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Provinces of Panama

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Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama
Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Panama
Number10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions)
4 indigenous regions (provincial level)
Populations(Provinces):48,378 (Darién) – 1,410,175 (Panamá)
(Indigenous Regions): 10,001 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 156,747 (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Areas(Provinces):2,362.0 km2 (912.0 sq mi) (Herrera) – 11,892.5 km2 (4,591.7 sq mi) (Darién)
(Indigenous Regions) 4,393.9 km2 (1,696.5 sq mi) (Emberá-Wounaan) – 6,814.2 km2 (2,631.0 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Government
Subdivisions

Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often shortened to comarcas).

There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).

Provinces

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Province Capital Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Bocas del Toro Bocas del Toro 4,657.2 125,461
Chiriquí David 6,490.9 416,873
Coclé Penonomé 4,949.6 233,708
Colón Colón 4,575.5 241,928
Darién La Palma 11,892.5 48,378
Herrera Chitré 2,362.0 109,955
Los Santos Las Tablas 3,809.4 89,592
Panamá Panama City 8,409.3 1,249,032
Panamá Oeste La Chorrera 2,880.1 464,038
Veraguas Santiago de Veraguas 10,587.5 226,991

Indigenous regions (comarcas indígenas)

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Provincial level

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Comarca Capital Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Emberá-Wounaan Unión Chocó 4,393.9 10,001
Guna Yala Gaigirgordub 2,358.2 33,109
Ngäbe-Buglé Llano Tugrí 6,814.2 156,747
Naso Tjër Di Sieyic 1,606.3

Corregimiento-level

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Comarca Province Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Guna de Madungandí Panamá 2,075.9 4,271
Guna de Wargandí Darién 956.4 1,914

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Cuadro 11. Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República, según Provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y Corregimiento: Censos de 1990, 2000 y 2010". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Contraloría General de la República de Panamá. Retrieved 11 November 2016.