevation ## Where is Amador? Amador lies in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama. It borders 3 other corregimientos: Herrera, Iturralde and Mendoza. By area it is the 125th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 17.5% of La Chorrera District. The centre of Amador is about 42 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 25 km from La Chorrera, the main town of La Chorrera District. The centre point is at 9.0778° N, 79.8909° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Amador ### Nearby, outside Amador - Limbo Hunt Club · attraction, Cristóbal 18 km - Río Limbo border to protected area · nature reserve, Cristóbal 19 km - Lago Calamito Observation Platform · viewpoint, Cristóbal 19 km - PRDC - Tower · viewpoint, Cristóbal 19 km - Hummingbird Feeder · theme park, Cristóbal 19 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: Amador - 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 - Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX) · Colón 31 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook 39 km ### Nearest railway station Atlantic Passenger Station (Barrio Sur), about 30 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 06:26, sunset around 18:02). 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 Amador Open gazetteers list 16 villages, towns and localities in Amador. The largest with a recorded population: Cerro Cama (1,274), Los Hules Abajo (363), Las Pavas (302) and Lagartera (289). Settlements here lie between about 35 m and 119 m above sea level (median 62 m). - Barro Colorado - Caño Quebrado Arriba - Cerro Cama - Cuchirvito - El Tigre - Gigante - Lagartera - Lagartera Grande - Lagarterita - Las Pavas - Los Hules - Los Hules Abajo - Los Hules Centro - Peña Blanca - Tinajones - Tinajones Arriba Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Amador Named natural and historic features inside Amador, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Ciénaga - Quebrada Concepción - Quebrada Eusebia - Quebrada Gigantito - Quebrada La Colorada - Quebrada Las Minas - Quebrada Las Palmas - Quebrada Las Pavas - Quebrada Los Hules - Quebrada Queda - Quebrada Tigre - Quebrada Vega - Quebrada de Cama - Río Los Hules - Río Tinajones ### Coast and islands 18 islands; 2 headlands. - Falcon Island - Isla Alción - Isla Bajo - Isla Barro Colorado - Isla Booby - Isla Cobre - Isla Escondido - Isla Espiga - Isla Guindilla - Isla Lagarto - Isla Larga - Isla Lina - Isla Mona Grita - Isla Mosca - Isla Oro - Isla Orquidea - Isla Plata - Isla Tern - Punta Colorado - Punta Salud ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Cerro Cama · 145 m - Cerro Tigre · 143 m - Cerro Gigante · 139 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 Amador and the best time to visit Using the climate of La Chorrera District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). 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 | 26 | 18 | | Feb | 26 | 9 | | Mar | 27 | 15 | | Apr | 28 | 98 | | May | 27 | 245 | | Jun | 27 | 239 | | Jul | 27 | 208 | | Aug | 27 | 224 | | Sep | 27 | 248 | | Oct | 26 | 257 | | Nov | 26 | 251 | | Dec | 26 | 100 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Amador | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | yanito verde · Hurtado | 18 km | Map | | Bank | Banco General · Juan Demóstenes Arosemena | 23 km | Map | | ATM | CFE Chorrera · Barrio Colón | 25 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Delta · Nuevo Emperador | 22 km | Map | | Hotel | Jungle Land Floating Resort · Santa Clara | 11 km | Map | | Mall | Streap Mall Nuevo Emperador · Nuevo Emperador | 21 km | Map | | School | C.E.B.G Adelaida R. Herrera · Cristóbal | 12 km | Map | | College | Police Officers School Dr. Justo Arosemena · Cristóbal | 23 km | Map | | Police station | Policia Nacional · Nuevo Emperador | 19 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 Amador Places mapped inside Amador in open map data, by type. - 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 La Chorrera District - Arosemena - Barrio Balboa - Barrio Colón - El Arado - El Coco - Feuillet - Guadalupe - Herrera - Hurtado - Iturralde - La Represa - Los Díaz - Mendoza - Obaldía - Playa Leona - Puerto Caimito - Santa Rita ## Quick answers - Where is Amador? In La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama - What borders Amador? Herrera, Iturralde and Mendoza - What is there to see in Amador? Limbo Hunt Club, Río Limbo border to protected area, Lago Calamito Observation Platform, PRDC - Tower - What time zone is Amador in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Amador? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Amador? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Amador? 16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Amador? Settlements lie between 35 m and 119 m - What is the highest point in Amador? Cerro Cama (145 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Amador? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Amador? yanito verde, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Amador? Banco General, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Amador? CFE Chorrera, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Amador? Delta, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Amador? PA110401 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 140.0 km² - P-code: PA110401 - District: La Chorrera District - Main town: Lagarterita --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/la-chorrera/amador/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.