Palenque: facts

At a glance

• Country: Panama
• Region: Colón
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 355
• Coordinates: 9.5735° N, 79.3576° W
• Time zone: America/Panama (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Balboa (PAB)
• Distance to the capital, Panama City: 67 km (42 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Tocumen International Airport (PTY): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX): 61 km (38 mi), straight line
• Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC): 70 km (44 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Miramar: 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
• Cuango: 5.2 km (3.2 mi)
• Viento Frio: 5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Playa Chiquita: 7.3 km (4.5 mi)
• Nombre de Dios: 12 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: San Miguelito, 59 km (37 mi)