Panama West
Panamá Oeste ("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. The capital is La Chorrera.
Administrative Divisions
Panamá Oeste Province is divided into 5 distritos (districts) and subdivided into 59 corregimientos (subdivisions).
| Distrito | Area (km2) | Population Census 2010 |
Population 2019 Estimate |
| Arraiján | 418 | 230,311 | 296,188 |
| Capira | 978 | 41,179 | 47,244 |
| Chame | 377 | 26,185 | 31,373 |
| La Chorrera | 770 | 167,799 | 199,708 |
| San Carlos | 338 | 20,236 | 24,001 |
- Arraiján District: Arraiján, Burunga, Cerro Silvestre, Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Nuevo Arraiján, Nuevo Emperador, San Vicente de Bique, Santa Clara, Veracruz, Vista Alegre.
- 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.
- Chame District: Chame, Bejuco, Buenos Aires, Cabuya, Chicá, El Líbano, Las Lajas, Nueva Gorgona, Punta Chame, Sajalices, Sorá.
- 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.
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San Carlos District San Carlos, El Espino, El Higo, Guayabito, La Ermita, La Laguna, Las Uvas, Los Llanitos, San José.
References
- Official Gazette of Panama (December 30, 2013). "Law No. 119 of December 30, 2013: Creating the province of Panama Oeste, segregated from the province of Panama" (PDF).
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
Source: Wikipedia
