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| Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish) | |
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Bocasdel Toro Coclé Colón Chiriquí Darién Herrera Los Santos Panamá Oeste Panamá Veraguas Guna Yala Emberá-Wounaan Emberá-Wounaan Naso Tjër Di Ngäbe-Buglé Madugandí Wargandí | |
| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Republic of Panama |
| Number | 10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions) 4 indigenous regions (provincial level) |
| Populations | (Provinces):48,378 (Darién) – 1,410,175 (Panamá) (Indigenous Regions): 10,001 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 156,747 (Ngäbe-Buglé) |
| Areas | (Provinces):2,362.0 km (912.0 sq mi) (Herrera) – 11,892.5 km (4,591.7 sq mi) (Darién) (Indigenous Regions) 4,393.9 km (1,696.5 sq mi) (Emberá-Wounaan) – 6,814.2 km (2,631.0 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé) |
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| Subdivisions | |
Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often shortened to comarcas).
There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).
Provinces
| Province | Capital | Area (km) | Population (2010 census) |
Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bocas del Toro | Bocas del Toro | 4,657.2 | 125,461 | 
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| Chiriquí | David | 6,490.9 | 416,873 | 
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| Coclé | Penonomé | 4,949.6 | 233,708 | 
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| Colón | Colón | 4,575.5 | 241,928 | 
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| Darién | La Palma | 11,892.5 | 48,378 | 
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| Herrera | Chitré | 2,362.0 | 109,955 | 
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| Los Santos | Las Tablas | 3,809.4 | 89,592 | 
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| Panamá | Panama City | 8,409.3 | 1,249,032 | |
| Panamá Oeste | La Chorrera | 2,880.1 | 464,038 | 
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| Veraguas | Santiago de Veraguas | 10,587.5 | 226,991 | 
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Indigenous regions (comarcas indígenas)
Provincial level
| Comarca | Capital | Area (km) | Population (2010 census) |
Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emberá-Wounaan | Unión Chocó | 4,393.9 | 10,001 | |
| Guna Yala | Gaigirgordub | 2,358.2 | 33,109 | 
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| Ngäbe-Buglé | Llano Tugrí | 6,814.2 | 156,747 | 
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| Naso Tjër Di | Sieyic | 1,606.3 | 
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Corregimiento-level
| Comarca | Province | Area (km) | Population (2010 census) |
Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guna de Madungandí | Panamá | 2,075.9 | 4,271 | |
| Guna de Wargandí | Darién | 956.4 | 1,914 |
See also
References
- ^ "Cuadro 11. Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República, según Provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y Corregimiento: Censos de 1990, 2000 y 2010". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Contraloría General de la República de Panamá. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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