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Puerto Pilón score: 48/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Puerto Pilón safe? Panama travel risk

Is Puerto Pilón safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Puerto Pilón scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Panama Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Puerto Pilón scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Panama (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Puerto Pilón: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (50/100) and crime and scams (62/100).

A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Panama travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Charted at coordinates 9.3632° N, 79.7933° W in Colón, Puerto Pilón maintains a regional distance of 52.0 km SE to Panama City.

Region
Colón
Coordinates
9.3632° N, 79.7933° W
Elevation
22 m
Time Zone
America/Panama
Population
16,517
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Panama City (52.0 km SE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX) 8.2 km W
Hospital Care policlinica de sabanitas 2.3 km SW
Police Station Unidad Preventiva Comunitaria de Altos de Los Lagos 6.3 km W
Railway Terminal Atlantic Intermodal Terminal 8.7 km W

Proximate Regional Communities (Panama)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Panama travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Panama entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Colón 10
9.0 km W
Chilibre 10
30.0 km SE
San Miguelito 15
49.6 km SE
Nuevo Arraiján 10
49.9 km S
Arraiján 10
50.0 km SSE
Panama City 90
52.0 km SE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy