Map of Colón, Panama

Colón is the administrative centre of Colón, Panama, with a population of about 78,000. It lies at 9.3545°N, 79.9001°W. Colón is about 58 km (36 mi) northwest of Panamá, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chilibre, 38 km to the southeast.

Colón at a glance

Where is Colón?

• The 5th largest city in Panama by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 35 min on the shortest day to 12 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Colón

• Chilibre — 38 km southeast
• Arraiján — 54 km southeast
• La Chorrera — 54 km south
• Panamá — 58 km southeast
• San Miguelito — 58 km southeast
• Juan Díaz — 61 km southeast
• Tocumen — 64 km southeast
• Santiago de Veraguas — 183 km southwest
• David — 297 km west
• Turbo — 376 km east, Colombia

Largest cities in Panama

• Panamá — 408,168
• San Miguelito — 321,501
• Juan Díaz — 100,636
• David — 82,907
• Arraiján — 76,815
• La Chorrera — 61,232
• Tocumen — 50,844
• Santiago de Veraguas — 45,355
• Chilibre — 33,536

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Other places named Colón

• Colón — Matanzas Province, Cuba
• Colón — Táchira, Venezuela
• Colón — Entre Rios, Argentina

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.