# San Francisco District, Veraguas Province – Corregimientos

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District · Veraguas Province 

# San Francisco District

San Francisco District is a district of Panama in Veraguas Province. It covers **448.4 km²**. Its main town is San Francisco. It is divided into 5 corregimientos. 172 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 448km²
- 5corregimientos
- 10mapped services

## Where is San Francisco District?

San Francisco District lies in [Veraguas Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 4 other districts: [Calobre District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/calobre/), [Cañazas District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/canazas/), [Santa Fe District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santa-fe/) and [Santiago District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santiago/). By area it is the 47th largest of 76 districts in Panama. It covers 4.1% of [Veraguas Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/). The centre of San Francisco District is about 177 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 22 km from Santiago de Veraguas, the main town of Veraguas Province. The centre point is at 8.3009° N, 80.9728° 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 San Francisco District

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in San Francisco District: 3 attractions; 1 viewpoint.

- Cerro de San Francisco de Asís · viewpoint
- Balneario Las Delicias · attraction
- Chorro El Espíritu Santo · attraction
- El Salto de San Francisco · attraction

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: San Francisco District

- 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) · Chitré71 km
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David161 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 18:08).

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.

## Corregimientos of San Francisco District

Corregimiento Area km² Localities Services 

[Corral Falso](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/san-francisco/corral-falso/) 32 8 1 

[Los Hatillos](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/san-francisco/los-hatillos/) 112 36 0 

[Remance](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/san-francisco/remance/) 65 40 1 

[San Francisco](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/san-francisco/san-francisco/) 75 36 7 

[San Juan](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/san-francisco/san-juan/) 164 59 1 

Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in San Francisco District

Open gazetteers list **172 villages, towns and localities** in San Francisco District. The largest with a recorded population: San Francisco (1,785), La Honda (330), El Peñón (254), Los Mendozas (216), Ciruelar Arriba (210) and San Juan (193). Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 524 m above sea level (median 180 m).

- Agua Fría
- Aguacatal
- Alto El Chiflón
- Alto El Cristal
- Alto Peñón
- Alto Pital
- Bajo Grande
- Bajo Los Hatillos
- Bajos de La Honda
- Barbarena
- Barnizal
- Boquerón
- Cabrillo
- Carabalí
- Carrizal
- Cañaveral
- Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Largo
- Charco Panamá
- Chorrillito
- Chorrillo
- Ciruelar Abajo
- Ciruelar Arriba
- Ciruelar Centro
- Cuay Abajo
- Cuay Arriba
- El Agu
- El Barnizal
- El Barrero
- El Cacique
- El Calabazo
- El Cedro
- El Chumico
- El Ciruelar Abajo
- El Ciruelar Arriba
- El Ciruelar Centro
- El Ciruelito
- El Cirí
- El Cocla
- El Corozo
- El Corretón
- El Cortezo
- El Cristal
- El Cristo
- El Cristo Abajo
- El Cristo Arriba
- El Cristo Centro
- El Espavé
- El Florentino
- El Gallote
- El Guayabito
- El Higo
- El Inglés
- El Jagua
- El Lagartero
- El María
- El Mirador
- El Nance
- El Naranjal
- El Palmillar
- El Papelillo
- El Peñón
- El Playón
- El Quinol
- El Rincón
- El Salitre Número Dos
- El Salto de La Chumica
- El Titi
- El Trueno
- El Vázquez
- Gatú
- Gatú Abajo
- Gatú Arriba
- Juan Basilio
- Juan Ignacio
- La Argolla
- La Balandra
- La Calzadilla
- La Colorada
- La Ensillada
- La Estancia
- La Herradura
- La Hilaria
- La Honda
- La Isleta
- La Lagunilla
- La Marcela
- La Meseta
- La Mojarra
- La Mojarrita
- La Mona
- La Monja Rita
- La Montañita
- La Montañuela
- La Negrita
- La Palma
- La Pancha
- La Pandura
- La Perdiz Abajo
- La Perdiz Arriba
- La Pintada
- La Rana
- La Sije
- La Soledad
- La Tollosa
- La Torre
- Las Adjuntas
- Las Concepciones
- Las Concepciones Abajo
- Las Mesillas
- Las Minitas
- Las Peñas
- Las Quebradas
- Llano Bonito
- Llano El Rosario
- Llano Largo
- Loma Alta
- Los Arenales
- Los Bajos
- Los Bordones
- Los Corrales
- Los Gomez
- Los González
- Los González Abajo
- Los González Arriba
- Los Gómez
- Los Hatillos
- Los Hernández
- Los Hernández Número Dos
- Los Higos
- Los Linos
- Los Llanitos
- Los Mendozas
- Los Morenos
- Los Muñoz
- Los Panamaes
- Los Pardos
- Los Pardos Abajo
- Los Pardos Arriba
- Los Pardos Centro
- Los Pintos
- Los Reyes
- Los Ruices
- Los Salazares
- Los Santana
- Los Sánchez
- Los Ubaldo
- Los Zambrano
- Marañón
- Minas Altas
- Minas Bajas
- Paja Colorada
- Paja Peluda
- Palma Real
- Pan de Azúcar
- Paso Hondo
- Paso Real
- Paso Real de Marcela
- Piedras Gordas
- Plan de Los Abregos
- Potrerillo
- Quebrada Calzadilla
- Rancho Pantano
- Rodeo
- San Antonio
- San Francisco
- San José
- San Juan
- San Roque
- Santana
- Utiriá
- Viento Arriba

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 San Francisco District

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

### Water

115 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Aguacatal
- Quebrada Aizprua
- Quebrada Bandera
- Quebrada Boquerón
- Quebrada Cabuya
- Quebrada Calabacito
- Quebrada Calacuche
- Quebrada Calzadilla
- Quebrada Campana
- Quebrada Carabalí
- Quebrada Carrizal
- Quebrada Cañacilla
- Quebrada Charrascosa
- Quebrada Chiquita
- Quebrada Chiquita
- Quebrada Chiriquí
- Quebrada Chorrillito
- Quebrada Chorrillo
- Quebrada Cirí
- Quebrada Colorada
- Quebrada Corozo
- Quebrada Delubera
- Quebrada El Alto
- Quebrada El Cedro

…and 91 more.

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Isla de Pollo

### Hills and mountains

35 hills; 5 mountains.

- Cerro Montañuela · 534 m
- Cerro Pedregosa · 510 m
- Cerro Guarumo · 479 m
- Cerro Paredón · 470 m
- Cerro Piedra Para · 432 m
- Cerro Paja · 425 m
- Cerro San José · 425 m
- Cerro San Antonio · 397 m
- Cerro Esquinao · 395 m
- Cerro Gordo · 387 m
- Alto Baila Mono · 373 m
- Cerro El Pilú · 366 m
- Cerro Los Cancio · 364 m
- Cerro Las Tablas · 351 m
- Cerro La Isleta · 350 m
- Cerro Pandura · 350 m
- Cerro Las Mosillas · 345 m
- Cerro La Volteada · 321 m
- Cerro Escuchadero · 304 m
- Cerro El Chureja · 302 m
- Cerro Carabalí · 300 m
- Cerro Cristal · 299 m
- Loma Lajita · 295 m
- Cerro El Temblador · 280 m

…and 16 more.

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- San Juan

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 San Francisco District and the best time to visit

In San Francisco 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in San Francisco District

Places mapped inside San Francisco District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Banks1
- Schools3
- Restaurants5
- Police stations1

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is San Francisco District?In Veraguas Province, Panama
- What borders San Francisco District?Calobre District, Cañazas District, Santa Fe District and Santiago District
- What is there to see in San Francisco District?Balneario Las Delicias, Cerro de San Francisco de Asís, Chorro El Espíritu Santo, El Salto de San Francisco
- What time zone is San Francisco District in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Francisco District?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in San Francisco District?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Francisco District?172 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Francisco District?Settlements lie between 23 m and 524 m
- What is the highest point in San Francisco District?Cerro Montañuela (534 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Francisco District?December to April
- How many banks are in San Francisco District?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Francisco District?PA1309 (OCHA common operational dataset)