La Chorrera
in Panamá Oeste, Panama
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Howard Airport (13 mi) - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (17 mi)
- Tocumen International Airport (30 mi)
- Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (33 mi)
- Contadora Airport (54 mi)
- San Blas Airport (67 mi)
- Alonso Valderrama Airport (75 mi)
- Ruben Cantu Airport (97 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
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Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Unesco heritage, 94 mi) - Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 8.880 and -79.783 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 8° 52' 49" and W -79° 46' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Balboa - PAB
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:37 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Panama
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:14 am and 5:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -5.453 and 102.244 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kabuwe - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Panama.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Panama. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore La Chorrera
La Chorrera in Panamá Oeste with it's 61,232 inhabitants is a city in Panama about 20 mi (or 32 km) south-west of Panama, the country's capital.
Local time in La Chorrera is now 06:37 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Panama with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of La Chorrera, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Panama is Howard Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Panama is Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá in a distance of 90 mi (or 146 km), East.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: El Coco, La Mitra, Guadalupe, Puerto Caimito and Nuevo Arraijan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Night Temperature | 24°C / 74 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 17% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
29°C (85 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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La Chorrera - Panama from a Different Perspective
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Travel through La Chorrera on Bike
This is how you travel through La Chorrera on bike at 8:30 in the morning. Trying to do this on car it would take no less than 30 minutes, but in a bike it takes 7 minutes only!
diablos de La Chorrera (parte 4)
Danza del Gran Diablo de la ciudad de La Chorrera, República de Panamá. Los diablos danzan y tratan de llevarse el alma de un cristiano al infierno, mientras que el ángel acude a su rescate....
Danza del gran diablo infantil de La Chorrera
Danza del gran diablo infantil de La Chorrera.
LA POLLERA COLORA - Esc. Sec. Pedro Pablo Sánchez, La Chorrera/Panamá
Engalanada con el Tambor Mayor (Xenia), la Banda de Música "VIRGILIO ESCALA" de la Escuela Secundaria PEDRO PABLO SÀNCHEZ del Distrito de La Chorrera, Provincia de Panamà, Repùblica ...
Bomberos de Panama La Chorrera
Salida del carro 319 hacia un CHARLIE-ALFA (accidente automovilistico) en La Chorrera el 1 de Abril de 2012.
TROMPETA FLAMENCA - Esc. Sec. Pedro Pablo Sánchez, La Chorrera/Panamá
Participación de la Banda de Música "VIRGILIO ESCALA" de la Escuela Secundaria PEDRO PABLO SÁNCHEZ (PPS)del Distrito de La Chorrera, Provincia de Panamá, República de Panamá; en la Feria...
Concurso de Oratoria organizado por la Junta de Festejos de La Chorrera
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MARCHA ZACATECAS - Escuela Secundaria Pedro Pablo Sánchez, La Chorrera/Panamá
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez is a football stadium in Panamá Province, Panama which hosts Liga Panameña de Fútbol team San Francisco, LNA side Independiente and other teams and local competitions from the La Chorrera district. Formerly the stadium had slightly smaller dimensions and natural turf, but it was still used for ANAPROF games.
La Chorrera, Panama
La Chorrera is a city and municipality in central Panama, located about 30 km south-west of Panama City. It is one of the larger cities in the country. La Chorrera is renowned for its international fair and famous as being the home of Bollo and Chicheme. Approximately 2% of the country's lumber comes from this district. La Chorrera is fond of the phrase "La Bella, Enamoradora y Querendona, La Gran Chorrera", reportedly as a tribute to its beautiful women, kind people, and happy night life.
La Chorrera Army Airfield
La Chorrera Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Panama. It was a sub-base of Albrook Field and later Howard Field which used for dispersal and overflow units as part of the defense of the Panama Canal.
These districts belong to La Chorrera.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than La Chorrera.
- Mocambo Arriba
- Villa Cardenas
- Villa Grecia
- Chivo Chivo
- Nuevo Sitio El Carmen
- Quebrada Ancha Numero Uno
- Las Cumbres
- Santa Librada
- Gonzalillo
- La Cabima Arriba
- Santa Rita
- La Cabima
- El Colmenar
- Maria Henrriquez
- Nuevo Progreso
- Chunga
- Las Americas
- Las Mananitas
- La Colorada
- Nuevo Belen
- Cabuya
- Santa Elena
- La Siesta
- Cabuyita
- Veinticuatro de Diciembre
- Vista Hermosa
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of La Chorrera.
- El Coco
- La Mitra
- Guadalupe
- Puerto Caimito
- Nuevo Arraijan
- El Espino
- Rio Congo
- Vista Alegre
- Playa Leona
- Santa Rita
- Zanguengas
- Villa Carmen
- Nuevo Emperador
- Villa Rosario
- Arraijan
- Las Ollas Arriba
- Mendoza
- Santa Clara
- Cermeno
- Capira
- Veracruz
- La Laguna
- Caimito
- Arosemena
- Nueva Arenosa
- Arenosa
- Lagarterita
- El Cacao
- Buenos Aires
- Alcalde Diaz
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Chorrera, La Chorrera
