# El Rincón Corregimiento, Las Palmas District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/las-palmas/el-rincon/ Corregimiento · Las Palmas District # El Rincón El Rincón is a corregimiento of Panama in Las Palmas District, Veraguas Province. It covers **74.2 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 74.2km² - 2mapped services - 230 mtypical elevation ## Where is El Rincón? El Rincón lies in [Las Palmas District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/las-palmas/), [Veraguas Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 6 other corregimientos: [Alto de Jesús](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/nurum/alto-de-jesus/), [Boró](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/la-mesa/boro/), [Cerro de Plata](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/canazas/cerro-de-plata/), [El Prado](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/las-palmas/el-prado/), [Las Palmas](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/las-palmas/las-palmas/) and [San Bartolo](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/la-mesa/san-bartolo/). By area it is the 255th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 7.0% of [Las Palmas District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/las-palmas/). The centre of El Rincón is about 225 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 12 km from Las Palmas, the main town of Las Palmas District. The centre point is at 8.2312° N, 81.4117° 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 Rincón ### Nearby, outside El Rincón - Área Natural Recreativa El Salto de Las Palmas · nature reserve, Las Palmas12 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 Rincón - 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) · Chitré114 km - Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David114 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 18:10). 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 Rincón Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in El Rincón. The largest with a recorded population: El Rincón (300), El Marañón (111) and Boclé (50). Settlements here lie between about 88 m and 364 m above sea level (median 230 m). - Alto de Chumical - Alto de Los Martínez - Bajo Caimito - Bocle - Boclé - Caimito Centro - Cañafistulo - Cerro Gil 1 - Cerro Paja - Charco Pescao - Chumical - Cocuyal 2 - Cucuyal - El Alto de Los Martínez - El Barrero - El Ciruelito - El Hato de San Antonio - El Higo - El Jagua - El Madroño - El Marañon - El Marañón - El María - El Pajal - El Pedregoso - El Pescado - El Pino - El Rincón - Entregadero - La Mesita - La Pita - Las Huacas - Llano Bonito - Llano Bonito Número Dos - Los Martinez - Paso Real 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 Rincón Named natural and historic features inside El Rincón, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Babocha - Quebrada Barrero - Quebrada Chinigual - Quebrada El Jagua - Quebrada El Roble - Quebrada Lajas - Quebrada Pajal - Río Boclé - Río San Antonio - Río de Jesús ### Hills and mountains 7 hills. - Cerro Pajal · 355 m - Filo Alto · 305 m - Alto Laja · 297 m - Cerro Caimito · 297 m - Cerro Gavilán · 297 m - Cerro Gil · 278 m - Cerro Largo · 141 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 Rincón and the best time to visit Using the climate of Las Palmas District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,936 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (261 mm) and the driest Feb (9 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 18 Feb 27 9 Mar 28 18 Apr 29 100 May 27 254 Jun 26 215 Jul 26 223 Aug 26 233 Sep 26 260 Oct 26 261 Nov 26 258 Dec 26 87 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Rincón Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Puesto de Salud de Alto de Jesús · Alto de Jesús 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26367&mlon=-81.48614#map=17/8.26367/-81.48614) Bank Banco Nacional de Panamá · Las Palmas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13734&mlon=-81.45466#map=17/8.13734/-81.45466) Petrol pump Texaco · El Prado 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21453&mlon=-81.48125#map=17/8.21453/-81.48125) Hotel Luisin · Soná 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00982&mlon=-81.31664#map=17/8.00982/-81.31664) School Escuela Limon Seco · El Rincón 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21026&mlon=-81.44063#map=17/8.21026/-81.44063) College Universidad de Panamá - Extensión de Soná · Soná 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.01720&mlon=-81.31948#map=17/8.01720/-81.31948) Police station Jefatura de Policia de Los Ruices · El Prado 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20926&mlon=-81.47353#map=17/8.20926/-81.47353) 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 Rincón Places mapped inside El Rincón in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Las Palmas District - Cerro de Casa - Corozal - El María - El Prado - Las Palmas - Lolá - Pixvae - Puerto Vidal - San Martín de Porres - Viguí - Zapotillo ## Quick answers - Where is El Rincón?In Las Palmas District, Veraguas Province, Panama - What borders El Rincón?Alto de Jesús, Boró, Cerro de Plata, El Prado, Las Palmas and San Bartolo - What is there to see in El Rincón?Área Natural Recreativa El Salto de Las Palmas - What time zone is El Rincón in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Rincón?Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in El Rincón?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Rincón?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Rincón?Settlements lie between 88 m and 364 m - What is the highest point in El Rincón?Cerro Pajal (355 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Rincón?December to February - Where is the nearest hospital to El Rincón?Puesto de Salud de Alto de Jesús, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Rincón?Banco Nacional de Panamá, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Rincón?Texaco, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Rincón?PA130505 (OCHA common operational dataset)