Panamá Province
| Panamá Province Provincia de Panamá | ||
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| Province | ||
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Amador Causeway | ||
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 Location of Panama Province in Panama | ||
| Coordinates: 9°0′N 79°10′W / 9.000°N 79.167°WCoordinates: 9°0′N 79°10′W / 9.000°N 79.167°W | ||
| Country | Panama | |
| Capital city | Panama City | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Rafael Pino Pinto | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11,289.4 km2 (4,358.9 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Population (2010 census) | ||
| • Total | 1,713,070 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Eastern Time (UTC-5) | |
| ISO 3166 code | PA-8 | |
Panamá is a province of Panama. It contains the national capital Panama City, which also serves as its provincial capital. The governor of the province is Rafael Pino Pinto, appointed by President Varela and sworn in on 4 July 2014.[1]
Districts
The province currently comprises six districts. The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014.[2]
- Balboa District. Corregimientos are San Miguel (capital), La Ensenada, La Esmeralda, La Guinea, Pedro González and Saboga.
- Chepo District. Corregimientos are Chepo (capital), Cañita, Chepillo, El Llano, Las Margaritas, Santa Cruz de Chinina, Madungandí and Tortí.
- Chimán District. Corregimientos are Chimán (capital), Brujas, Gonzalo Vásquez, Pásiga and Unión Santeña.
- Panamá District. Corregimientos are Panama City (capital), San Felipe, El Chorrillo, Santa Ana, La Exposición o Calidonia, Curundú, Betania, Bella Vista, Pueblo Nuevo, San Francisco, Parque Lefevre, Río Abajo, Juan Díaz, Pedregal, Ancón, Chilibre, Las Cumbres, Pacora, San Martín, Tocumen, Las Mañanitas and 24 de Diciembre.
- San Miguelito District. Corregimientos are San Miguelito (capital), Amelia Denis De Icaza, Belisario Porras, José Domingo Espinar, Mateo Iturralde, Victoriano Lorenzo, Arnulfo Arias, Belisario Frías, Omar Torrijos, Rufina Alfaro.
- Taboga District. Corregimientos are Taboga (capital), Otoque Occidente, Otoque Oriente.
References
- ↑ González Pinilla, José (3 July 2014). "Rafael Pino es nombrado gobernador de Panamá" [Rafael Pino appointed governor of Panama]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ Gaceta Oficial de Panamá (30 December 2013). "Ley Nº119 del 30 de diciembre de 2013: Que crea la provincia de Panamá Oeste, segregada de la provincia de Panamá." (PDF).
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