Punta Peña Explained

Punta Peña
Settlement Type:Corregimiento and town
Pushpin Map:Panama
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Panama
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bocas del Toro
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chiriquí Grande District
Established Title:Established
Established Date:March 7, 1997
Area Land Km2:19.4
Area Footnotes:[1] |population_as_of = 2010|population_total = 2520|population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = 130|population_note = Population density calculated based on land area.|timezone1 = EST|utc_offset1 = −5|timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = 8.9167°N -93°W|elevation_m = |area_code = |website = }}

Punta Peña is a corregimiento in Chiriquí Grande District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 19.4sqkm and had a population of 2,520 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 130PD/sqkm. It was created by Law 10 of March 7, 1997; this measure was complemented by Law 5 of January 19, 1998 and Law 69 of October 28, 1998. Its population as of 2000 was 1,730.

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  1. http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/archivos/P3601Cuadro11.xls "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)]