Barú 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, subdivision ...

(''distrito'') of

Chiriquí Province Chiriquí () is a province of Panama located on the western coast; it is the second most developed province in the country, after the Panamá Province. Its capital is the city of David. It has a total area of 6,490.9 km², with a populat ...

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 Co ...

. The population according to the 2000 census was 60,551. The district covers a total area of 589 km². The capital lies at the city of

Puerto Armuelles Puerto Armuelles is a city and corregimiento on Panama's Pacific coast in western Chiriquí Province adjacent to Costa Rica. It is the seat of the Barú District and the second-largest city in Chiriqui province with a population nearly 25,000. ...

Administrative divisions

Barú District is divided administratively into the following '' corregimientos'': * Puerto Tomás Armuelles (capital) * Limones * Progreso * Baco *

Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado is a corregimiento in Barú District, Chiriquí Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the ...

Economics

In 2001, a free zone area was approved called ''Zona Franca de Barú'' it aims to promote tourism and other businesses. In 2010, a

special economic zone A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ...

was also created.

References

Districts of Panama Chiriquí Province {{Chiriquí-geo-stub