El Tijera facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
El Tijera
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Corregimiento
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| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Herrera |
| District | Ocú |
| Established | July 29, 1998 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 66.6 km2 (25.7 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 588 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
El Tijera is a small place in Panama, located in the Herrera area, specifically within the Ocú District. It's known as a corregimiento, which is like a local administrative division, similar to a small town or a group of villages. In 2010, about 588 people lived there.
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What is El Tijera?
El Tijera is a type of administrative area in Panama called a corregimiento. Think of it like a small county or a specific part of a larger district. It helps organize how local governments work in Panama.
Where is El Tijera Located?
This corregimiento is found in the Herrera Province of Panama. Herrera is one of Panama's ten provinces. El Tijera is part of the Ocú District, which is one of the seven districts within Herrera Province.
How Many People Live There?
According to information from 2010, the population of El Tijera was 588 people. A few years earlier, in 2000, there were slightly more people, with a population of 633.
When Was El Tijera Created?
El Tijera was officially established as a corregimiento on July 29, 1998. This happened because of a special law called Law 58. Before this, an older law from 1982 was found to be unconstitutional, meaning it didn't follow the country's main rules. So, Law 58 was put in place to fix things and create El Tijera.
See also
In Spanish: El Tijera para niños
