title: Atalaya District
text: # Atalaya District
  
  Atalaya District is a district (distrito) of Veraguas Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 8,916; the latest official estimate (for 2019) ia 11,321. The district covers a total area of 156 km². The capital lies at the town of Atalaya.
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  Atalaya District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:
  
  * Jesús Nazareno de Atalaya
  * El Barrito
  * La Montañuela
  * San Antonio
  * La Carrillo
  