Panama Province Explained

Panama Province should not be confused with Penama Province.

Panama Province should not be confused with Province of Panama (New Granada).

Panamá Province
Native Name:	Provincia de Panamá
Native Name Lang:	es
Settlement Type:	Province
Coordinates:	9°N -89°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Panama
Seat Type:	Capital city
Seat:	Panama City
Leader Title:	Governor
Leader Name:	Judy Meana
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	8,409
Elevation Max M:	1300
Elevation Min M:	0
Population Total:	1,439,575
Population As Of:	2023 census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
Demographics1 Title1:	Year
Demographics1 Info1:	2023
Demographics1 Title2:	Total
Demographics1 Info2:	$66.3 billion^[1]
Demographics1 Title3:	Per capita
Demographics1 Info3:	$33,200
Timezone1:	Eastern Time
Utc Offset1:	-5
Iso Code:	PA-8
Blank Name Sec1:	HDI (2019)
Blank Info Sec1:	0.846^[2]

Panama (Spanish; Castilian: Panamá) is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino.

Administrative divisions

Panamá Province is now divided into 6 districts (Spanish; Castilian: distritos) and subdivided into 55 corregimientos. The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014.^[3]

District	Area (km^2)	Population Estimate 2010^[4]	Population Census 2023^[5] ^[6]	Notes
Balboa	333	2,911	1,989	Islands in Gulf of Panama
Chepo	4,937	49,385	65,588	Eastern part of Province
Chimán	1,046	3,594	3,142	Southeast part of Province
Panamá	2,031	989,100	1,086,990	Including the national capital, Panama City
San Miguelito	50	336,074	280,777	Surrounded by Panamá District
Taboga	12	1,193	1,089	Islands in Gulf of Panama

District	Corregimientos	Seat (Spanish; Castilian: Cabecera)
Balboa District	San Miguel, La Ensenada, La Esmeralda, La Guinea, Pedro González, Saboga	San Miguel
Chepo District	San Cristóbal de Chepo, Cañita, Chepillo, El Llano, Las Margaritas, Santa Cruz de Chinina, Madungandí, Tortí	San Cristóbal de Chepo
Chimán District	Chimán, Brujas, Gonzalo Vásquez, Pásiga, Unión Santeña	Chimán
Panamá District	24 de Diciembre^1, Ancón^1, Bella Vista^1, Betania^1, Calidonia^1, Chilibre^1, Curundú^1, El Chorrillo^1, Juan Díaz^1, Las Cumbres^1, Las Mañanitas^1, Pacora^1, Parque Lefevre^1, Pedregal^1, Pueblo Nuevo^1, Río Abajo^1, San Felipe^1, San Francisco^1, San Martín^1, Santa Ana^1, Tocumen^1, Alcalde Díaz^1, Ernesto Córdoba Campos^1, Caimitillo^1	Panama City
San Miguelito District	Amelia Denis De Icaza^2, Belisario Porras^2, José Domingo Espinar^2, Mateo Iturralde^2, Victoriano Lorenzo^2, Arnulfo Arias^2, Belisario Frías^2, Omar Torrijos^2, Rufina Alfaro^2	San Miguelito
Taboga District	Taboga, Otoque Occidente, Otoque Oriente	Taboga

¹ These corregimientos represent as Panama City
² These corregimientos represent as San Miguelito City

Notes and References

1. Web site: TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series). Tellusant. 2024-01-11.
2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
3. Web site: Ley Nº119 del 30 de diciembre de 2013: Que crea la provincia de Panamá Oeste, segregada de la provincia de Panamá.. Gaceta Oficial de Panamá. 30 December 2013.
4. As at 1 July 2010; adjusted for under-enumreration in 2010 Census. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
5. Web site: Panamá (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-03-10 . www.citypopulation.de.
6. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.