Pinogana District () is a
district
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(''distrito'') of
Darién Province
Darién (, , ) is a province in Panama whose capital city is La Palma. With an area of , it is located at the eastern end of the country and bordered to the north by the province of Panamá and the region of Kuna Yala. To the south, it is border ...
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 12,823;
the latest estimate (for 2019) is 26,160.
[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.] The district covers a total area of 4,901 km². The capital lies at the town of
El Real de Santa María
El Real de Santa María is a corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 1,183 as of 2010. It is the seat of Pinogana District. Its population as of 1990 was 1,201; its population as of 2000 was 1,185.
The t ...
.
Administrative divisions
Pinogana District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
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El Real de Santa María
El Real de Santa María is a corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 1,183 as of 2010. It is the seat of Pinogana District. Its population as of 1990 was 1,201; its population as of 2000 was 1,185.
The t ...
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Boca de Cupe
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Paya
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Pinogana Pinogana is a corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 405 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 489; its population as of 2000 was 356. It is located along the Tuira River
The Tuira River is l ...
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Púcuro
Púcuro is a corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién 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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Yape
Yape is a corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 187 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 229; its population as of 2000 was 159. It is located along the Tuira River
The Tuira River is located ...
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Yaviza Yaviza is a town and corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 4,441 as of 2010.
Location
The town marks the southeastern end of the northern half of the Pan-American Highway, at the north end of the Dari ...
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Metetí
Note: - The indigenous ''comarca'' of
Wargandi lies within Pinogana District; although it constitutes administratively and independently as a separate ''corregimiento'').
References
Districts of Darién Province
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