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Colón
Colon · Panama
City population
78,000
#5
in Panama
#1
in Colon
#7,390
worldwide
9.360, -79.900 · 58 km from Panama City
About Colón
Colón is a city in Colon, Panama with a population of 78,000. It is the 5th largest of the 20 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Panama, and the 7,390th largest worldwide. It lies 58 km from Panama City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Colon
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
2 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Panama
Coordinates
9.360, -79.900
Record updated
2026-06-21
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 20 in PanamaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.