Balboa Heights ( es, Altos de Balboa) was more or less part of the
Panama Canal
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township of
Balboa, existing on the edge of it towards
Ancón, with some of it on the lower slopes of
Ancon Hill. 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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