Soná District is a district (distrito) of Veraguas Province in Panama. The population according to the 2010 Panamanian census was 27,833;[2] the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 29,774.[1] The district covers a total area of 1,519 km². The capital lies at the city of Soná.[2]
Soná District | |
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  Soná District Location of the district capital in Panama | |
| Coordinates: 7°55′N 81°20′W / 7.917°N 81.333°W | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Veraguas Province |
| Capital | Soná |
| Area | |
• Total | 586 sq mi (1,519 km2) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 29,774 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (20/km2) |
| official estimate[1] | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ETZ) |
It also hosts the Soná Football Club 1835.
The mayor of the city is Aristides Ortiz Arosemena.[3]
The city is referenced in Prison Break based on a local urban legend of an "underground prison".
Administrative divisions
editSoná District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:
References
edit- ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.
- ^ a b "Districts of Panama". Statoids. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Expresiones_Especial_Playa El Flor: Belleza y Conflicto en la Costa sur de Veraguas". Expresiones. Para una Sociedad Participativa. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2014.