Sambú District 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
Comarca Emberá-Wounaan
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, ...
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 capital is
Puerto Indio
Puerto Indio is a town in the Emberá indigenous territory of 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 ...
. The area of this ''district'' is 1296.4 sq. kilometers. It is on the western part of
Comarca Emberá-Wounaan
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, ...
. The other side of the Comarca is
Cémaco District
Cémaco District is a Districts of Panama, district (''distrito'') of Comarca Emberá-Wounaan in Panama. The capital is Unión Chocó. The area of this ''district'' is 3097.5 sq. kilometers. It is on the eastern part of Comarca Emberá-Wounaan. T ...
.
Administrative divisions
Sambú District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
*
Río Sábalo
Río Sábalo is a corregimiento in Sambú District, Comarca Emberá, Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part ...
*
Jingurudo
See also
*
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 ...
*
Districts of Panama
The provinces of Panama and some of the comarcas are divided into districts (''distrito''). The district are further divided into corregimientos of Panama
Bocas del Toro Province
* Bocas del Toro District
* Changuinola District
* Chiriquí Gran ...
*
Embera-Wounaan
The Embera–Wounaan are a semi-nomadic indigenous people in Panama living in Darién Province on the shores of the Chucunaque, Sambú, Tuira Rivers and its waterways. The Embera-Wounaan were formerly and widely known by the name Chocó, and t ...
, indigenous peoples of Colombia and Panama
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Emberá languages
Emberá (also known as Chocó) is a dialect continuum spoken by Emberá people, 100,000 people in northwestern Colombia and southeastern Panama. It belongs to the Choco languages, Choco language family.
''Embera, Emperã, Empena, Eberã, Epena' ...
, indigenous language family in Colombia and Panama
Notes
References
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Districts of Panama
Comarca Emberá-Wounaan