Soná District

Soná District
Soná District
Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 7°55′N 81°20′W / 7.917°N 81.333°W / 7.917; -81.333
Country Panama
ProvinceVeraguas Province
CapitalSoná
Area
  Total
586 sq mi (1,519 km2)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
29,774
  Density51/sq mi (20/km2)
 official estimate
Time zoneUTC-5 (ETZ)

Soná District is a district (distrito) of Veraguas Province in Panama. The population according to the 2010 Panamanian census was 27,833; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 29,774. 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 based on a local urban legend of an "underground prison".