Jaqué is a

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, located west of the Panama-

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border. The closest neighboring settlement is Puerto Piña, about north.Google Maps - Jaqué
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Transportation

Jaqué is within the

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of the

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, 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

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swamps and

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. Further inland are highlands with

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Climate

Jaqué has a

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(

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''Am''). The mean temperature is with a record high of and low of . The hottest month is March with a mean of , and the coolest December with an average of The two seasons are 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 an average dry season total of . 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 percent. March during the dry season being the lowest at 81.6 percent, and September during the wet season being the highest at 88.2 percent.

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaque Corregimientos of Darién Province Populated places in Darién Province Road-inaccessible communities of Panama