# Monagrillo Corregimiento, Chitré District, Herrera Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/chitre/monagrillo/ Corregimiento · Chitré District # Monagrillo Monagrillo is a corregimiento of Panama in Chitré District, Herrera Province. It covers **29.7 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 29.7km² - 19mapped services - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Monagrillo? Monagrillo lies in [Chitré District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/chitre/), [Herrera Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 5 other corregimientos: [Chitré](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/chitre/chitre/), [La Arena](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/chitre/la-arena/), [Llano Bonito](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/chitre/llano-bonito/), [Parita](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/parita/parita/) and [San Juan Bautista](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/chitre/san-juan-bautista/). By area it is the 457th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 31.3% of [Chitré District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/chitre/). The centre of Monagrillo is about 151 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 4.4 km from Chitré, the main town of Chitré District. The centre point is at 7.9954° N, 80.4470° W. Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan). ## Things to see in and around Monagrillo OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Monagrillo: 1 memorial. - Policia Nacional · memorial ### Nearby, outside Monagrillo - Public Pool · attraction, San Juan Bautista3.6 km - Chitre · monument, San Juan Bautista3.7 km - masks · attraction, San Juan Bautista3.7 km - Parque · monument, San Juan Bautista3.8 km - Museo de Chitre · museum, San Juan Bautista3.9 km - Cajita de Fosforos · memorial, San Juan Bautista3.9 km - Chitré Photo Spot · attraction, La Arena4.1 km - El Agallito · attraction, Llano Bonito4.8 km - museo de la villa de los santos · museum, La Villa de Los Santos7.3 km - Monumento a la UTP Azuero · monument, Llano Largo8.1 km - San Agustín · monument, La Villa de Los Santos8.4 km - Playa el Rompio · beach, Santa Ana11 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Monagrillo - 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 - Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré4.2 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook146 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:27, sunset around 18:06). 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 Monagrillo Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Monagrillo. The largest with a recorded population: Monagrillo (10,821) and Boca de Parita (1,381). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 40 m above sea level (median 22 m). - Barriada Bella Vista - Barriada El Encanto - Barriada La Dormidera - Barriada Roset - Barriada Urbanización Lucrecia - Barriada Villas del Sol - Boca de Parita - Costa del Norte - El Retén - Juncal - Monagrillo - Playa El Retén - Residencial Don Esteban - Urbanización Altos del Fraile - Urbanización Altos del Rosario - Urbanización Barrera - Urbanización Buenos Aires - Urbanización Cecilia - Urbanización Don Rafael - Urbanización Los Perales - Urbanización San Antonio - Urbanización San Miguel - Urbanización Serlin - Urbanización Villa Dorada - Urbanización Villa Lineth - Urbanización Village - Urbanización Villas del Ciabel 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 Monagrillo Named natural and historic features inside Monagrillo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada Estero Nuevo ### Coast and islands 1 beach; 1 headland. - Playa Boca Parita - Punta Estero ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Cerro El Tigre · 27 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 Monagrillo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chitré District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,845 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (255 mm) and the driest Feb (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 16 Feb 27 8 Mar 28 16 Apr 28 99 May 27 246 Jun 27 212 Jul 26 202 Aug 26 217 Sep 26 255 Oct 26 246 Nov 26 243 Dec 26 86 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Monagrillo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital El Vigía · San Juan Bautista 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96791&mlon=-80.43807#map=17/7.96791/-80.43807) Bank Caja de Ahorros · Monagrillo 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97974&mlon=-80.43575#map=17/7.97974/-80.43575) Petrol pump Texaco · La Arena 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97123&mlon=-80.45332#map=17/7.97123/-80.45332) Hotel Gran Hotel Azuero · San Juan Bautista 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96630&mlon=-80.43921#map=17/7.96630/-80.43921) Mall Mall Paseo Central · Monagrillo 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97018&mlon=-80.44725#map=17/7.97018/-80.44725) School Escuela Sergio Pérez Delgado · Monagrillo 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98065&mlon=-80.43461#map=17/7.98065/-80.43461) College USMA De Azuero En Chitre · San Juan Bautista 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96672&mlon=-80.43071#map=17/7.96672/-80.43071) Police station ATTT · Monagrillo 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96715&mlon=-80.44325#map=17/7.96715/-80.44325) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Monagrillo Places mapped inside Monagrillo in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Shopping malls1 - Schools3 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants11 - Police stations2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other corregimientos in Chitré District - Chitré - La Arena - Llano Bonito - San Juan Bautista ## Quick answers - Where is Monagrillo?In Chitré District, Herrera Province, Panama - What borders Monagrillo?Chitré, La Arena, Llano Bonito, Parita and San Juan Bautista - What is there to see in Monagrillo?Policia Nacional - What time zone is Monagrillo in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Monagrillo?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in Monagrillo?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Monagrillo?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Monagrillo?Settlements lie between 5 m and 40 m - What is the highest point in Monagrillo?Cerro El Tigre (27 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Monagrillo?December to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Monagrillo?Hospital El Vigía, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Monagrillo?Caja de Ahorros, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Monagrillo?Texaco, about 2.8 km from the centre - How many banks are in Monagrillo?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Monagrillo?PA070104 (OCHA common operational dataset)