Chepo 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, subdivisions o ...
(''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
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 ...
. The population according to the
2000 census was 32,195;
the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 59,382.
[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.] The district covers a total area of 4,937 km². The capital lies at the town of
Chepo.
Administrative divisions
Chepo District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
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San Cristóbal de Chepo (capital)
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Cañita
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Chepillo
Chepillo is a corregimiento in Chepo District, Panamá Province, Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of ...
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El Llano
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Las Margaritas
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Santa Cruz de Chinina
Santa Cruz de Chinina is a corregimiento in Chepo District, Panamá Province, Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the south ...
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Madungandí
Guna de Madungandí or Madungandí, formerly known as Kuna de Madugandí is a '' comarca indígena'' (indigenous territory) and corregimiento in Chepo District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 4,271 as of 2010. It was created by Law ...
- a ''
comarca indígena
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a March (t ...
'' (indigenous territory)
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Tortí
Tortí is a corregimiento in Chepo District, Panamá Province, Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of No ...
See also
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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 ...
References
Districts of Panamá Province
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