Colón District, Panama

Colón District
District
Colón District Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 9°20′N 79°54′W / 9.333°N 79.900°W / 9.333; -79.900
Country	Panama
Province	Colón Province
Capital	Colón City
Area
• Total	460 sq mi (1,180 km2)
Population  (2019)
• Total	253,366
• Density	560/sq mi (210/km2)
	official estimate[1]
Time zone	UTC-5 (ETZ)

Colón District is a district (distrito) of Colón Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 174,059;^[2] the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 253,366.^[1] The district covers a total area of 1,180 km². The capital lies at the city of Colón City.^[2]

Colón District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

• Barrio Norte¹
• Barrio Sur¹
• Buena Vista
• Cativá
• Ciricito
• Sabanitas
• Salamanca
• Limón
• Nueva Providencia
• Puerto Pilón
• Cristóbal
• Escobal
• San Juan
• Santa Rosa

¹ - These corregimientos represent as Colón City, the capital of the district.