Achutupo Explained

Official Name:Achutupo
Pushpin Map:Panama
Pushpin Mapsize:360
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Panama
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kuna Yala
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ailigandi
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:1,586[1]
Coordinates:9.1986°N -77.9861°W

Achutupo is an island town in the San Blas archipelago of Panama, located 0.7km (00.4miles) off the Kuna Yala comarca (district) coast. The island is sometimes called Isla Perro or Dog Island. It has a total area of around 0.1 km2, with a population density of around 15,860 people per km2, resulting in Achutupo being one of the most densely populated islands in the world.

Air Panama serves the town from the Achutupo Airport, which is on the mainland[2] southwest of the island and is reached by boat.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomenclatura o listado alfabético de los lugares de la República . 2013-11-14 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC) . https://web.archive.org/web/20131114072140/http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/archivos/P3551Nomenclatura.xls . 2013-11-14 . 2023-11-18.
  2. https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=9.193191,-77.988982&spn=0.018089,0.016093&t=h&z=16 Google Maps - Achutupo