Querévalo Explained

Querévalo
Settlement Type:Village and corregimiento
Pushpin Map:Panama
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Panama
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chiriquí
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Alanje
Established Title:Established
Area Land Km2:34.5
Area Footnotes:[1] |population_as_of = 2010|population_total = 1751|population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = 50.8|population_note = Population density calculated based on land area.|timezone1 = EST|utc_offset1 = −5|coordinates = 8.3667°N -113°W}}

Querévalo is a village and corregimiento in Alanje District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It is located near Canas Blancas, on both banks of the Río Chico or Stone. It has a land area of 34.5sqkm and had a population of 1,751 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 50.8PD/sqkm. Its population as of 1990 was 1,402; its population as of 2000 was 1,536.

Within the township there are 2 elementary schools, one of which is located in the Querévalo header and one in River Edge, a Corregiduría, 2 Public Health Post, among other infrastructure. The water system is based on deep wells, which are administered by township residents through health committees.

The main economic activities are agriculture site and livestock, these being segmented according to the location of the territory (left or right margin of the Río Chico).

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Notes and References

  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...)]