Panamá Oeste Province
Panamá Oeste Province
Provincia de Panamá Oeste | |
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Province | |
 Flag | |
| Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama | |
| Country | Panama |
| Created | 1 January 2014 |
| Capital city | La Chorrera |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Temístocles Javier Herrera[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,786 km2 (1,076 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 464,038 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | PA-10 |
Panamá Oeste (Spanish pronunciation: [panaˈma oˈeste]; "West Panama" in English) is the newest province in Panama.
It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal on 1 January 2014.[2] The capital is La Chorrera.
References
- ^ Ministro Henríquez juramenta al nuevo Gobernador de la Décima Provincia "Ministro Henríquez juramenta al nuevo Gobernador de la Décima Provincia". Government of Panama. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ 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).
