Corregimiento · Santa Fe District # El Pantano El Pantano is a corregimiento of Panama in Santa Fe District, Veraguas Province. It covers 52.7 km². 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 52.7 km² - 1 mapped service - 433 m typical elevation ## Where is El Pantano? El Pantano lies in Santa Fe District, Veraguas Province, Panama. It borders 3 other corregimientos: El Alto, Río Luis and Santa Fe. By area it is the 327th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 2.7% of Santa Fe District. The centre of El Pantano is about 176 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 7.4 km from Santa Fe, the main town of Santa Fe District. The centre point is at 8.5767° N, 81.0623° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around El Pantano ### Nearby, outside El Pantano - Bermejo Waterfall · attraction, Santa Fe 4.6 km - María y Chon Organic Farm · attraction, Santa Fe 5.1 km - El Tinajón · attraction, Santa Fe 5.6 km - River tubing · attraction, Santa Fe 6.0 km - Las Lajas · attraction, Santa Fe 6.0 km - Jesús Héctor Gallego Herrera · memorial, Santa Fe 7.4 km - Santa Fe National Park · nature reserve, Calovébora 8.4 km - Las Trancas · attraction, Santa Fe 8.5 km - Alto de Piedra · waterfall, Santa Fe 9.3 km - Small waterfall · waterfall, Santa Fe 9.3 km - Second waterfall · waterfall, Santa Fe 9.3 km - Third waterfall · waterfall, Santa Fe 9.4 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 Pantano - 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 97 km - Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David 153 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 06:30, 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. ## Villages and localities in El Pantano Open gazetteers list 9 villages, towns and localities in El Pantano. The largest with a recorded population: El Pantano (92). Settlements here lie between about 365 m and 564 m above sea level (median 433 m). - Alto de Los González - Alto de Los Pinedas - Altos del Espavé - El Naranjo - El Pantano - La Atollosa - Narices - Ojo de Agua - Piragual Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of El Pantano Named natural and historic features inside El Pantano, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Narices ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Cerro Narices · 1,071 m - Cerro La Anselma · 842 m - Alto de Los González · 783 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 Pantano and the best time to visit Using the climate of Santa Fe District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 | 22 | 20 | | Feb | 23 | 11 | | Mar | 24 | 20 | | Apr | 24 | 96 | | May | 24 | 250 | | Jun | 24 | 211 | | Jul | 23 | 209 | | Aug | 23 | 223 | | Sep | 23 | 246 | | Oct | 23 | 252 | | Nov | 23 | 250 | | Dec | 23 | 88 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Pantano | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Hospital San Francisco Javier · Cañazas | 33 km | Map | | Bank | Banco Nacional · San Francisco | 38 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Private fuel sale · Santa Fe | 6.9 km | Map | | Hotel | Coffee Mountain Inn · Santa Fe | 6.7 km | Map | | School | C.E.B.G. El Pantano · El Pantano | 4.8 km | Map | | Police station | Policía Nacional · San Francisco | 38 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 Pantano Places mapped inside El Pantano in open map data, by type. - Schools 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 Santa Fe District - Calovébora - El Alto - El Cuay - Gatú o Gatucito - Río Luis - Santa Fe ## Quick answers - Where is El Pantano? In Santa Fe District, Veraguas Province, Panama - What borders El Pantano? El Alto, Río Luis and Santa Fe - What is there to see in El Pantano? Bermejo Waterfall, María y Chon Organic Farm, El Tinajón, River tubing - What time zone is El Pantano in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Pantano? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in El Pantano? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Pantano? 9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Pantano? Settlements lie between 365 m and 564 m - What is the highest point in El Pantano? Cerro Narices (1,071 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Pantano? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to El Pantano? Hospital San Francisco Javier, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Pantano? Banco Nacional, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Pantano? Private fuel sale, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Pantano? PA131004 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 52.7 km² - P-code: PA131004 - District: Santa Fe District - Main town: El Pantano --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santa-fe/el-pantano/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.