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Province of Panama Not to be confused with Penama Province. Not to be confused with Province of Panama (New Granada). Province in Panama
Panamá Province Provincia de Panamá
Province
Amador CausewayAmador Causeway
Coat of arms of Panamá ProvinceCoat of arms
Location of Panama Province in PanamaLocation of Panama Province in Panama
Coordinates: 9°0′N 79°10′W / 9.000°N 79.167°W / 9.000; -79.167
CountryPanama
Capital cityPanama City
Government
 • GovernorJudy Meana
Area
 • Total8,409 km (3,247 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Lowest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total1,439,575
 • Density170/km (440/sq mi)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$66.3 billion
 • Per capita$33,200
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time)
ISO 3166 codePA-8
HDI (2019)0.846
very high

Panama (Spanish: 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 Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino.

Administrative divisions

Panamá Province is now divided into 6 districts (Spanish: distritos) and subdivided into 55 corregimientos. The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014.

District Area
(km) 		Population

Estimate
2010

Population

Census
2023

Notes
Balboa 333 2,911 1,989 Islands in Gulf of Panama
Chepo 4,937 49,385 65,588 Eastern part of Province
Chimán 1,046 3,594 3,142 Southeast part of Province
Panamá 2,031 989,100 1,086,990 Including the national capital, Panama City
San Miguelito 50 336,074 280,777 Surrounded by Panamá District
Taboga 12 1,193 1,089 Islands in Gulf of Panama
District Corregimientos Seat (Cabecera)
Balboa District San Miguel, La Ensenada, La Esmeralda, La Guinea, Pedro González, Saboga San Miguel
Chepo District San Cristóbal de Chepo, Cañita, Chepillo, El Llano, Las Margaritas, Santa Cruz de Chinina, Madungandí, Tortí San Cristóbal de Chepo
Chimán District Chimán, Brujas, Gonzalo Vásquez, Pásiga, Unión Santeña Chimán
Panamá District 24 de Diciembre, Ancón, Bella Vista, Betania, Calidonia, Chilibre, Curundú, El Chorrillo, Juan Díaz, Las Cumbres, Las Mañanitas, Pacora, Parque Lefevre, Pedregal, Pueblo Nuevo, Río Abajo, San Felipe, San Francisco, San Martín, Santa Ana, Tocumen, Alcalde Díaz, Ernesto Córdoba Campos, Caimitillo Panama City
San Miguelito District Amelia Denis De Icaza, Belisario Porras, José Domingo Espinar, Mateo Iturralde, Victoriano Lorenzo, Arnulfo Arias, Belisario Frías, Omar Torrijos, Rufina Alfaro San Miguelito
Taboga District Taboga, Otoque Occidente, Otoque Oriente Taboga

These corregimientos represent as Panama City
These corregimientos represent as San Miguelito City

References

  1. "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. Gaceta Oficial de Panamá (30 December 2013). "Ley Nº119 del 30 de diciembre de 2013: Que crea la provincia de Panamá Oeste, segregada de la provincia de Panamá" (PDF).
  4. As at 1 July 2010; adjusted for under-enumreration in 2010 Census. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
  5. "Panamá (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  6. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
Panama Panamá Province
Capital: Panama
Balboa District
Chepo District
Chimán District
Panamá District
San Miguelito District
Taboga District
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