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Panamá Oeste Province

Provincia de Panamá Oeste
Flag of Panamá Oeste Province
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Official seal of Panamá Oeste Province
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Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama
Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama
Country Panama
Created 1 January 2014
Capital city La Chorrera
Area
 • Total 2,786 km2 (1,076 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total 464,038
 • Density 166.561/km2 (431.39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time)
ISO 3166 code PA-10

Panamá Oeste (Spanish pronunciation: [panaˈma oˈeste]; "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.

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
District
Corregimientos (Subdivisions)
Cabecera (Seat)
Arraiján District Arraiján, Burunga, Cerro Silvestre, Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Nuevo Arraiján, Nuevo Emperador, San Vicente de Bique, Santa Clara, 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

See also

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