Panamá_Province
Panamá Province
Province of Panama
Not to be confused with Penama Province.
Panamá is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Judy Meana, appointed by President Laurentino Cortizo and sworn in on 16 April 2020.[3]
Quick Facts Provincia de Panamá, Country ...
Panamá Province
Provincia de Panamá | |
|---|---|
Amador Causeway | |
Location of Panama Province in Panama | |
| Coordinates: 9°0′N 79°10′W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Capital city | Panama City |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Judy Meana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,409 km2 (3,247 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 1,439,575 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $66.3 billion[1] |
| • Per capita | $33,200 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | PA-8 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.846[2] very high |
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Panamá Province is now divided into 6 distritos (districts) and subdivided into 55 corregimientos. The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014.[4]
More information Distrito, Area (km2) ...
| Distrito | Area (km2) |
Population Estimate |
Population |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balboa | 333 | 2,911 | 1,989 | Islands in Gulf of Panama |
| Chepo | 4,937 | 49,385 | 65,588 | Eastern part of Province |
| Chimán | 1,046 | 3,594 | 3,142 | Southeast part of Province |
| Panamá | 2,031 | 989,100 | 1,086,990 | Including the national capital, Ciudad de Panamá |
| San Miguelito | 50 | 336,074 | 280,777 | Surrounded by Panamá District |
| Taboga | 12 | 1,193 | 1,089 | Islands in Gulf of Panama |
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More information District, Corregimientos (Subdivisions) ...
| District | Corregimientos (Subdivisions) | Cabecera (Seat) |
|---|---|---|
| Balboa District | San Miguel, La Ensenada, La Esmeralda, La Guinea, Pedro González, Saboga | San Miguel |
| Chepo District | San Cristóbal de Chepo, Cañita, Chepillo, El Llano, Las Margaritas, Santa Cruz de Chinina, Madungandí, Tortí | San Cristóbal de Chepo |
| Chimán District | Chimán, Brujas, Gonzalo Vásquez, Pásiga, Unión Santeña | Chimán |
| Panamá District | 24 de Diciembre1, Ancón1, Bella Vista1, Betania1, Calidonia1, Chilibre1, Curundú1, El Chorrillo1, Juan Díaz1, Las Cumbres1, Las Mañanitas1, Pacora1, Parque Lefevre1, Pedregal1, Pueblo Nuevo1, Río Abajo1, San Felipe1, San Francisco1, San Martín1, Santa Ana1, Tocumen1, Alcalde Díaz1, Ernesto Córdoba Campos1, Caimitillo1 | Panama City |
| San Miguelito District | Amelia Denis De Icaza2, Belisario Porras2, José Domingo Espinar2, Mateo Iturralde2, Victoriano Lorenzo2, Arnulfo Arias2, Belisario Frías2, Omar Torrijos2, Rufina Alfaro2 | San Miguelito |
| Taboga District | Taboga, Otoque Occidente, Otoque Oriente | Taboga |
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1 These corregimientos represent as Panama City
2 These corregimientos represent as San Miguelito City
- "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- Ministry of Government of Panama, ed. (16 April 2020). "Nueva Gobernadora de la Provincia de Panamá asume el cargo" [New Governor assumes office] (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- 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).
- As at 1 July 2010; adjusted for under-enumreration in 2010 Census. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
- "Panamá (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.