Current Date And Time In Embera, Panama
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
06:53:28 EST
Capital: Unión Chocó
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 12,358
Area: 4,365.50 km²
State Code: EM
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Embera, Panama? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Embera.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Embera align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Embera, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Día de la Separación de Panamá de Colombia on November 3) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Panama's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Panama's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Embera and the rest of Panama, not a separate Embera-specific calendar.
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These are Panama's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Panama's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Panama, including Embera. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Separación de Panamá de Colombia | November 3 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gob.pa |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Día de la Separación de Panamá de Colombia | Tue, Nov 3, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Embera follows Panama's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Embera doesn't simply disappear — Panama's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Embera's capital, Unión Chocó observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Embera.