Jaqué


Jaqué is a corregimiento in Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama, located west of the Panama-Colombia border. The closest neighboring settlement is Puerto Piña, about north.

Transportation

Jaqué is within the Darién Gap of the Pan American Highway, and no permanent roads connect it with the rest of Panama. The main means of travel are by plane and by boat. The town is served by the Jaqué Airport.

Geography

Jaqué is on the Pacific coast next to the mouth of the Jaqué River in Darién Province. The immediate area around Jaqué is mainly low lying with mangrove swamps and tropical rain forest. Further inland are highlands with temperate broadleaf and mixed forests.

Climate

Jaqué has a tropical monsoon climate. The mean temperature for Jaqué is with an average high of and low of. The hottest month is March with an average high and low of, and. The coolest month is June with an average high and low of, and The two main seasons consist as the wet season and the dry season. The wet season starts in April until December with of rainfall on average. The dry starts in January lasting until March. The amount of precipitation drops drastically to less than in February and March with average of rainfall. On average there are 114 days with rain a year. Humidity is usually high at or above 80 percent year round with an average of 85.8% a year. March being the lowest at 81.6 percent during the dry season, and September being higher at 88.2% during the wet season.

Demographics

Jaqué had a population of 2,386 as of 2010; with an estimated population of 2,882 in 2015 Its population as of 1990 was 1,819; its population as of 2000 was 2,244.