Balboa Heights ( es, Altos de Balboa) was more or less part of the
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit ...
township of
Balboa, existing on the edge of it towards
Ancón, with some of it on the lower slopes of
Ancon Hill
Ancon Hill (Spanish: ) is a high hill that overlooks Panama City, Panama, adjacent to the township of Ancón. Ancón Hill is an area in Panama that was used for administration of the Panama Canal. It was under U.S. jurisdiction as part of the P ...
. It wasn't really a proper township in terms of having anything other than residential neighborhoods, but it got its own map page in the Canal Zone telephone book.
References
Panama Canal Zone Townships
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