Provinces of Panama
Appearance
Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish) | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Republic of Panama |
Number | 10 Provinces 3 Indigenous Regions |
Populations | (Provinces):48,378 (Darién) – 1,410,175 (Panamá) (Indigenous Regions): 10,001 (Emberá) - 156,747 (Ngäbe-Buglé) |
Areas | (Provinces):2,362.0 km2 (912.0 sq mi) (Herrera) – 11,892.5 km2 (4,591.7 sq mi) (Darién) (Indigenous Regions) 4,393.9 km2 (1,696.5 sq mi) (Emberá) - 6,814.2 km2 (2,631.0 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé) |
Government |
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Subdivisions |
Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias). There are three provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often foreshortened to comarcas).
There are two indigenous comarcas within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).
Provinces
Province | Capital | Area (km2) | Population (2010 census) |
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Bocas del Toro | Bocas del Toro | 4,657.2 | 125,461 | |
Chiriquí | David | 6,490.9 | 416,873 | |
Coclé | Penonomé | 4,949.6 | 233,708 | |
Colón | Colón | 4,575.5 | 241,928 | |
Darién | La Palma | 11,892.5 | 48,378 | |
Herrera | Chitré | 2,362.0 | 109,955 | |
Los Santos | Las Tablas | 3,809.4 | 89,592 | |
Panamá | Panama City | 9,166.4 | 1,410,175 | |
Veraguas | Santiago de Veraguas | 10,587.5 | 226,991 | |
Panamá Oeste | La Chorrera | 2,786.1 | 464,038 |
Indigenous
Comarcas
Comarca | Capital | Area (km2) | Population (2010 census) |
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Emberá | Union Choco | 4,393.9 | 10,001 | File:Flag of Embera-Wounaan.png |
Kuna Yala | El Porvenir | 2,358.2 | 33,109 | |
Ngäbe-Buglé | Chichica | 6,814.2 | 156,747 |
Sub-Provinces
Comarca | Province | Area (km2) | Population (2010 census) |
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Kuna de Madugandí | Panamá | 2,318.8 | 4,350 | |
Kuna de Wargandí | Darién | 755 | 809 |
See also
Template:Articles on first-level administrative divisions of North American countries