Tierra Oscura facts for kids
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Tierra Oscura
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Corregimiento and town
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 Tierra Oscura
Location in Panama
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| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Bocas del Toro |
| District | Bocas del Toro |
| Area | |
| • Land | 88.6 km2 (34.2 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,661 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (80/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| Climate | Af |
Tierra Oscura is a town located in Panama. It is also a special type of area called a corregimiento. This means it's like a local district or a small administrative division. Tierra Oscura is part of the Bocas del Toro District in the Bocas del Toro Province.
About Tierra Oscura
Tierra Oscura has a land area of about 88.6 square kilometers (around 34.2 square miles). In 2010, its population was 2,661 people. This means that about 30 people lived in each square kilometer of land.
How Tierra Oscura Was Created
Tierra Oscura became an official corregimiento on March 7, 1997. This happened because of a special rule called Law 10. Later, two more laws, Law 5 (from January 19, 1998) and Law 69 (from October 28, 1998), helped to make its status even clearer. Back in the year 2000, the population of Tierra Oscura was 1,950 people.
