Nueva_Gorgona

Nueva Gorgona

Nueva Gorgona

Town and corregimiento in Panamá Oeste, Panama

Nueva Gorgona is a town and corregimiento in Chame District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 4,075 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 1,980; its population as of 2000 was 3,140.[1]

Quick Facts Country, Province ...

Nueva Gorgona is 79 km west from Panama City on the Pan American Highway (about one hour drive). It is located between the towns of Chame and Coronado, 5 minute drive from either town. Gorgona's beaches and proximity to Panama city have attracted interest from developers. Gorgona has 4.2 km long beach with white / black sand and turquoise waters. Gorgona possesses one of the best surfing beaches (Malibu) in the area, and a fish market. The beach is mostly calm, but can have an undertow in some areas.

It has become a tourist destination for locals and ex-pats as described in more detail in WikiVoyage.[2]

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]
    "Nueva Gorgona – Travel guide at Wikivoyage". en.wikivoyage.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.


This article about the geography of Panamá Province is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Nueva_Gorgona, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.