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Colón Province
Colón () is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Colón. It covers an area of 4,575.5 sq.km, and the latest estimate of population (for 2019) is 294,060.Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica y Censo, Panama. Overview This province has traditionally been focused on commerce (through the Colón Free Zone, Panama Canal, and its banking activities), but also has natural resources that are being developed as a tourist attraction, such as coral reefs and rainforests. During the Spanish colonial period, the Colon region of Panama was the center of trade, commerce, and overall economy for the Spanish. They imported many black African slaves to this area to work in Panama and to ship to other Spaniard colonies. Most of the black population in Panama is centered in the Province of Colon. Panama has two distinct groups of black people. The first and earliest black people were those who came as slaves as early as the fifteenth century, through much of the nineteenth century. ... [...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 indÃgenas'', often shortened to ''comarcas''). There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a ''corregimiento'' (municipality). Provinces Indigenous regions (''comarcas indÃgenas'') 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] |
Reggae En Español
In Panama, dancehall reggae sung in Spanish language by artists of Latin American origin is known as ''Reggae en Español'' (in English, Spanish reggae). It originated in the late 1980s in Panama. ''Reggae en Español'' goes by several names; in Panama, it is called "''La Plena panameña''". Currently, reggae en Español contains three main subgenres: reggae 110, ''reggae bultrón'', and romantic flow. In addition, and although technically they would not fall into the category of ''reggae en Español'' even though it derived from Jamaican dancehall rhythms, ''reggae en Español'' also includes two music fusions: Spanish dancehall and reggae soca. History Early developments Reggae as a musical genre has its origins in Jamaica, and it became popular throughout the 1970s in the black-immigrant communities of the other British West Indies, North America, and Great Britain. Jamaican reggae was embraced in Panama by the descendants of black workers that immigrated to the Isthmus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciricito
Ciricito is a corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, 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 Co ... with a population of 2,900 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 2,108; its population as of 2000 was 2,402. References Corregimientos of Colón Province {{Colón-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cativá
Cativá is a corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, 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 Cos ... with a population of 34,558 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 19,101; its population as of 2000 was 26,621. References Populated places in Colón Province Corregimientos of Colón Province {{Colón-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buena Vista, Colón
Buena Vista is a corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, 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 Co ... with a population of 14,285 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 7,547; its population as of 2000 was 10,428. References Corregimientos of Colón Province {{Colón-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrio Sur, Panama
Barrio Sur is a corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, 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 Co ... with a population of 14,076 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 24,269; its population as of 2000 was 17,787. References Corregimientos of Colón Province {{Colón-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrio Norte, Panama
Barrio Norte is a corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, 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 Co ... with a population of 20,579 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 30,385; its population as of 2000 was 24,346. References Corregimientos of Colón Province {{Colón-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Isabel District
Santa Isabel District () is a district (''distrito'') of Colón Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 3,323; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 3,973.Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica y Censo, Panama. The district, which lies in the east of the province along the Caribbean coast, covers a total area of 727 km². The capital lies at the town of Palenque. Administrative divisions The district is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': *Palenque Palenque (; Yucatec Maya: ), also anciently known in the Itza Language as Lakamhaʼ ("Big Water or Big Waters"), was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. 799 AD. ... (capital) * Cuango * Miramar * Nombre de Dios * Palmira * Playa Chiquita * Santa Isabel * Viento FrÃo References Districts of Colón Province {{Colón-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portobelo District
The Portobelo District is one of the districts that make up the Colón Province, Panama. It covers an area of 397 sq.km, and the latest official estimate of population (for 2019) is 10,581.Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica y Censo, Panama. The district capital is the town of Portobelo, the Spanish roadstead on the coast of Panama which replaced the original settlement of Nombre de Dios. History The site on which to found Portobelo was discovered on November 2, 1502 by Admiral Christopher Columbus, on his fourth voyage aboard the Santa Maria thinking he had found Kataya step. It was founded on March 20, 1597 by Francisco Velarde and Markets, replacing the city of Nombre de Dios, since it was disabled by your weather conditions. In this prosperous village was deposited all the gold from the Spanish colonies in South America. The gold from Peru, loaded on mules across the Camino de Cruces from Panama City to the town of sales and then transported by boat on the Rio Chagres to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Torrijos Herrera District
Omar Torrijos Herrera is a district in the Panamanian province of Colón, located approximately west of Panama City. It is named after Omar Torrijos, ''de facto'' leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981. Geography Omar Torrijos Herrera is located in the western part of Colón Province on the Atlantic side of the Panamanian cordillera. It borders the Donoso District of Colón Province to the west and north, and La Pintada District of Coclé Province to the east and south. The municipality covers an area of . The terrain is mountainous with steep slopes, and covered by rainforest. The Cocle del Norte River forms the district's eastern border with La Pintada. The district lies within the Donoso Multiple-Use protected area. Deforestation and pollution caused by mining are serious environmental concerns. History The town of Coclesito was officially founded by Omar Torrijos on 8 August 1970. In 1971 he brought several heads of water buffalo from Trinidad and Tobago to set up an agricult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donoso District
Donoso District is a district (''distrito'') of Colón Province in 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 Cos .... The population according to the 2000 census was 9,671; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 14,798.Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica y Censo, Panama. The district, while lies along the Caribbean coast in the west of the province, covers a total area of 1,826 km². The capital lies at the town of Miguel de la Borda. Administrative divisions Donoso District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': * Miguel de la Borda (capital) * Coclé del Norte * El Guásimo * Gobea * RÃo Indio * San José del Genera References Districts of Colón Province {{Colón-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colón District, Panama
Colón District is a district (''distrito'') of Colón Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 174,059; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 253,366.Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica y Censo, Panama. The district covers a total area of 1,180 km². The capital lies at the city of Colón City. Administrative divisions Colón District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': * Barrio Norte1 * Barrio Sur1 *Buena Vista *Cativá *Ciricito *Sabanitas *Salamanca *Limón * Nueva Providencia *Puerto Pilón *Cristóbal * Escobal *San Juan *Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name for Saint Rose. Santa Rosa may also refer to: Places Argentina *Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city * Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca * Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca *Santa Rosa, La Pampa * Sa ... 1 - These ''corregimientos'' represent as Colón City, the capital of the district. References Districts of Colà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
