Capital · Bay of Panama
Panama City
The capital, on the bay. Towers on the bay, the old town of Casco Viejo, and the neighbourhoods buyers compare most: Punta Pacífica, Costa del Este, Santa María, Obarrio. The country's hospitals, schools and main airport.
Panama City skyline and waterfront · Licensed stock photograph
Panama City in numbers
The practical picture
Schools with international or bilingual names in OpenStreetMap: The Lincoln Academy, Canada International School, DS International School, Boston School International, Wisdom Academy Kids - Pre-School and Elementary, Instituto Panamericano. Names only; check curriculum and accreditation with each school.
Who it suits
Families who need schools, professionals, investors, anyone who wants the city and the hub airport.
Worth weighing
- TrafficCommutes can be long at peak hours; the neighbourhood matters.
- Heat and rainHot and humid all year; the green season brings afternoon storms.
- Tower livingMuch of the stock is high-rise; check building fees and reserves.
What's being built
Panama City (coastal corregimientos)
36 coastal filings in Bella Vista, Betania, Calidonia, Don Bosco, El Chorrillo, Juan Díaz, Parque Lefevre, Río Abajo, San Felipe, San Francisco: 11 approved, 23 in review.
- ApprovedPH Bosque de la FuenteFuentebosque Corp · ResidentialBetaniafiled 26 Feb 2026
- ApprovedBambuda Casco ViejoBambuda Casco Viejo S. de R.l. · Mixed / otherSan Felipefiled 20 Sep 2025
- ApprovedP.H. EmilyInmobiliaria Sm Dm-6 S.A. · ResidentialJuan Díazfiled 28 Aug 2025
- ApprovedKyteKyte By Living S.A. · Mixed / otherBella Vistafiled 25 Feb 2025
- ApprovedGrove By TerrazasFondos Comerciales Coronado C S.A. · Mixed / otherSan Franciscofiled 10 Feb 2025
MiAmbiente register · 30 Sep 2026 Counts come from the public register by district; each filing is placed at its corregimiento, not its lot. Coverage is partial: 4 searches hit the register's row cap. Infrastructure works are counted; only companies are named.
Public listings
Homes in Panama City
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Watch Panama City for meResidency
Buying here for residency? Under Executive Decree No. 17 (2026) the Qualified Investor route is $300,000 for new property bought first-hand from the developer, $500,000 for resale. Confirm with Panamanian counsel before you rely on it.
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Sources and method
- MiAmbiente register — MiAmbiente e-SEVIA, public register of environmental impact studies · e-sevia.miambiente.gob.pa
- Block Beaches listings — Block Beaches public listings (seller-supplied, approved for publication) · blockbeaches.com
- Executive Decree No. 17 — Executive Decree No. 17 (2026), Official Digital Gazette No. 30613, as summarised by Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán · icazalaw.com
- 2026 residency dossier — Block Beaches 2026 Panama market dossier (residency programmes)
- Fact-check — Block Beaches fact-check of Panama tax and country claims, 29 Sept 2026 (PwC Panama, DGI, rating agencies and official sources cited per line)
- World Bank — World Bank, World Development Indicators · data.worldbank.org
- FX feed — Exchange-rate feed (USD → PAB)
- OpenStreetMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · www.openstreetmap.org
- Block Beaches estimate — Block Beaches estimate: straight-line distance × 1.3 road factor at 60 km/h. Not a routed time.
- Natural Earth — Natural Earth (public domain) · www.naturalearthdata.com
Counts come from the public register by district; each filing is placed at its corregimiento, not its lot. Coverage is partial: 4 searches hit the register's row cap. Infrastructure works are counted; only companies are named. Places mapped in OpenStreetMap by volunteers; coverage varies, so counts are a floor, not a census. Drive times: Block Beaches estimate: straight-line distance × 1.3 road factor at 60 km/h. Not a routed time. We don't score safety. Read the official travel advisories, then visit.
Residency and tax lines are orientation, not advice. Residency figures follow Executive Decree No. 17 (2026). Confirm with Panamanian counsel before you rely on it. Built 1 Oct 2026.