District · Veraguas Province
# Cañazas District

Cañazas District is a district of Panama in Veraguas Province. It covers 847.6 km². Its main town is Cañazas. It is divided into 6 corregimientos. 221 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 848 km²
- 6 corregimientos
- 17 mapped services

## Where is Cañazas District?

Cañazas District lies in Veraguas Province, Panama. It borders 6 other districts: La Mesa District, Las Palmas District, San Francisco District, Santa Fe District, Santiago District and Ñürüm District. By area it is the 25th largest of 76 districts in Panama. It covers 7.8% of Veraguas Province. The centre of Cañazas District is about 201 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 44 km from Santiago de Veraguas, the main town of Veraguas Province. The centre point is at 8.3988° N, 81.2427° W.

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

## Know before you go: Cañazas 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
- Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré 102 km
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David 131 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 18:09).

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 Cañazas District
| Corregimiento | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Cañazas | 146 | 64 | 6 |
| Cerro de Plata | 102 | 27 | 1 |
| El Picador | 189 | 30 | 2 |
| Los Valles | 97 | 16 | 1 |
| San José | 154 | 31 | 4 |
| San Marcelo | 160 | 60 | 3 |

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 Cañazas District

Open gazetteers list 221 villages, towns and localities in Cañazas District. The largest with a recorded population: Cañazas (3,219), Alto Ibalá (376), La Bodega (342), Boclé (294), El Limón (261) and Río Piedra (228). Settlements here lie between about 89 m and 1,032 m above sea level (median 250 m).
- Agua Amarilla
- Agua Viva N 2
- Agua Viva Número Dos
- Agua Viva Número Uno
- Aguacatal
- Aguacatillo
- Alto Ciruelito
- Alto Ibala
- Alto Ibalá
- Alto Las Varas
- Alto de La Concepción
- Alto de Las Minas
- Alto de Los Garcías
- Alto de Los Pajaritos
- Alto de Palo Verde
- Alto del Cristo
- Altos de Los Pajaritos
- Bajo El Poste
- Bajo Limón
- Bajos de Higuí
- Barnal Blanco
- Barrial Blanco
- Bella Vista
- Boca de Corita
- Boca de La Mona
- Boclé
- Buena Vista
- Cabecera de San Pablo
- Caimito
- Calabra
- Campana
- Cancha Larga
- Caña Blanca
- Cañazas
- Cerro Pelado
- Cerro Plata
- Cerro San Antonio
- Cerro Viejo
- Charco Redondo
- Corita de Los Perez
- Corita de Los Pérez
- Coteral
- El Alto
- El Aromillo
- El Bale
- El Blandito
- El Bongo
- El Buho
- El Burro
- El Caimito
- El Castillo
- El Ceibal
- El Chumico
- El Cobre
- El Cobrizo
- El Comuncito
- El Común
- El Conejo
- El Corral
- El Cortezo
- El Espino Abajo
- El Espino Arriba
- El Flor
- El Gavillán
- El Hacha
- El Hatillo
- El Hervedor
- El Higo
- El Horcón
- El Jagua
- El Juncal
- El Limón
- El Macanito
- El Macano
- El Mangal
- El Manguito
- El Nanzal
- El Palmar
- El Palmito
- El Pato Arriba
- El Perú
- El Picacho
- El Picador
- El Pital
- El Pollo
- El Poste
- El Roble
- El Roman
- El Román
- El Rosario
- El Tigrillo
- Espavecito
- Esterilla
- Filipinas
- Guabal Arriba
- Guabal Poniente
- Guabal Saliente
- Guayabal n°1
- Hato del Carmen
- Horconcito
- Huacas del Padre
- Ibalá
- La Bodega
- La Bodeguita
- La Concepción
- La Cuesta
- La Gaita
- La Gorda
- La Horqueta
- La Iguana
- La Laguna
- La Lima
- La Lima Arriba
- La Mata
- La Pandura
- La Peña
- La Peña de los Hernández
- La Peñita de Los Hernández
- La Pintada
- La Plata
- La Purisima
- La Purísima
- La Sabaneta
- La Toronja
- La Vigía
- Laja Morada
- Las Cañazas
- Las Cruces
- Las Garcías
- Las Gordas
- Las Lajillas
- Las Lajitas
- Las Mesillas
- Las Mesitas
- Las Mesitas Número Dos
- Las Minitas
- Las Peñitas
- Las Trancas
- Llano Bonito
- Llano Guabal
- Llano Las Varas
- Loma del Naranjo
- Los Aguilares
- Los Bajos
- Los Bradica
- Los Bultos
- Los Camarenas
- Los Canillos
- Los Gonzalez
- Los González
- Los Guarumos
- Los Hatillos de Cañazas
- Los Hernández
- Los Jiménez
- Los Lajones
- Los Llanitos
- Los Lázaros
- Los Mangos
- Los Martínez
- Los Morales
- Los Muñoces
- Los Naranjos
- Los Panamaes
- Los Peñones
- Los Pilones
- Los Platanales
- Los Pérez
- Los Quiel
- Los Quinteros
- Los Rodríguez
- Los Sureños
- Los Toribios
- Los Valles
- Monte Grande
- Ojo de Agua
- Pajonal
- Palma Real
- Palmarito
- Palo Verde
- Pan de Azucar
- Pan de Azúcar
- Paredón Arriba
- Pedregoso
- Peñoncilla
- Picacho
- Piedra Gorda
- Piedra de Amolar
- Piedras Gordas
- Pilón
- Pocrí
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Quebrada Larga
- Quebrada Llana
- Quebrada Rica
- Quebrada Venado
- Ranero
- Ratón
- Remance
- Rio Piedra
- Río Cañazas
- Río Piedra
- Río Virigua
- San Javier
- San Jose
- San José
- San Juan
- San Juan de Dios
- San Marcelo
- San Pablo
- Santa Rosa
- Tebé
- Tierra Cortada
- Tolecillo
- Tranquilla
- Tranquilla del Guabal
- Valilla
- Ventorrillo
- Virigua
- Virigua n°2
- Yuca Amarilla
- Zapotal

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

## Landscape and landmarks of Cañazas District

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

### Water

112 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall.
- El Salto de Bale
- Quebrada Agua Viva
- Quebrada Amarilla
- Quebrada Barniz
- Quebrada Barniz
- Quebrada Boclé
- Quebrada Bordones
- Quebrada Caballo
- Quebrada Caimito
- Quebrada Calagucho
- Quebrada Caracol
- Quebrada Chiquero
- Quebrada Choro
- Quebrada Cobrizo
- Quebrada Cocla
- Quebrada Corozal
- Quebrada Curucutu
- Quebrada El Barrero
- Quebrada El Bujo
- Quebrada El Caimito
- Quebrada El Cajón
- Quebrada El Conejo
- Quebrada El Cortezo
- Quebrada El Cristo

…and 89 more.

### Hills and mountains

58 mountains; 46 hills.
- Cerro Boquetón · 1,623 m
- Cerro Frionera · 1,509 m
- Cerro Frionera · 1,509 m
- Cerro La Lima · 1,227 m
- Cerro Guacamaya · 882 m
- Cerro Casa de Piedra · 822 m
- Cerro El Cristo · 801 m
- Loma Laja Pelada · 795 m
- Cerro El Bramón · 770 m
- Cerro El Peñón · 766 m
- Cerro Grande · 757 m
- Cerro Virigua · 752 m
- Cerro Pelado · 751 m
- Cerro Las Mesillas · 743 m
- Cerro Virotito · 739 m
- Cerro Alto de La Mina · 736 m
- Cerro Pedregoso · 725 m
- Cerro Piedra de Amolar · 719 m
- Cerro Vigía · 718 m
- Cerro Alto de La Chichica · 697 m
- Cerro La Gallo · 695 m
- Cerro La Peña Blanca · 692 m
- Cerro Viejo · 678 m
- Cerro Alto Ibalá · 669 m

…and 80 more.

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 Cañazas District and the best time to visit

In Cañazas District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,876 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (252 mm) and the driest Feb (11 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 | 23 | 20 |
| Feb | 24 | 11 |
| Mar | 25 | 20 |
| Apr | 26 | 96 |
| May | 25 | 250 |
| Jun | 25 | 211 |
| Jul | 25 | 209 |
| Aug | 25 | 223 |
| Sep | 24 | 246 |
| Oct | 24 | 252 |
| Nov | 24 | 250 |
| Dec | 24 | 88 |

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cañazas District

Places mapped inside Cañazas District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 1
- Schools 16

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 Cañazas District? In Veraguas Province, Panama
- What borders Cañazas District? La Mesa District, Las Palmas District, San Francisco District, Santa Fe District, Santiago District and Ñürüm District
- What time zone is Cañazas District in? UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cañazas District? Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in Cañazas District? Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cañazas District? 221 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cañazas District? Settlements lie between 89 m and 1,032 m
- What is the highest point in Cañazas District? Cerro Boquetón (1,623 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cañazas District? December to April
- How many hospitals are in Cañazas District? 1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cañazas District? PA1303 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: District
- Area: 847.6 km²
- P-code: PA1303
- Province: Veraguas Province
- Main town: Cañazas

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