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Chiriquí Province
Chiriquí () is a province of Panama located on the western coast; it is the second most developed province in the country, after the Panamá Province. Its capital is the city of David. It has a total area of 6,490.9 km², with a population of 462,056 as of the year 2019. The province of Chiriquí is bordered to the north by the province of Bocas del Toro, to the west by Costa Rica, to the east by the province of Veraguas, and to the south by the Pacific Ocean, specifically the Gulf of Chiriquí. History Until the arrival of the Spanish ''conquistadores'', Chiriquí was populated by a number of indigenous tribes, known collectively as the Guaymí people. The first European to visit and describe Chiriquí was Gaspar de Espinosa, in 1519. The province was officially established on May 26, 1849, when Panama was still part of Colombia. Several years later, President Abraham Lincoln of the United States proposed Chiriquí as a favored location for Linconia, a colony for free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Panama
Panama is divided into ten provinces ( es, provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: ''comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...s indígenas'', often shortened to ''comarcas''). There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a ''corregimiento'' (municipality). Provinces Indigenous regions (''comarcas indígenas'') Provincial level Corregimiento-level See also * ISO 3166-2:PA * List of provinces and indigenous regions of Panama by Human Development Index References {{DEFAULTSORT:Provinces Of Panama Subdivisions of Panama Panama, Provinces Panama 1 Provinces, Panama Panama geography-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugaba District
Bugaba District () is a district (''distrito'') of Chiriquí Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 68,570. The district covers a total area of 884 km². The capital lies at the city of La Concepción. Administrative divisions Bugaba District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': * La Concepción (capital) * Aserrío de Gariché * Bugaba * Gómez * La Estrella * San Andrés * Santa Marta *Santa Rosa *Santo Domingo * Solano * Sortová *El Bongo El Bongo is a corregimiento in Bugaba District, Chiriquí Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part ... References Districts of Panama Chiriquí Province {{Chiriquí-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boquete District
Boquete District is a district (''distrito'') of Chiriquí Province in Panama located on the North of the Chiriqui Province, in the western side of the country. The population according to the 2010 census was 22,435. The district covers a total area of . The town is well known for its tropical highland climate, unlike the rest of the country, due to its location in the Cordillera Central. The capital lies at the city of Bajo Boquete. Administrative divisions Boquete District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': *Alto Boquete *Bajo Boquete (capital) *Caldera *Jaramillo * Los Naranjos * Palmira History According to archeological information, the nearby area of the Baru Volcano was the place of the first chiefdoms and agricultural societies on what is now the Panama–Costa Rica border, with man-made pottery carbon dated by archaeologists at the Barriles Site Barriles to 300 BC. In Caldera there are also petroglyphs that witness the presence of Ist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boquerón District
Boquerón District is a district (''distrito'') of Chiriquí Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 12,275. The district covers a total area of 282 km². The capital lies at the city of Boquerón. Administrative divisions Boquerón District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': * Boquerón (capital) * Bágala *Cordillera A cordillera is an extensive chain and/or network system of mountain ranges, such as those in the west coast of the Americas. The term is borrowed from Spanish, where the word comes from , a diminutive of ('rope'). The term is most commonly u ... * Guabal * Guayabal * Paraíso * Pedregal * Tijeras References Districts of Panama Chiriquí Province {{Chiriquí-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barú District, Chiriquí
Barú District is a district (''distrito'') of Chiriquí Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 60,551. The district covers a total area of 589 km². The capital lies at the city of Puerto Armuelles. Administrative divisions Barú District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': * Puerto Tomás Armuelles (capital) * Limones * Progreso * Baco *Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado Economics In 2001, a free zone area was approved called ''Zona Franca de Barú'' it aims to promote tourism and other businesses. In 2010, a special economic zone A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ... was also created. References Districts of Panama Chiriquí Province {{Chiriquí-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanje District
Alanje District is a Districts of Panama, district (''distrito'') of Chiriquí Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 Panamanian census, 2000 census was 15,497. The district covers a total area of 447 km². The capital lies at the city of Alanje. Administrative divisions Alanje District is divided administratively into the following ''Corregimientos of Panama, corregimientos'': *Alanje, Santiago de Alanje (capital) *Divalá *El Tejar, Chiriquí, El Tejar *Guarumal, Chiriquí, Guarumal *Palo Grande *Querevalo *Santo Tomás, Chiriquí, Santo Tomás *Canta Gallo *Nuevo México, Chiriquí, Nuevo México References Districts of Panama Chiriquí Province {{Chiriquí-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corregimientos Of Panama
In Panama, a corregimiento is a subdivision of a district, which in turn is a subdivision of a province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire .... It is the smallest administrative division level in the country; which is further subdivided into populated places/centres. As of 2012, Panama is subdivided into a total of 693 corregimientos, since several of these were created in the province of Bocas del Toro and the indigenous region (''comarca indígena'') of Ngäbe-Buglé. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Endara
Guillermo David Endara Galimany (May 12, 1936 – September 28, 2009) was a Panamanian politician who served as the President of Panama from 1989 to 1994. Raised in a family allied to Panameñista Party founder Arnulfo Arias, Endara attended school in exile in the United States and Argentina following Arias's removal from power. Endara later received a law degree in Panama. He subsequently served as a member of Panama's National Assembly, and briefly as a government minister before heading into exile again following Arias' third overthrow. After Arias' death in 1988, Endara became a leading opponent of the Manuel Noriega military dictatorship, heading the opposition coalition in the 1989 presidential election. Though his coalition was judged by international observers as having defeated pro-Noriega candidate Carlos Duque, the results were annulled by the government, and Endara and his running mates were attacked in the streets by the paramilitary Dignity Battalions. The assaul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrilla Warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or Irregular military, irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, Raid (military), raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and Mobility (military), mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military. Although the term "guerrilla warfare" was coined in the context of the Peninsular War in the 19th century, the tactical methods of guerrilla warfare have long been in use. In the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu proposed the use of guerrilla-style tactics in ''The Art of War''. The 3rd century BC Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus is also credited with inventing many of the tactics of guerrilla warfare through what is today called the Fabian strategy. Guerrilla warfare has been used by various factions throughout history and is particularly associated with revolutionary movements and popular resistance agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coup D'état
A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, military, or a dictator. Many scholars consider a coup successful when the usurpers seize and hold power for at least seven days. Etymology The term comes from French ''coup d'État'', literally meaning a 'stroke of state' or 'blow of state'. In French, the word ''État'' () is capitalized when it denotes a sovereign political entity. Although the concept of a coup d'état has featured in politics since antiquity, the phrase is of relatively recent coinage.Julius Caesar's civil war, 5 January 49 BC. It did not appear within an English text before the 19th century except when used in the translation of a French source, there being no simple phrase in English to convey the contextualized idea of a 'knockout blow to the existing administratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Torrijos
Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 – July 31, 1981) was the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and military leader of Panama from 1968 to his death in 1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held titles including "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution". Torrijos took power in a ''coup d'état'' and instituted a number of social reforms. Torrijos is best known for negotiating the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties that eventually gave Panama full sovereignty over the Panama Canal. The two treaties guaranteed that Panama would gain control of the Panama Canal after 1999, ending the control of the canal that the U.S. had exercised since 1903. On December 31, 1999, the final phase of the treaty, the US relinquished control of the Panama Canal and all areas in what had been the Panama Canal Zone. His son Martín Torrijos was elected president and served from 2004 to 2009. Background Torrijos was born in Santi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
