Bayano River is a river of

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 ...

in the

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 ...

. It is an alternative name for the upper part of the

Chepo River The Chepo River is a river of Panama in the Chepo District of Panama Province. It drains into the Pacific Ocean. Course The uppermost reaches of the Chepo is alternately called the Bayano River after the construction of the Bayano Dam that resul ...

. It is named after

Bayano Bayano, also known as Ballano or Vaino, was an African enslaved by Spaniards who led the Bayano Wars, biggest slave revolts of 16th century Panama. Captured from the Yoruba people, Yoruba community in West Africa, it has been argued that his nam ...

, the leader of a slave revolt and ruler of a kingdom of former slaves in 16th century Panama. It was dammed in the 1970s, creating

Lago Bayano Bayano Lake is a reservoir in the eastern part of Panamá Province, Panama created when the Bayano River was Bayano Dam, dammed in 1976. In terms of surface area, Lake Bayano is the second largest lake in Panama, exceeded only by Lake Gatun. The l ...

. This dam provides much of the electrical power for

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 ...

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Fishing on the Bayano River

Rivers of Panama Gulf of Panama Panamá Province Drainage basins of the Pacific Ocean {{Panama-river-stub