Official Name: | Santa Rita Arriba |
Pushpin Map: | Panama |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Panama |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Colón |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 2 184 |
Coordinates: | 9.34°N -79.78°W |
Santa Rita Arriba is a town in the Colón province of Panama. This locality has a particular tropical forest and mountainous ecosystem; with elevation of 200 m above sea level. It is near the Panama Canal lakes and the Trinidad River. The area holds an important diversity of insects, and as a result, recently has been described a new rare moth of the genus Pavolechia.