Parita

Parita
Town and corregimiento
Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Parita
Parita
Coordinates: 8°0′0″N 80°30′36″W / 8.00000°N 80.51000°W / 8.00000; -80.51000Coordinates: 8°0′0″N 80°30′36″W / 8.00000°N 80.51000°W / 8.00000; -80.51000
Country  Panama
Province Herrera
District Parita
Founded 1556[1]
Area[2]
  Land 108.2 km2 (41.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 3,723
  Density 34.4/km2 (89/sq mi)
  Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)

Parita is a town and corregimiento in Parita District, Herrera Province, Panama with a population of 3,723 as of 2010.[2] It is the seat of Parita District.[2] It was founded in 1556.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 3,257; its population as of 2000 was 3,616.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer p. 1432
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] {{wayback|url=http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/archivos/P3601Cuadro11.xls |date=20160304030354 }} (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.


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