Yaviza

Yaviza
Corregimiento and town
Yaviza
Coordinates: 8°9′18″N 77°41′31″W / 8.15500°N 77.69194°W / 8.15500; -77.69194Coordinates: 8°9′18″N 77°41′31″W / 8.15500°N 77.69194°W / 8.15500; -77.69194
Country  Panama
Province Darién
District Pinogana
Area[1]
  Land 397.1 km2 (153.3 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 4,441
  Density 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)

Yaviza is a town and corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 4,441 as of 2010.[1] The town marks the southeastern end of the northern half of the Pan-American Highway, at the north end of the Darién Gap. Its population as of 1990 was 8,452; its population as of 2000 was 3,117.[1]

Map of the Darién Gap and the break in the Pan-American Highway between Yaviza, Panama and Turbo, Colombia

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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