Corregimiento · Las Tablas District # El Cocal El Cocal is a corregimiento of Panama in Las Tablas District, Los Santos Province. It covers 6.84 km². 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8 km² - 1 mapped service - 72 m typical elevation ## Where is El Cocal? El Cocal lies in Las Tablas District, Los Santos Province, Panama. It borders 7 other corregimientos: El Carate, La Laja, La Tiza, Las Palmitas, Las Tablas, Peña Blanca and Sesteadero. By area it is the 565th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 1.0% of Las Tablas District. The centre of El Cocal is about 163 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 3.4 km from Las Tablas, the main town of Las Tablas District. The centre point is at 7.7363° N, 80.2757° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around El Cocal ### Nearby, outside El Cocal - Museum Belisario Porras · museum, Las Tablas 3.3 km - Mensabé River Sub-basin Multiple Use Area · nature reserve, San José 7.3 km - Casa del Presidente Belisario Porras en Finca Pausilipo · museum, Las Tablas Abajo 8.5 km - Estatua del León · monument, Guararé 9.5 km - estatua de la madre Teresa de Calcuta · memorial, Guararé 9.6 km - Monumento a Manuel Fernando Zárate · monument, Guararé 9.7 km - Museo Manuel Fernando Zárate · museum, Guararé 9.7 km - Monumento de San Antonio · monument, La Enea 10 km - El Estero · beach, El Manantial 11 km - Monumento Historico de la Enea · monument, La Enea 11 km - El Jobo · beach, El Manantial 11 km - Monumento a Las Madres · monument, La Enea 11 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: El Cocal - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama - Currency Balboa (PAB) - Country calling code +507 - Languages Spanish, English - Plug types Type A, B · 110 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré 32 km - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) · Albrook 159 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 06:25, sunset around 18:06). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Cocal Open gazetteers list 4 villages, towns and localities in El Cocal. The largest with a recorded population: El Cocal (926) and Llano Afuera (181). Settlements here lie between about 67 m and 74 m above sea level (median 72 m). - El Cocal - La Gallinaza - Llano Afuera - Llano Grande Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of El Cocal Named natural and historic features inside El Cocal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Cerro Los Buhos · 113 m Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in El Cocal and the best time to visit Using the climate of Las Tablas District, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 2,758 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (370 mm) and the driest Feb (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are January to March. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 26 | 47 | | Feb | 26 | 13 | | Mar | 26 | 21 | | Apr | 27 | 134 | | May | 27 | 334 | | Jun | 27 | 326 | | Jul | 27 | 343 | | Aug | 27 | 325 | | Sep | 27 | 370 | | Oct | 27 | 324 | | Nov | 27 | 356 | | Dec | 27 | 165 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Cocal | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Clínica Guadalupana · Las Tablas | 3.7 km | Map | | Bank | Global Bank · Las Tablas | 3.1 km | Map | | ATM | Bitcoin ATM · Oria Arriba | 35 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Estación Delta · Las Tablas | 3.2 km | Map | | Hotel | El Pajaro Verde GUME · El Cocal | 1.1 km | Map | | Mall | Plaza Andrés · Las Tablas | 3.2 km | Map | | School | Jardín de Infancia Lidia B de Jaen · Las Palmitas | 3.5 km | Map | | College | Universidad de Panamá - Sede de Los Santos · Guararé | 6.1 km | Map | | Police station | Policia Nacional · Las Tablas | 3.8 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in El Cocal Places mapped inside El Cocal in open map data, by type. - Hotels 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other corregimientos in Las Tablas District - Bajo Corral - Bayano - El Carate - El Manantial - El Muñoz - El Pedregoso - La Laja - La Miel - La Palma - La Tiza - Las Palmitas - Las Tablas - Las Tablas Abajo - Nuario - Palmira - Peña Blanca - Río Hondo - San José - San Miguel - Santo Domingo - Sesteadero - Valle Rico - Vallerriquito ## Quick answers - Where is El Cocal? In Las Tablas District, Los Santos Province, Panama - What borders El Cocal? El Carate, La Laja, La Tiza, Las Palmitas, Las Tablas, Peña Blanca and Sesteadero - What is there to see in El Cocal? Museum Belisario Porras, Mensabé River Sub-basin Multiple Use Area, Casa del Presidente Belisario Porras en Finca Pausilipo, Estatua del León - What time zone is El Cocal in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Cocal? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in El Cocal? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Cocal? 4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Cocal? Settlements lie between 67 m and 74 m - What is the highest point in El Cocal? Cerro Los Buhos (113 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Cocal? January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to El Cocal? Clínica Guadalupana, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Cocal? Global Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to El Cocal? Bitcoin ATM, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Cocal? Estación Delta, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Cocal? PA090204 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 6.84 km² - P-code: PA090204 - District: Las Tablas District - Main town: El Cocal --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/las-tablas/el-cocal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.