Alanje District is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
(''distrito'') of
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 ...
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 Co ...
. The population according to the
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'':
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Santiago de Alanje (capital)
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Divalá
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El Tejar
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Guarumal
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Palo Grande
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Querevalo
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Santo Tomás
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Canta Gallo
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Nuevo México
References
Districts of Panama
Chiriquí Province
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