Guabito
Guabito | |
|---|---|
Corregimiento and town | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Bocas del Toro |
| District | Changuinola District |
| Area | |
| • Land | 168.8 km2 (65.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 8,387 |
| • Density | 49.7/km2 (129/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| Climate | Af |
Guabito is a corregimiento and town in the Changuinola District of the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama.[2] It is a small town located directly across the Rio Sixaola from Sixaola, Costa Rica. An elevated former railroad grade and bridge connects Guabito to Sixaola.[3] This border crossing is popular with tourists going between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro,[4] though few tourists stop in Guabito longer than necessary to clear Panamanian customs.[3]
Guabito has a land area of 168.8 square kilometres (65.2 sq mi) and had a population of 8,387 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 49.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (129/sq mi).[1] Its population as of 1990 was 11,125; its population as of 2000 was 14,366.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ World Gazetteer - Guabito, Panama, archived from the original on 2013-02-09
- ^ a b Moon Panama, Avalon Travel, November 2008, ISBN 978-1-59880-085-2
- ^ Costa Rica 2008 (2nd ed.), Fodor's Travel, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4000-1803-1
- World Gazeteer: Panama – World-Gazetteer.com
Capital: Bocas del Toro | ||
| Almirante District |  | |
| Bocas del Toro District | ||
| Changuinola District | ||
| Chiriquí Grande District | ||
9°30′0″N 82°37′12″W / 9.50000°N 82.62000°W
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