Balboa is an island
district
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(''distrito'') of
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 ...
in
Panama
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, covering the offshore
Pearl Islands
The Pearl Islands (Spanish: Archipiélago de las Perlas or Islas de las Perlas) is a group of 200 or more islands and islets (many tiny and uninhabited) lying about off the Pacific coast of Panama in the Gulf of Panama.
Islands
The most nota ...
lying in the Gulf of Panama southeast of Panama City. The population according to the
2000 census was 2,336;
the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 3,332.
[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.] The district covers a total area of 333 km². The capital lies at the town of
San Miguel.
Administrative divisions
Balboa District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
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San Miguel (capital)
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La Ensenada
La Ensenada is a corregimiento in Balboa District, Panamá Province, Panama
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La Esmeralda
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La Guinea
La Guinea is a corregimiento in Balboa District, Panamá Province, Panama
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Pedro González
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Saboga
Saboga is a corregimiento in Balboa District, Panamá Province, Panama
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References
Districts of Panamá Province
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