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Rufina Alfaro, Panama
:''see also The Gesture of Rufina Alfaro''. Rufina Alfaro is a corregimiento in San Miguelito District, Panamá 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 42,742 as of 2010. It was created by Law 21 of June 27, 2000. Its population as of 2000 was 25,239. References Corregimientos of Panamá Province San Miguelito District {{PanamáPA-geo-stub ...
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The Gesture Of Rufina Alfaro
Rufina Alfaro is a possibly legendary figure in the Panamanian independence movement. According to legend, she led a march on November 10, 1821 that resulted in the population of Los Santos rising up against Spanish rulers. Although even her existence is disputed, Alfaro is part of popular memory and even is an official symbol of Panama. Biography Rufina Alfaro is said to have had black hair and eyes, tanned skin, and she was tall and thin. The date of her birth, in nearby Las Peñas, is unknown, but she is said to have lived with her parents, and that they were in the business of raising chickens for sale and agriculture. She knew how to read and write and dressed in basquiña, common dress typical of that time. Her village was two miles away from Los Santos and she worked selling eggs and vegetables in the village. At age 22, Alfaro gained prominence by helping to develop a plan to seize the local police fortress, the only breadwinner of the Spanish colonial government. A ...
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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.L ...
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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 ...
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Panamá Province
Panamá is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Judy Meana, appointed by President Laurentino Cortizo and sworn in on 16 April 2020. Administrative divisions Panamá Province is now divided into 6 ''distritos'' (districts) and subdivided into 55 '' corregimientos''. The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province Panamá Oeste (; "West Panama" in English) is the newest province in Panama. It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway i ... on 1 January 2014. 1 These ''corregimientos'' represent as Panama City 2 These ''corregimientos'' represent as San Miguelito City References {{DEFAULTSORT:Panama Province Provinces of Panama ...
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Districts Of Panama
The provinces of Panama and some of the comarcas are divided into districts (''distrito''). The district are further divided into corregimientos of Panama Bocas del Toro Province * Bocas del Toro District * Changuinola District * Chiriquí Grande District * Almirante District Chiriquí Province * Alanje District * Barú District * Boquerón District * Boquete District * Bugaba District * David District * Dolega District * Gualaca District * Remedios District. * Renacimiento District * San Félix District * San Lorenzo District * Tolé District * Tierras Altas District Coclé Province * Aguadulce District * Antón District * La Pintada District * Natá District * Olá District * Penonomé District Colón Province * Colón District * Chagres District * Donoso District * Portobelo District * Santa Isabel District * Omar Torrijos Herrera District Darién Province * Chepigana District * Pinogana District * Santa Fe District Herrera Province * Chitré District * Las Minas D ...
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San Miguelito District
San Miguelito is a city and Districts of Panama, district (''distrito'') of Panamá Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 Panamanian census, 2000 census was 293,745; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 375,409.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama. The district covers an area of 50.1 km². San Miguelito district is completely enclaved within Panama District (which completely surrounds it) and it is included in the Panama City Metropolitan Area. Association football, Football player Luis Tejada was born in San Miguelito, and both Blas Pérez and Kevin Kurányi were once residents of the district. Administrative divisions San Miguelito District is divided administratively into the following ''Corregimientos of Panama, corregimientos'': *Amelia Denis de Icaza (corregimiento), Amelia Denis de Icaza *Belisario Porras, Panama, Belisario Porras *José Domingo Espinar *Mateo Iturralde *Victoriano Lorenzo, Panama, Victoriano Lorenzo *Arnulfo A ...
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National Institute Of Statistics And Census Of Panama
The National Statistics and Census Institute ( es, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, INEC) is the Panamanian government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data, such as census data. External links *{{in lang, es}Official website Demographics of Panama Economy of Panama Government of Panama 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 ...
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Eastern Time
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time. ...
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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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