District · Los Santos Province
# Tonosí District

Tonosí District is a district of Panama in Los Santos Province. It covers 1,243.6 km². Its main town is Tonosí. It is divided into 10 corregimientos. 161 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 1,244 km²
- 10 corregimientos
- 24 mapped services

## Where is Tonosí District?

Tonosí District lies in Los Santos Province, Panama. It borders 5 other districts: Las Tablas District, Los Pozos District, Macaracas District, Mariato District and Pedasí District. By area it is the 17th largest of 76 districts in Panama. It covers 32.8% of Los Santos Province. The centre of Tonosí District is about 211 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 51 km from Las Tablas, the main town of Los Santos Province. The centre point is at 7.3828° N, 80.5318° W.

Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Tonosí District

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Tonosí District: 3 nature reserves; 1 attraction.
- Isla de Cañas Wildlife Refuge · nature reserve
- La Tronosa Forest Reserve · nature reserve
- Tonosí Forest Reserve · nature reserve
- Beach Guánico Abajo · attraction

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: Tonosí District
- 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
- Capt. J. Montenegro Airport (PDM) · Pedasí 56 km
- Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré 69 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 18:08).

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.

## Corregimientos of Tonosí District
| Corregimiento | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Altos de Güera | 126 | 16 | 0 |
| Cambutal | 166 | 13 | 10 |
| Cañas | 123 | 24 | 2 |
| El Bebedero | 115 | 23 | 0 |
| El Cacao | 95 | 14 | 0 |
| El Cortezo | 139 | 16 | 1 |
| Flores | 105 | 15 | 0 |
| Guánico | 205 | 20 | 5 |
| La Tronosa | 81 | 13 | 1 |
| Tonosí | 87 | 18 | 5 |

Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

## Villages and localities in Tonosí District

Open gazetteers list 161 villages, towns and localities in Tonosí District. The largest with a recorded population: Tonosí (1,478), Flores (440), Búcaro (398), Cambutal (370), Río Viejo del Solar (354) and Cañas (318). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 839 m above sea level (median 53 m).
- Agua Buena
- Agua Caliente
- Aguas Azules
- Aguas Claras
- Aguas Tibias
- Alto El Molino
- Ave María
- Bajo Bonito
- Barrancón
- Bella Vista
- Bijaguales
- Boca de Quema
- Boca de Toro
- Buena Vista
- Buenos Aires
- Búcaro
- Cabecera de Quebrada Grande
- Cambutal
- Cambutalito
- Camino de Búcaro
- Caña Blanca
- Caña Brava
- Cañas
- Chará
- Coiba
- Corocita Arriba
- El Alto
- El Bajo de La Pintada
- El Banco
- El Bebedero
- El Bijagual
- El Cacao
- El Carbón
- El Castillo
- El Cigua
- El Cogollo
- El Copihua
- El Cortezo
- El Cortezo Abajo
- El Cruce
- El Encerrado
- El Guayabo
- El Guásimo
- El Jacintal
- El Jagüito
- El Jobero
- El Limón
- El Macho
- El Manzano
- El Paradero
- El Pital
- El Plan de Concho
- El Quira
- El Silencio
- El Suay
- Entrada de Jesús
- Espavé
- Flores
- Goleno
- Guanico Abajo
- Guaniquito
- Guaniquito Arriba
- Guánico Abajo
- Güera
- Horcones
- Horcones Arriba
- Isla Cañas
- Isla de Cañas
- Joaquín
- Joaquín Abajo
- Joberito
- Jobero
- La Albina
- La Anguilla
- La Arenosa
- La Bajía
- La Bernardina
- La Bonita
- La Bonita de Las Flores
- La Cacica
- La Caliza de Azuero
- La Catalina
- La Colorada
- La Coratúa
- La Corocita
- La Corotúa
- La Cuchilla
- La Culebra
- La Isla
- La Joba
- La Liboria
- La Limona
- La Llana
- La Llana de la Cacica
- La Mielita
- La Mina
- La Palma
- La Pintada
- La Pintadita
- La Pipa
- La Pita
- La Placita
- La Provincia
- La Raizosa
- La Tronosa
- La Tronoza
- La Vaca
- La Venada
- La Zahumería
- La Zapatosa
- Las Huertas
- Las Marías
- Las Minitas
- Las Palmitas
- Las Vidas
- Limoncito
- Loma Bajo Limpio
- Loma Prieta
- Loma de Bajo Limpio
- Loma del Macho
- Los Aromos
- Los Buzos
- Los Cabimos
- Los Chiqueros
- Los Ciguas
- Los Maquencales
- Los Naranjos
- Los Planes
- Los Queques
- Los Trabajaderos
- Madroño
- Marroquín
- Montevideo
- Montoso
- Morro de Puerco
- Naronjito
- Ocho Pasos
- Ojo de Agua
- Ojo de Agua de la Loma
- Olivita
- Olivita Abajo
- Olivita Arriba
- Ostional
- Paso Real
- Pedregal
- Piedra Careta
- Portobelo
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puerto Piña
- Punta Blanca
- Quebrada Corrales
- Quebrada La Llana Arriba
- Quebrada Limón Arriba
- Río Quema
- Río Viejo Abajo
- Río Viejo Arriba
- Río Viejo de Los Rodríguez
- Río Viejo de Los Valdéz
- Río Viejo del Solar
- Tonosí
- Venancio

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Tonosí District

Named natural and historic features inside Tonosí District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

184 rivers and streams.
- Estero La Zahina
- Estero Pajonoso
- Estero Ramón
- Estero de Ralla
- Piuebrada
- Quebrada Agua Caliente
- Quebrada Agua Fresca
- Quebrada Agustín
- Quebrada Algodón
- Quebrada Anguilla
- Quebrada Arenosa
- Quebrada Atunal
- Quebrada Barrabal
- Quebrada Barrero
- Quebrada Barro Prieto
- Quebrada Boca de Toro
- Quebrada Búcaro
- Quebrada Cabimos
- Quebrada Calixto
- Quebrada Cambutal
- Quebrada Cambutal
- Quebrada Carbón
- Quebrada Cascada
- Quebrada Castro

…and 160 more.

### Coast and islands

5 headlands; 1 island; 1 beach.
- Isla de Cañas
- Playa Búcaro
- Punta Blanca
- Punta Ceiba
- Punta Morro de Puerco
- Punta Piedra de Moler
- Punta Tiñidero

### Hills and mountains

22 mountains; 12 hills.
- Cerro Cambutal · 1,150 m
- Loma Redonda · 988 m
- Loma El Macho · 962 m
- Cerro La Tronosa · 874 m
- Cerro de Los Piraguales · 740 m
- Cerro La Palmosa · 718 m
- Cerro El Sapo · 660 m
- Loma del Macho · 611 m
- Loma Prieta · 530 m
- Loma Grande · 428 m
- Cerro La Vigía · 411 m
- Cerro de La Cuchilla · 408 m
- Cerro de González · 384 m
- Cerro Cambutal · 376 m
- Loma Subida de Los Cielos · 362 m
- Loma La Corotúa · 343 m
- Loma de Búcaro · 343 m
- Cerro Cambutalito · 322 m
- Cerro La Colmenosa · 322 m
- Loma La Bonita · 320 m
- Loma Espino · 313 m
- Cerro La Guabita · 306 m
- Cerro Guánico · 300 m
- Cerro Espinazo de Caballo · 298 m

…and 10 more.

### Forests and nature

2 forest reserves; 1 nature reserve.
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Isla de Cañas
- Reserva Forestal La Tronosa
- Reserva Forestal Tonosí

### Getting around

13 airfields.
- Agua Caliente
- Ave María
- Buenes Aires
- El Cacao
- El Cortezo
- Flores
- Guaniquito
- Jobero
- La Pintada
- Pedregal
- Río Oría
- Río Viejo de Las Rodriquez
- Tonosí Uno

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 Tonosí District and the best time to visit

In Tonosí District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,967 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (270 mm) and the driest Feb (9 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 | 24 | 19 |
| Feb | 25 | 9 |
| Mar | 27 | 16 |
| Apr | 27 | 102 |
| May | 26 | 253 |
| Jun | 25 | 224 |
| Jul | 25 | 224 |
| Aug | 25 | 236 |
| Sep | 25 | 270 |
| Oct | 25 | 260 |
| Nov | 25 | 259 |
| Dec | 25 | 94 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Tonosí District

Places mapped inside Tonosí District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 1
- Banks 2
- Hotels 16
- Schools 3
- Restaurants 2

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers
- Where is Tonosí District? In Los Santos Province, Panama
- What borders Tonosí District? Las Tablas District, Los Pozos District, Macaracas District, Mariato District and Pedasí District
- What is there to see in Tonosí District? Beach Guánico Abajo, Isla de Cañas Wildlife Refuge, La Tronosa Forest Reserve, Tonosí Forest Reserve
- What time zone is Tonosí District in? UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tonosí District? Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in Tonosí District? Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tonosí District? 161 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tonosí District? Settlements lie between 5 m and 839 m
- What is the highest point in Tonosí District? Cerro Cambutal (1,150 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Tonosí District? December to April
- How many hospitals are in Tonosí District? 1 mapped
- How many banks are in Tonosí District? 2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tonosí District? PA0907 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: District
- Area: 1,243.6 km²
- P-code: PA0907
- Province: Los Santos Province
- Main town: Tonosí

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/los-santos/tonosi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.