Puerto Caimito

Puerto Caimito
Town and corregimiento
Puerto Caimito
Coordinates: 8°52′12″N 79°43′12″W / 8.87000°N 79.72000°W / 8.87000; -79.72000Coordinates: 8°52′12″N 79°43′12″W / 8.87000°N 79.72000°W / 8.87000; -79.72000
Country  Panama
Province Panamá Oeste
District La Chorrera
Area[1]
  Land 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 16,951
  Density 535.6/km2 (1,387/sq mi)
  Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zone EST (UTC−5)

Puerto Caimito is a town and corregimiento in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 16,951 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 3,623; its population as of 2000 was 7,198.[1] It is the boyhood home of New York Yankees closing pitcher Mariano Rivera.

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