Monte_Lirio

Monte Lirio

Monte Lirio

Corregimiento in Chiriquí, Panama

For the Monte Lirio railway bridge across Gatun Lake, see Panama Canal.

Monte Lirio is a corregimiento (subdistrict) in Renacimiento District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It has a land area of 43.8 square kilometres (16.9 sq mi) and had a population of 2,771 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 63.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (164/sq mi).[1] Its population as of 1990 was 4,807; its population as of 2000 was 6,652.[1]

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The government of Panama under Martín Torrijos Espino approved numerous hydroelectric projects on the Río Viejo Chiriquí. Several were underway as of 2010. Up to 90% of the water in the watershed can be used for electrical generation, which can be used domestically or sold to other countries.[2] According to an environmental impact study performed for the Pando and Monte Lirio hydroelectric projects there might have been some environmental impacts: changes habitat due to less erosion, changes in hydrology and disruption of the river, potentially more water use due to increased ecotourism and rafting activities.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    La Prensa "Cuenca del río Chiriquí Viejo, tomado por hidroeléctricas"
  3. [3]
    Monte Lirio Panda Project September 24, 2009.


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