Corregimiento · La Chorrera District # El Coco El Coco is a corregimiento of Panama in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province. It covers 15.2 km². 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.2 km² - 18 mapped services - 94 m typical elevation ## Where is El Coco? El Coco lies in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama. It borders 4 other corregimientos: Barrio Balboa, Guadalupe, Herrera and Hurtado. By area it is the 532nd largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 1.9% of La Chorrera District. The centre of El Coco is about 36 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 5.0 km from La Chorrera, the main town of La Chorrera District. The centre point is at 8.8824° N, 79.8251° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around El Coco ### Nearby, outside El Coco - Monumento a Simón Bolívar · monument, Barrio Balboa 4.0 km - Museo de La Chorrera · museum, Barrio Balboa 4.8 km - Playa Grande · beach, Puerto Caimito 12 km - Ministerio Pacto con Dios · attraction, Puerto Caimito 12 km - Cesarin Panadería y Dulcería · attraction, Vista Alegre 15 km - Playa Santo Dolor Rodilla · beach, Cermeño 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: El Coco - 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 - Panamá Pacífico International Airport (BLB) · Panamá City 25 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook 31 km ### Nearest railway station Corozal Passenger Station (Ancón), 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 El Coco Open gazetteers list 8 villages, towns and localities in El Coco. The largest with a recorded population: El Coco (11,935) and Potrero Grande (4,044). Settlements here lie between about 53 m and 147 m above sea level (median 94 m). - Ahoga Pollo - El Coco - La Loma de Guadalupe - Los Caimitones - Mata de Coco - Potrero Grande - Raudal - Residencial Coopeve Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of El Coco Named natural and historic features inside El Coco, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Ahoga Pollo - Quebrada El Aguacate - Quebrada El Chorrito - Quebrada El Guásimo - Quebrada Honda ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Loma del Chicharrón · 167 m - Loma Acosta · 121 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 El Coco 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 El Coco | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Minsa-Capsi Magally Ruiz · El Coco | 1.9 km | Map | | Bank | Caja de Ahorros · Barrio Balboa | 4.1 km | Map | | ATM | Óptica Optilux | La Chorrera · Barrio Colón | 5.1 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Tropigas · El Coco | 2.9 km | Map | | Hotel | Hotel Backpacker Inn · Guadalupe | 4.1 km | Map | | Mall | Plaza COOPEVE La Chorrera · El Coco | 3.1 km | Map | | School | INADEH · El Coco | 2.2 km | Map | | College | Instituto de Marina Mercante Ocupacional de Panama · El Coco | 2.2 km | Map | | Police station | DJI La Chorrera · Guadalupe | 3.6 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 Coco Places mapped inside El Coco in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Petrol pumps 3 - Shopping malls 1 - Schools 4 - Colleges and universities 1 - Pharmacies 2 - Restaurants 5 - Dental clinics 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 - Amador - Arosemena - Barrio Balboa - Barrio Colón - El Arado - Feuillet - Guadalupe - Herrera - Hurtado - Iturralde - La Represa - Los Díaz - Mendoza - Obaldía - Playa Leona - Puerto Caimito - Santa Rita ## Quick answers - Where is El Coco? In La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama - What borders El Coco? Barrio Balboa, Guadalupe, Herrera and Hurtado - What is there to see in El Coco? Monumento a Simón Bolívar, Museo de La Chorrera, Playa Grande, Ministerio Pacto con Dios - What time zone is El Coco in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Coco? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in El Coco? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Coco? 8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Coco? Settlements lie between 53 m and 147 m - What is the highest point in El Coco? Loma del Chicharrón (167 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Coco? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to El Coco? Minsa-Capsi Magally Ruiz, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Coco? Caja de Ahorros, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to El Coco? Óptica Optilux | La Chorrera, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Coco? Tropigas, about 2.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in El Coco? 1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in El Coco? 3 mapped - What is the P-code of El Coco? PA110406 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 15.2 km² - P-code: PA110406 - District: La Chorrera District - Main town: El Coco --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/la-chorrera/el-coco/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.