Panama, California
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- For the nearby unincorporated community in Kern County see Pumpkin Center
| Panama | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Panama
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| Coordinates: 35°16′01″N 119°03′24″W / 35.26694°N 119.05667°WCoordinates: 35°16′01″N 119°03′24″W / 35.26694°N 119.05667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation[1] | 351 ft (107 m) |
Panama, formerly named Rio Bravo after the Spanish name for the Kern River, Rio Bravo de San Felipe, is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Bakersfield,[2] at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m) in the San Joaquin Valley.[1]
A post office operated at Panama from 1874 to 1876.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panama, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1085. ISBN 9781884995149.
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