# Ponuga Corregimiento, Santiago District, Veraguas Province

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Corregimiento · Santiago District 

# Ponuga

Ponuga is a corregimiento of Panama in Santiago District, Veraguas Province. It covers **326.9 km²**. 90 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 327km²
- 9mapped services
- 62 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ponuga?

Ponuga lies in [Santiago District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santiago/), [Veraguas Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 7 other corregimientos: [El Barrito](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/atalaya/el-barrito/), [El Tijera](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/ocu/el-tijera/), [La Carrillo](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/atalaya/la-carrillo/), [La Colorada](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santiago/la-colorada/), [La Garceana](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/montijo/la-garceana/), [Los Llanos](https://wherepedia.org/panama/herrera/ocu/los-llanos/) and [Tebario](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/mariato/tebario/). By area it is the 47th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 32.7% of [Santiago District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santiago/). The centre of Ponuga is about 207 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 28 km from Santiago de Veraguas, the main town of Santiago District. The centre point is at 7.8460° N, 80.9996° 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 Ponuga

### Nearby, outside Ponuga

- Santo Ángel · memorial, Montijo19 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: Ponuga

- 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) · Chitré67 km
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David169 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:09).

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 Ponuga

Open gazetteers list **90 villages, towns and localities** in Ponuga. The largest with a recorded population: Ponuga (509), Cirbulaco (321), Los Llanos (301), Las Huacas (230), Caratales (171) and Tranquillas (124). Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 434 m above sea level (median 62 m).

- Aguacatal
- Aguas Azules
- Alto El Horcón
- Alto El Nance
- Alto Horcon
- Alto Perico
- Alto del Barria
- Barrasín
- Barro Morado
- Calabacito
- Calabazal
- Calidonia
- Callejón Hondo
- Caratales
- Carrizal
- Cañazosa
- Cerro Peñoncito
- Cirbulaco
- Dos Bocas
- El Cebadero
- El Cirbulaco
- El Coco
- El Coco Arriba
- El Coquito
- El Gabriel
- El Guabo
- El Jagua
- El Morado
- El Negrito
- El Paraíso
- El Pifá
- El Pintado
- El Pintado Abajo
- El Quirri
- El Quirrí
- El Sitio
- El Suay
- Entrada Los Duendes
- Entrada de Los Duendes
- Espavé
- Guacamaya
- Jalobra
- Jalobrá
- La Guacamaya
- La Honda
- La Isla
- La Laguna
- La Laja
- La Manga de Limón
- La Marea Arriba
- La Pita
- La Providencia
- La Sabaneta
- Las Blanditas
- Las Colomas
- Las Flores
- Las Huacas
- Las Huertas
- Llano del Pintado
- Loma Larga
- Loma Ñubla
- Los Algarrobos
- Los Atencios
- Los Duendes
- Los Guabitos
- Los Llanos
- Los Planes
- Los Planetas
- Los Potreros
- Los Salitres
- Los Sitios
- Los Sábalos
- Macho Abajo
- Manglar Oscuro
- Marea Abajo
- Marea Arriba
- Palma Alta
- Peña El Mero
- Piñas
- Pocrí
- Ponuga
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Rimadero
- Sabanetas
- Señiles
- Suay Arriba
- Tranquillas
- Valle Verde
- Zapotal
- Zurrones

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 Ponuga

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

### Water

51 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Aguacatal
- Quebrada Barro Morado
- Quebrada Caña Brava
- Quebrada Cañacilla
- Quebrada Dos Bocas
- Quebrada El Alto
- Quebrada El Bongo
- Quebrada El Calabazal
- Quebrada El Coco
- Quebrada El Copé
- Quebrada El Cortezo
- Quebrada El Gabriel
- Quebrada El Macho
- Quebrada El Macho
- Quebrada El Mayo
- Quebrada El Negrito
- Quebrada El Palenque
- Quebrada El Pital
- Quebrada El Sitio
- Quebrada El Tambor
- Quebrada El Tiestal
- Quebrada Guacamaya
- Quebrada Isleta
- Quebrada Jalobra

…and 27 more.

### Coast and islands

3 headlands; 1 island.

- Isla de Ponuga
- Punta Gorda
- Punta La Tollosa
- Punta Van Cuarto

### Hills and mountains

15 hills; 3 mountains.

- Loma Ñubla · 504 m
- Cerro Señiles · 468 m
- Cerro San Lorenzo · 392 m
- Cerro Peñoncillo · 303 m
- Cerro de La Pita · 242 m
- Cerro Las Flores · 234 m
- Alto de La Augustina · 211 m
- Cerro Caña Junca · 189 m
- Cerro Tres Palmas · 189 m
- Loma La Vaca · 162 m
- Cerro El Coco · 160 m
- Cerro El Hilachal · 157 m
- Cerro Terciopelo · 153 m
- Loma del Salto · 142 m
- Loma Larga · 135 m
- Loma del Mono · 104 m
- Cerro La Noria · 51 m
- Cerro Los Lajales · 46 m

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Ponuga Tres

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 Ponuga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Santiago 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 Ponuga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital health post · Leones 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73121&mlon=-81.10497#map=17/7.73121/-81.10497) 

Bank Banco Nacional · Llano de Catival 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64601&mlon=-80.98907#map=17/7.64601/-80.98907) 

ATM BNP · Atalaya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04410&mlon=-80.92508#map=17/8.04410/-80.92508) 

Petrol pump Estación De Mariato · Llano de Catival 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65066&mlon=-80.98460#map=17/7.65066/-80.98460) 

Hotel Hostal Belén · Tebario 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71667&mlon=-80.96671#map=17/7.71667/-80.96671) 

Mall Peleteria Egberto · Santiago 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09586&mlon=-80.98187#map=17/8.09586/-80.98187) 

School I.P.T Pablo Pinzon Carrizo · Ponuga 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85087&mlon=-80.99340#map=17/7.85087/-80.99340) 

College Inadeh El Bongo · Montijo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94581&mlon=-81.05437#map=17/7.94581/-81.05437) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Montijo 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.01522&mlon=-80.98340#map=17/8.01522/-80.98340) 

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 Ponuga

Places mapped inside Ponuga in open map data, by type.

- Schools7
- Restaurants2

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 Santiago District

- Canto del Llano
- La Colorada
- La Peña
- La Raya de Santa María
- Los Algarrobos
- San Pedro del Espino
- Santiago

## Quick answers

- Where is Ponuga?In Santiago District, Veraguas Province, Panama
- What borders Ponuga?El Barrito, El Tijera, La Carrillo, La Colorada, La Garceana, Los Llanos and Tebario
- What is there to see in Ponuga?Santo Ángel
- What time zone is Ponuga in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Ponuga?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in Ponuga?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ponuga?90 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ponuga?Settlements lie between 9 m and 434 m
- What is the highest point in Ponuga?Loma Ñubla (504 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ponuga?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ponuga?health post, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ponuga?Banco Nacional, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ponuga?BNP, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ponuga?Estación De Mariato, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ponuga?PA131106 (OCHA common operational dataset)