# El Hato Corregimiento, Guararé District, Los Santos Province

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Corregimiento · Guararé District 

# El Hato

El Hato is a corregimiento of Panama in Guararé District, Los Santos Province. It covers **24.9 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 24.9km²
- 109 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Hato?

El Hato 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 6 other corregimientos: [Agua Buena](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/los-santos/agua-buena/), [Guararé Arriba](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/guarare-arriba/), [Las Trancas](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/las-trancas/), [Llano Abajo](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/llano-abajo/), [Perales](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/perales/) and [Sabanagrande](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/los-santos/sabanagrande/). By area it is the 485th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 11.5% of [Guararé District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/guarare/). The centre of El Hato is about 166 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 12 km from Guararé, the main town of Guararé District. The centre point is at 7.7673° N, 80.3761° 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 Hato

### Nearby, outside El Hato

- Museum Belisario Porras · museum, Las Tablas11 km
- Finca Sol del Pacifico · nature reserve, El Espinal12 km
- estatua de la madre Teresa de Calcuta · memorial, Guararé12 km
- Estatua del León · monument, Guararé12 km
- Museo Manuel Fernando Zárate · museum, Guararé12 km
- Monumento a Manuel Fernando Zárate · monument, Guararé12 km
- Monumento de San Antonio · monument, La Enea13 km
- Monumento Historico de la Enea · monument, La Enea14 km
- Monumento a Las Madres · monument, La Enea14 km
- Caseta del Parque de La Enea · monument, La Enea14 km
- Monumento misión Jubilar año 2000 · monument, La Enea14 km
- El Puerto de Guararé · beach, El Espinal15 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 Hato

- 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) · Chitré25 km
- Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook162 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 06:26, 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 Hato

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in El Hato. The largest with a recorded population: El Hato (204) and Santa Isabel (191). Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 165 m above sea level (median 109 m).

- El Bijao
- El Chileno
- El Hato
- El Tabacal
- El Toro
- La Horquetilla
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada del Medio
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosita

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 Hato

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Calabazo
- Quebrada Río Tuza

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Cerro El Toro · 181 m
- Loma El Bebedero · 131 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 Hato 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 Hato

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Guadalupana · Las Tablas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76909&mlon=-80.27777#map=17/7.76909/-80.27777) 

Bank Banvivienda · Las Palmitas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76607&mlon=-80.27845#map=17/7.76607/-80.27845) 

Petrol pump Terpel · Las Tablas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77243&mlon=-80.27617#map=17/7.77243/-80.27617) 

Hotel ranchito surfcamp · Las Trancas 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73032&mlon=-80.36834#map=17/7.73032/-80.36834) 

Mall P.H. Plaza Gringa · Las Tablas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76794&mlon=-80.27828#map=17/7.76794/-80.27828) 

School Escuela Primaria de Guararé Arriba · Guararé Arriba 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80813&mlon=-80.35911#map=17/7.80813/-80.35911) 

College Universidad de Panamá - Sede de Los Santos · Guararé 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79126&mlon=-80.27586#map=17/7.79126/-80.27586) 

Police station Policia Nacional · Las Tablas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77088&mlon=-80.27685#map=17/7.77088/-80.27685) 

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 Guararé District

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

## Quick answers

- Where is El Hato?In Guararé District, Los Santos Province, Panama
- What borders El Hato?Agua Buena, Guararé Arriba, Las Trancas, Llano Abajo, Perales and Sabanagrande
- What is there to see in El Hato?Museum Belisario Porras, Finca Sol del Pacifico, estatua de la madre Teresa de Calcuta, Estatua del León
- What time zone is El Hato in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Hato?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in El Hato?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Hato?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Hato?Settlements lie between 34 m and 165 m
- What is the highest point in El Hato?Cerro El Toro (181 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Hato?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Hato?Clínica Guadalupana, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Hato?Banvivienda, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Hato?Terpel, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Hato?PA090102 (OCHA common operational dataset)