Garachiné

Garachiné
Garachiné
Coordinates: 08°3′36″N 078°21′36″W / 8.06000°N 78.36000°W / 8.06000; -78.36000
Country Panama
ProvinceDarién
DistrictChepigana
Area
 • Land188.5 km2 (72.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
1,878
 • Density10/km2 (30/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

Garachiné is a corregimiento in Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 1,878 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 1,800; its population as of 2000 was 1,944.[1]

Transportation

The village is served by the Garachiné Airport (IATA: GHE).

Climate

Climate data for Garachiné 2001–2015
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2)
31.6
(88.9)
32.1
(89.8)
32.4
(90.3)
31.3
(88.3)
30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.2
(86.4)
31.1
(87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
27.6
(81.7)
28.1
(82.6)
28.5
(83.3)
27.7
(81.9)
27.3
(81.1)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.4
(81.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3)
23.6
(74.5)
24.1
(75.4)
24.6
(76.3)
24.1
(75.4)
23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.6
(74.5)
23.4
(74.1)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
23.4
(74.1)
23.7
(74.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 14.6
(0.57)
6.3
(0.25)
10.4
(0.41)
56.4
(2.22)
142.5
(5.61)
140.8
(5.54)
141.8
(5.58)
131.0
(5.16)
138.8
(5.46)
223.6
(8.80)
209.1
(8.23)
89.7
(3.53)
1,305
(51.36)
Source 1: INEC[2]
Source 2: IMHPA[3]
Panorama of beach at Garachiné, looking northwards

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030354/http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/archivos/P3601Cuadro11.xls |date=March 4, 2016 }} (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Meteorología: Años 2001–2015". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo. Retrieved 22 Mar 2025.
  3. ^ "Datos Meteorológicos". Instituto de Meteorología e Hidrología de Panamá. Retrieved 22 Mar 2025.