El Carate is a corregimiento located in the Las Tablas District within the Los Santos Province of Panama. It serves as a local administrative division characterized by its rural setting in the province.
Demographic data indicates that the population of El Carate has seen steady growth over recent decades. As of 2010, the census recorded a population of 873 residents, following figures of 831 in 2000 and 723 in 1990.