The population according to the 2010 Panamanian census was 9,881;[2] the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 10,536.

[1] The district covers a total area of 437 km2.

The capital lies at the town of San Francisco.

[2] San Francisco District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

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