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
Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo Cohen (; born 30 January 1953) is a Panamanian politician who has served as the President of Panama since 2019. Cortizo is the former President of the National Assembly and Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Devel ...
and sworn in on 16 April 2020.
Administrative divisions
Panamá Province is now divided into 6 ''distritos'' (districts) and subdivided into 55 ''
corregimientos''. The five former districts west of the
Panama Canal were split off to form
Panamá Oeste Province
Panamá Oeste (; "West Panama" in English) is the newest province in Panama.
It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway i ...
on 1 January 2014.
1 These ''corregimientos'' represent as Panama City
2 These ''corregimientos'' represent as San Miguelito City
References
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Provinces of Panama