Atalaya 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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
(''distrito'') of
Veraguas Province
Veraguas () is a province of Panama, located in the centre-west of the country. The capital is the city of Santiago de Veraguas. It is the only Panamanian province to border both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It covers an area of 10,587.6&nb ...
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 8,916;
the latest official estimate (for 2019) ia 11,321.
[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.] The district covers a total area of 156 km². The capital lies at the town of
Atalaya.
Administrative divisions
Atalaya District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
*
Jesús Nazareno de Atalaya
*
El Barrito
*
La Montañuela
*
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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*
La Carrillo
References
Districts of Panama
Veraguas Province
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