Panamá Oeste Province

Panamá Oeste (Spanish pronunciation: [panaˈma oˈeste]; English: West Panama) is the newest province in Panama.

Panamá Oeste Province
Provincia de Panamá Oeste
Flag of Panamá Oeste Province
Official seal of Panamá Oeste Province
Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama
Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama
Coordinates: 8°52′49″N 79°47′0″W / 8.88028°N 79.78333°W / 8.88028; -79.78333
CountryPanama
Created1 January 2014
Capital cityLa Chorrera
Government
 • GovernorSindy Smith
Area
 • Total2,786 km2 (1,076 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total653,665
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$19.4 billion[1]
 • Per capita$33,200
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time)
ISO 3166 codePA-10

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.

Administrative divisions

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Panamá Oeste Province is divided into 5 distritos (districts) and subdivided into 60 corregimientos.[2]

Distrito Area (km2) Population

Census 2010[3]

Population

2023 Census[4][3]

Arraiján 418 230,311 299,079
Capira 978 41,179 45,629
Chame 377 26,185 28,535
La Chorrera 770 167,799 258,221
San Carlos 338 20,236 22,201
District
Corregimientos (Subdivisions)
Cabecera (Seat)
Arraiján District Arraiján, Burunga, Cerro Silvestre, Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Nuevo Emperador, Santa Clara, Vacamonte, Veracruz, Vista Alegre Arraiján
Capira District Capira, Caimito, Campana, Cermeño, Cirí de Los Sotos, Cirí Grande, El Cacao, La Trinidad, Las Ollas Arriba, Lídice, Santa Rosa, Villa Carmen, Villa Rosario Capira
Chame District Chame, Bejuco, Buenos Aires, Cabuya, Chicá, El Líbano, Las Lajas, Nueva Gorgona, Punta Chame, Sajalices, Sorá Chame
La Chorrera District La Chorrera, Barrio Balboa, Barrio Colón, Amador, Arosemena, El Arado, El Coco, Feuillet, Guadalupe, Herrera, Hurtado, Iturralde, La Represa, Los Díaz, Mendoza, Obaldía, Playa Leona, Puerto Caimito, Santa Rita La Chorrera
San Carlos District San Carlos, El Espino, El Higo, Guayabito, La Ermita, La Laguna, Las Uvas, Los Llanitos, San José San Carlos

References

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  1. ^ "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ a b 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).
  3. ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
  4. ^ "Panamá Oeste (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.