Chigoré
Chigoré is located in the province of Coclé, in the central part of the country, 100 km southwest of Panama, the country's capital. At 70 meters above sea level it is located in Chigoré and has 2,212 inhabitants. The land around Chigoré is flat to the southwest, but to the northeast it is mountainous. The highest point in the area is 355 meters high and 2.7 km east of Chigoré. There are about 43 people per square kilometer around the relatively small town of Chigoré. The nearest larger city is Penonomé 1.4 km southwest of Chigoré. The countryside around Chigoré is almost completely covered. References Sources World Gazeteer: Panama– World-Gazetteer.com Populated places in Coclé Province {{Coclé-geo-stub ...
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Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's million people. Panama was inhabited by indigenous tribes before Spanish colonists arrived in the 16th century. It broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the construction of the Panama Canal to be completed by the United States Army Corps of En ...
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