Panamá Oeste Province
Panamá Oeste (Spanish pronunciation: [panaˈma oˈeste]; "West Panama" in English) is the newest province in Panama.
Panamá Oeste Province Provincia de Panamá Oeste | |
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 Flag | |
 Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama | |
| Coordinates: 8°52′49″N 79°47′0″W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Created | 1 January 2014 |
| Capital city | La Chorrera |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Temístocles Javier Herrera[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,786 km2 (1,076 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 464,038 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | PA-10 |
It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal on 1 January 2014.[2] The capital is La Chorrera.
Administrative divisions
Panamá Oeste Province is divided into 5 distritos (districts) and subdivided into 59 corregimientos.[2]
| Distrito | Area (km2) | Population
Census 2010[3] |
Population
2019 Estimate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arraiján | 418 | 230,311 | 296,188 |
| Capira | 978 | 41,179 | 47,244 |
| Chame | 377 | 26,185 | 31,373 |
| La Chorrera | 770 | 167,799 | 199,708 |
| San Carlos | 338 | 20,236 | 24,001 |
| District | Cabecera (Seat) | |
|---|---|---|
| Arraiján District | Arraiján, Burunga, Cerro Silvestre, Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Nuevo Arraiján, Nuevo Emperador, San Vicente de Bique, Santa Clara, Veracruz, Vista Alegre | Arraiján |
| Capira District | Capira, Caimito, Campana, Cermeño, Cirí de Los Sotos, Cirí Grande, El Cacao, La Trinidad, Las Ollas Arriba, Lídice, Santa Rosa, Villa Carmen, Villa Rosario | Capira |
| Chame District | Chame, Bejuco, Buenos Aires, Cabuya, Chicá, El Líbano, Las Lajas, Nueva Gorgona, Punta Chame, Sajalices, Sorá | Chame |
| La Chorrera District | La Chorrera, Barrio Balboa, Barrio Colón, Amador, Arosemena, El Arado, El Coco, Feuillet, Guadalupe, Herrera, Hurtado, Iturralde, La Represa, Los Díaz, Mendoza, Obaldía, Playa Leona, Puerto Caimito, Santa Rita | La Chorrera |
| San Carlos District | San Carlos, El Espino, El Higo, Guayabito, La Ermita, La Laguna, Las Uvas, Los Llanitos, San José | San Carlos |
References
- "Ministro Henríquez juramenta al nuevo Gobernador de la Décima Provincia". Government of Panama. 15 July 2014. Archived from Ministro Henríquez juramenta al nuevo Gobernador de la Décima Provincia the original Check
|url=value (help) on 9 July 2015. 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).
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
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