Monte Lirio is a ''corregimiento'' (subdistrict) in

Renacimiento District Renacimiento District () is a district (''distrito'') of Chiriquí Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 18,257. The district covers a total area of 428 km². The capital lies at the city of Río Sereno. Admin ...

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 population ...

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 ...

. It has a land area of and had a population of 2,771 as of 2010, giving it a population density of . Its population as of 1990 was 4,807; its population as of 2000 was 6,652. The government of Panama under Martín Torrijos Espino approved numerous hydroelectric projects on the Río Viejo Chiriquí. Several were underway as of 2010. Up to 90% of the water in the watershed can be used for electrical generation, which can be used domestically or sold to other countries. According to an environmental impact study performed for the Pando and Monte Lirio hydroelectric projects there might have been some environmental impacts: changes habitat due to less erosion, changes in hydrology and disruption of the river, potentially more water use due to increased

ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds ...

and rafting activities.Monte Lirio Panda Project
September 24, 2009.

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Corregimientos of Chiriquí Province {{Chiriquí-geo-stub