Corregimiento · La Chorrera District # Santa Rita Santa Rita is a corregimiento of Panama in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province. It covers 34.4 km². 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 34.4 km² - 96 m typical elevation ## Where is Santa Rita? Santa Rita lies in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama. It borders 5 other corregimientos: Feuillet, Guadalupe, Hurtado, Los Díaz and Obaldía. By area it is the 418th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 4.3% of La Chorrera District. The centre of Santa Rita is about 42 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 12 km from La Chorrera, the main town of La Chorrera District. The centre point is at 8.8749° N, 79.8866° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Santa Rita ### Nearby, outside Santa Rita - Monumento a Simón Bolívar · monument, Barrio Balboa 11 km - Museo de La Chorrera · museum, Barrio Balboa 12 km - Playa Grande · beach, Puerto Caimito 18 km - Parque Nacional Altos de Campana · nature reserve, Lídice 19 km - Ministerio Pacto con Dios · attraction, Puerto Caimito 19 km - Altos de Campana National Park · nature reserve, El Cacao 20 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: Santa Rita - 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 32 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook 38 km ### Nearest railway station Corozal Passenger Station (Ancón), about 37 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 Santa Rita Open gazetteers list 10 villages, towns and localities in Santa Rita. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Rita (987) and Las Lajitas (150). Settlements here lie between about 75 m and 162 m above sea level (median 96 m). - Bajo Grande - Caimitillo Abajo - El Escobal - La Soledad - Las Lajitas - Loma de Limón - Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz No. 1 - Santa Isabel - Santa Rita Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Santa Rita Named natural and historic features inside Santa Rita, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams. - Quebrada El Cacao - Quebrada El Cauchal - Quebrada El Cedro - Quebrada El Chumico - Quebrada El Fardo - Quebrada El Jobal - Quebrada El Tigrillo - Quebrada Espavesal - Quebrada Las Ollas - Quebrada Las Ollas Arriba - Quebrada Pequeni - Quebrada Piedra - Río Caimitillo ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Loma del Alquiño · 222 m - Loma del Escobal · 217 m - Cerro Escobal · 211 m - Loma del Bongo · 166 m - Loma de Limón · 145 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 Santa Rita 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 Santa Rita | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | yanito verde · Hurtado | 4.3 km | Map | | Bank | Caja de Ahorros · Barrio Balboa | 11 km | Map | | ATM | Óptica Optilux | La Chorrera · Barrio Colón | 12 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Terpel · Feuillet | 6.0 km | Map | | Hotel | Hotel Backpacker Inn · Guadalupe | 7.5 km | Map | | Mall | Milenio Plaza · Guadalupe | 8.2 km | Map | | School | Escuela Virgen de Guadalupe · Guadalupe | 7.2 km | Map | | College | Instituto de Marina Mercante Ocupacional de Panama · El Coco | 8.8 km | Map | | Police station | DJI La Chorrera · Guadalupe | 8.3 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. ## Other corregimientos in La Chorrera District - Amador - Arosemena - Barrio Balboa - Barrio Colón - El Arado - El Coco - Feuillet - Guadalupe - Herrera - Hurtado - Iturralde - La Represa - Los Díaz - Mendoza - Obaldía - Playa Leona - Puerto Caimito ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Rita? In La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama - What borders Santa Rita? Feuillet, Guadalupe, Hurtado, Los Díaz and Obaldía - What is there to see in Santa Rita? Monumento a Simón Bolívar, Museo de La Chorrera, Playa Grande, Parque Nacional Altos de Campana - What time zone is Santa Rita in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in Santa Rita? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Santa Rita? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Santa Rita? 10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Rita? Settlements lie between 75 m and 162 m - What is the highest point in Santa Rita? Loma del Alquiño (222 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santa Rita? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Rita? yanito verde, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Rita? Caja de Ahorros, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Rita? Óptica Optilux | La Chorrera, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Rita? Terpel, about 6.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Rita? PA110418 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 34.4 km² - P-code: PA110418 - District: La Chorrera District - Main town: Santa Rita --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/panama-oeste/la-chorrera/santa-rita/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.