Santa María 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
Herrera Province
Herrera () is a province in Panama. Named after General Tomás Herrera, the province was founded on January 18, 1915 from a division of the Los Santos province. The capital city of Herrera is Chitré, which is located near the province's coast ...
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 6,992.
The district covers a total area of 158 km². The capital lies at the city of
Santa María.
Administrative divisions
Santa María District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
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Santa María (capital)
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Chupampa
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El Rincón
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El Limón
*
Los Canelos
References
Districts of Panama
Herrera Province
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