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Panamá Province

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Country
  
Panama

Highest elevation
  
1,300 m (4,300 ft)

Time zone
  
Eastern Time (UTC-5)

Area
  
11,289 km²

Capital
  
Panama City

Capital city
  
Panama City

Lowest elevation
  
0 m (0 ft)

ISO 3166 code
  
PA-8

Founded
  
1719

Team
  
S.D. Atlético Nacional

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Destinations
  
Panama City, Panama Canal

Points of interest
  
Panama Canal, Panamá Viejo, Bridge of the Americas, Casco Viejo - Panama, Biomuseo

Colleges and Universities
  
University of Panama, Technological University of Panama, Latin University of Panama, Universidad Católica Santa Ma, International Maritime University

Panamá is a province of Panama. It contains the national capital Panama City, which also serves as its provincial capital. The governor of the province is Rafael Pino Pinto, appointed by President Varela and sworn in on 4 July 2014.

Contents

Map of Panama

Districts

The province currently comprises six districts. The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014.

  • Balboa District. Corregimientos are San Miguel (capital), La Ensenada, La Esmeralda, La Guinea, Pedro González and Saboga.
  • Chepo District. Corregimientos are Chepo (capital), Cañita, Chepillo, El Llano, Las Margaritas, Santa Cruz de Chinina, Madungandí and Tortí.
  • Chimán District. Corregimientos are Chimán (capital), Brujas, Gonzalo Vásquez, Pásiga and Unión Santeña.
  • Panamá District. Corregimientos are Panama City (capital), San Felipe, El Chorrillo, Santa Ana, La Exposición o Calidonia, Curundú, Betania, Bella Vista, Pueblo Nuevo, San Francisco, Parque Lefevre, Río Abajo, Juan Díaz, Pedregal, Ancón, Chilibre, Las Cumbres, Pacora, San Martín, Tocumen, Las Mañanitas and 24 de Diciembre.
  • San Miguelito District. Corregimientos are San Miguelito (capital), Amelia Denis De Icaza, Belisario Porras, José Domingo Espinar, Mateo Iturralde, Victoriano Lorenzo, Arnulfo Arias, Belisario Frías, Omar Torrijos, Rufina Alfaro.
  • Taboga District. Corregimientos are Taboga (capital), Otoque Occidente, Otoque Oriente.

    • References

    Panamá Province Wikipedia
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