# San José del General Corregimiento, Donoso District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/donoso/san-jose-del-general/ Corregimiento · Donoso District # San José del General San José del General is a corregimiento of Panama in Donoso District, Colón Province. It covers **187.9 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 188km² - 67 mtypical elevation ## Where is San José del General? San José del General lies in [Donoso District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/donoso/), [Colón Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 4 other corregimientos: [Coclé del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/donoso/cocle-del-norte/), [El Harino](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/la-pintada/el-harino/), [Llano Grande](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/la-pintada/llano-grande/) and [Piedras Gordas](https://wherepedia.org/panama/cocle/la-pintada/piedras-gordas/). By area it is the 88th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 11.0% of [Donoso District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/colon/donoso/). The centre of San José del General is about 119 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 44 km from Miguel de La Borda, the main town of Donoso District. The centre point is at 8.8842° N, 80.6005° W. Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan). ## Know before you go: San José del General - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama - CurrencyBalboa (PAB) - Country calling code+507 - LanguagesSpanish, English - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Scarlett Martinez International Airport (RIH) · Río Hato77 km - Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX) · Colón96 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 18:05). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in San José del General Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in San José del General. Settlements here lie between about 15 m and 80 m above sea level (median 67 m). - Alto de La Cruz - Botija - Canoa - Ceiba - Higuerones - La Victoria - Las Piedratas - Nazareno - Nuevo Sinaí - San Benito - Santa Isabel - Sinaí Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of San José del General Named natural and historic features inside San José del General, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Brazo - Quebrada Canoa - Quebrada Coraza - Quebrada La Victoria - Quebrada Piedra de Fogón - Quebrada Santa Isabel - Río Botija - Río del Medio ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Cerro Petaquilla · 410 m - Cerro Cucuazal · 272 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in San José del General and the best time to visit Using the climate of Donoso District, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,967 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (263 mm) and the driest Feb (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 22 Feb 26 10 Mar 26 17 Apr 27 95 May 27 252 Jun 27 233 Jul 27 229 Aug 27 237 Sep 27 250 Oct 27 255 Nov 26 263 Dec 26 102 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San José del General Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Camaroncito EcoResort and Beach · Coclé del Norte 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.08804&mlon=-80.55063#map=17/9.08804/-80.55063) School Escuela General Básica de Coclesito · Llano Grande 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.80976&mlon=-80.55375#map=17/8.80976/-80.55375) Police station Policía Nacional · La Pintada 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59179&mlon=-80.44540#map=17/8.59179/-80.44540) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other corregimientos in Donoso District - Coclé del Norte - El Guásimo - Gobea - Miguel de la Borda - Río Indio ## Quick answers - Where is San José del General?In Donoso District, Colón Province, Panama - What borders San José del General?Coclé del Norte, El Harino, Llano Grande and Piedras Gordas - What time zone is San José del General in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in San José del General?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in San José del General?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in San José del General?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San José del General?Settlements lie between 15 m and 80 m - What is the highest point in San José del General?Cerro Petaquilla (410 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San José del General?December to April - What is the P-code of San José del General?PA040306 (OCHA common operational dataset)