title: Río de Jesús District
text: # Río de Jesús District
  
  Río de Jesús District is a district (distrito) of Veraguas Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 5,256; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 5,501. The district covers a total area of 302 $km^2.$ The capital lies at the town of Río de Jesús.
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  Río de Jesús District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:
  
  * La Ermita de Río de Jesús
  * Catorce de Noviembre
  * Las Huacas
  * Los Castillos
  * Utira
  * Nuevo San Juan (created in 2012)
  