Panama Province
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Panamá Province
Provincia de Panamá | |
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Amador Causeway | |
![]() Location of Panama Province in Panama | |
Coordinates: 9°0′N 79°10′W / 9.000°N 79.167°W | |
Country | Panama |
Capital city | Panama City |
Government | |
• Governor | Judy Meana |
Area | |
• Total | 8,409 km2 (3,247 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 1,439,575 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total | $66.3 billion[1] |
• Per capita | $33,200 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time) |
ISO 3166 code | PA-8 |
HDI (2019) | 0.846[2] 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.[3]
District | Area (km2) |
Population Estimate |
Population |
Notes |
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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 |
1 These corregimientos represent as Panama City
2 These corregimientos represent as San Miguelito City
References
- ^ "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ 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).
- ^ As at 1 July 2010; adjusted for under-enumreration in 2010 Census. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
- ^ "Panamá (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.