Chepigana District Explained

Chepigana
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Panama
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Darién Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:La Palma
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4625.1
Population As Of:2010 Census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:30110
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:ETZ
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:8.41°N -78.15°W

Chepigana District (pronounced as /es/) is a district (distrito) of Darién Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 27,461,[3] and had risen to 30,110 in the 2010 census,[2] prior to the creation of Santa Fe District. Since the separation of Santa Fe District, Chepigana covers a total area of .[1] The capital lies at the town of La Palma.[3]

On 14 July 2017, the National Assembly decreed the separation of seven corregimientos from Chepigana District to create Santa Fe District,[4] which took effect in 2018.[5]

Administrative divisions

Since 2018, Chepigana District has been divided into the following corregimientos:

References

8.41°N -78.15°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cuadro 3. SUPERFICIE, POBLACIÓN Y DENSIDAD DE POBLACIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA, SEGÚN PROVINCIA, DISTRITO Y CORREGIMIENTO: CENSOS DE 1990 A 2000 . es . . 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Algunas características importantes de las viviendas particulares ocupadas y de la población de la República, por provincia, distrito y corregimiento: Censo 2010 . es . . Censo 2010, Volumen 1: Lugares Poblados de la República . 27 July 2011 . 14 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Districts of Panama. Statoids. April 13, 2009.
  4. News: 14 July 2017 . Ley 57 de 14 de julio de 2017 . es . Official Digital Gazette of Panama . 28 December 2020.
  5. News: 15 February 2018 . Ley 8 de 14 de Febrero de 2018 . es . Official Digital Gazette of Panama . 28 December 2020.