Soná District is a
district
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(''distrito'') of
Veraguas Province
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in
Panama
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. The population according to the 2010 Panamanian census was 27,833;
the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 29,774.
[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.] The district covers a total area of 1,519 km². The capital lies at the city of
Soná.
It also hosts the Soná Football Club 1835.
The mayor of the city is Aristides Ortiz Arosemena.
The city is referenced in
Prison Break
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based on a local urban legend of an "underground prison".
Administrative divisions
Soná District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
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Soná
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Bahía Honda
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Calidonia
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Cativé
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El Marañón
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Guarumal
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La Soledad
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Quebrada de Oro
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Río Grande
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Rodeo Viejo
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Hicaco
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La Trinchera
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References
Districts of Panama
Veraguas Province
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