Mariato District Explained

Mariato District
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Panama
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Veraguas Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Mariato
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Azuero
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1,381
Population As Of:2019
Population Note:official estimate[1]
Population Total:5,564
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:ETZ
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:7.65°N -81°W

Created in 2001, Mariato District is a district (distrito) in the southeastern corner of Veraguas Province in Panama. The district seat is the town of Llano del Catival, also known simply as Mariato.

Geographically, the district totaling 1381km2 comprises the west-facing coast of the Azuero peninsula fronting the Gulf of Montijo. It shares the peninsula with Los Santos and Herrera Province, separated by a crest of low mountains, the Macizo de Azuero. The highest peak is Cerro Hoya in the far south.[2]

Punta Mariato at the southern tip of the district also holds the title as the southernmost point of North America. Mariato is thinly populated with only 5,564 residents (2019 official estimate),[3] dispersed over 149 settlements. The district seat, Llano del Catival, is the largest population center with 2,490 people (2010), accounting for 43% of the entire district.[4]

Administrative divisions

Mariato District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.
  2. Web site: Parque Nacional Cerro Hoya . 2011-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929180955/http://www.anam.gob.pa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=318&Itemid=322&lang=es . 2011-09-29 . dead .
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513094440/http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/dec/Publicaciones/13-04/Cuadro10.pdf . 2012-05-13 .