Panamá 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 2010 census was 880,691;
the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 1,183,333.
[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.] The district covers a total area of 2,031 km². The district seat is
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 ...
.
Administrative divisions
Panamá District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
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24 de Diciembre
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Ancón
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Bella Vista
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Betania
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Calidonia
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Chilibre
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Curundú
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El Chorrillo
El Chorrillo is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 18,302 as of 2010.
History
It was founded April 29, 1915, and was originally populated by immigrants working on the constructio ...
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Juan Díaz
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Las Cumbres
Las Cumbres is a corregimiento in Panamá District, 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 M ...
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Las Mañanitas
"Las Mañanitas" is a traditional Mexican birthday song written by Mexican composer Alfonso Esparza Oteo. It is widely popular in Mexico, usually early in the morning to awaken the birthday person, also before eating cake, and especially as p ...
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Pacora
Pacora is a town and corregimiento in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama located after Tocumen International Airport
Tocumen International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen) is the primary international airport servin ...
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Parque Lefevre
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Pedregal
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Pueblo Nuevo
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Río Abajo
Río Abajo is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 26,607 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 33,155; its population as of 2000 was 28,714. It is a West Indian neighborhoo ...
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San Felipe
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San Francisco
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San Martín
San Martín or San Martin may refer to:
People Saints
* Saint Martin (disambiguation)#People, name of various saints in Spanish
Political leaders
*Vicente San Martin (1839 -1901), Military, National hero of Mexico.
*Basilio San Martin (1849 ...
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Santa Ana
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Tocumen
Tocumen is a city and Corregimientos of Panama, corregimiento in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 74,952 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 47,032; its population as of 2000 was 83,187. It is the site of the T ...
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Alcalde Díaz
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Ernesto Córdoba Campos
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Caimitillo
References
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