# El Espinal Corregimiento, Guararé District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/el-espinal/

Corregimiento · Guararé District 

# El Espinal

El Espinal is a corregimiento of Panama in Guararé District, Los Santos Province. It covers **34.7 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 34.7km²
- 7mapped services
- 24 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Espinal?

El Espinal lies in [Guararé District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/), [Los Santos Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 8 other corregimientos: [Guararé](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/guarare/), [Guararé Arriba](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/guarare-arriba/), [La Enea](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/la-enea/), [La Pasera](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/la-pasera/), [Los Angeles](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/los-santos/los-angeles/), [Perales](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/perales/), [Sabanagrande](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/los-santos/sabanagrande/) and [Santa Ana](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/los-santos/santa-ana/). By area it is the 415th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 16.1% of [Guararé District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/). The centre of El Espinal is about 154 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 3.8 km from Guararé, the main town of Guararé District. The centre point is at 7.8451° N, 80.3044° 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 El Espinal

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in El Espinal: 1 beach; 1 nature reserve.

- Finca Sol del Pacifico · nature reserve
- El Puerto de Guararé · beach

### Nearby, outside El Espinal

- estatua de la madre Teresa de Calcuta · memorial, Guararé3.5 km
- Museo Manuel Fernando Zárate · museum, Guararé3.5 km
- Monumento a Manuel Fernando Zárate · monument, Guararé3.5 km
- Monumento de San Antonio · monument, La Enea3.6 km
- Estatua del León · monument, Guararé3.6 km
- Monumento Historico de la Enea · monument, La Enea3.6 km
- Monumento a Las Madres · monument, La Enea3.7 km
- Caseta del Parque de La Enea · monument, La Enea3.7 km
- Monumento misión Jubilar año 2000 · monument, La Enea3.7 km
- Playa La Enea · beach, La Enea4.2 km
- Casa del Presidente Belisario Porras en Finca Pausilipo · museum, Las Tablas Abajo8.8 km
- Museum Belisario Porras · museum, Las Tablas9.2 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: El Espinal

- 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) · Chitré20 km
- Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook150 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:26, 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 El Espinal

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in El Espinal. The largest with a recorded population: Ciénaga Larga (213), Lagartillo (203), El Cruce (169), La Albina Grande (168), Chumajal (78) and El Galapaguero (34). Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 60 m above sea level (median 24 m).

- Anonal
- Chumajal
- Ciénaga Larga
- El Barrero
- El Crace
- El Cruce
- El Espinal
- El Galapaguero
- El Mangote
- El Nanzal
- El Puerto
- La Albina Grande
- La Calzada
- La Guaca
- La Loma
- Lagartillo

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 El Espinal

Named natural and historic features inside El Espinal, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada La Espinoza
- Quebrada Las Guabas
- Río Guararé

### Hills and mountains

3 hills.

- Loma Chumajal · 126 m
- Cerro Grande · 49 m
- Cerro Iguana · 36 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 El Espinal and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Guararé 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 El Espinal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Joaquín Pablo Franco · Las Tablas 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78709&mlon=-80.27259#map=17/7.78709/-80.27259) 

Bank Caja de ahorros · Guararé 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82065&mlon=-80.28175#map=17/7.82065/-80.28175) 

Petrol pump Estación Terpel | Landin · Guararé 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81492&mlon=-80.27877#map=17/7.81492/-80.27877) 

Hotel Hotel La Mejorana de Guararé · Guararé 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82150&mlon=-80.28359#map=17/7.82150/-80.28359) 

Mall Montana Mall · Las Tablas 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77189&mlon=-80.27649#map=17/7.77189/-80.27649) 

School Escuela Francisco I. Castillero · Guararé 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82426&mlon=-80.28397#map=17/7.82426/-80.28397) 

College CIDETE Los Santos · Guararé 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79262&mlon=-80.27387#map=17/7.79262/-80.27387) 

Police station Policía Nacional | Subestación de Policía de Guararé · Guararé 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82254&mlon=-80.28395#map=17/7.82254/-80.28395) 

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 El Espinal

Places mapped inside El Espinal in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants7

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 Guararé District

- El Hato
- El Macano
- Guararé
- Guararé Arriba
- La Enea
- La Pasera
- Las Trancas
- Llano Abajo
- Perales

## Quick answers

- Where is El Espinal?In Guararé District, Los Santos Province, Panama
- What borders El Espinal?Guararé, Guararé Arriba, La Enea, La Pasera, Los Angeles, Perales, Sabanagrande and Santa Ana
- What is there to see in El Espinal?El Puerto de Guararé, Finca Sol del Pacifico
- What time zone is El Espinal in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Espinal?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in El Espinal?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Espinal?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Espinal?Settlements lie between 14 m and 60 m
- What is the highest point in El Espinal?Loma Chumajal (126 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Espinal?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Espinal?Hospital Joaquín Pablo Franco, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Espinal?Caja de ahorros, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Espinal?Estación Terpel | Landin, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Espinal?PA090101 (OCHA common operational dataset)