El Puerto, Chiriquí facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
El Puerto
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Corregimiento
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| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Chiriquí |
| District | Remedios |
| Established | March 7, 1997 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 34.4 km2 (13.3 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 720 |
| • Density | 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
El Puerto is a small area in Panama, a country in Central America. It is located in the Remedios District within the Chiriquí Province. In Panama, places like El Puerto are called corregimientos. Think of a corregimiento as a local administrative area, similar to a small town or a part of a larger district.
About El Puerto
El Puerto covers a land area of about 34.4 square kilometers (which is about 13.3 square miles). This area is roughly the size of a small city.
Population and People
As of 2010, about 720 people lived in El Puerto. This means that for every square kilometer, there were about 20.9 people. This number tells us how crowded or spread out the population is in that area.
How El Puerto Was Created
El Puerto became a corregimiento on March 7, 1997. This happened because of a special rule called Law 10. Later, two more rules, Law 5 (from January 19, 1998) and Law 69 (from October 28, 1998), helped to make sure everything was set up correctly for El Puerto. Before 2010, in the year 2000, the population of El Puerto was 476 people.
