Arraiján is the

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(''distrito'') of West Panamá Province in

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. The territory lies

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of the

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bordering

Panama City Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...

. The population according to the 2000 census was 149,918; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 296,188,Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama. with many suburban communities for commuting workers of Panama City. The district covers a total area of 418 km². The district seat is

Arraiján Arraiján is a city and Corregimientos of Panama, corregimiento in Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 41,041 as of 2010. It is the seat of Arraiján District. Its population as of 1990 was 24,665; its populat ...

city.

Administrative divisions

Arraiján District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': *

(capital) *

Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Barreati (24 June 1879 in Panama City – 16 December 1939 in Penonomé, Coclé Province) was President of Panama from October 1, 1936 to December 16, 1939. He belonged to the National Liberal Party. His Vice-Presiden ...

Nuevo Emperador Nuevo Emperador is a town and corregimiento in Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanni ...

* Santa Clara *

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Burunga Burunga is a corregimiento in Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern ...

* Cerro Silvestre

Education

The ''

Lycée français Paul Gauguin de Panama In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

'', a French international school, is in

Panama Pacifico Panama Pacifico is a mixed-use real estate development in Veracruz, Panama, Veracruz, Arraiján District, Panama, located on the site of the former Howard Air Force Base. Panama Pacifico is located 15 minutes from downtown Panama City, 35 minutes ...

in Veracruz.Nuestra Ubicación
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''. Retrieved on 15 March 2015. "Dirección: Edificio 810, Ave. Ingeniero Way, Panamá Pacífico"

References

Districts of Panamá Oeste Province {{PanamáOeste-geo-stub