| Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish) | |
| Category: | Unitary state |
| Territory: | Republic of Panama |
| Current Number: | 10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions) 4 indigenous regions (provincial level) |
| Population Range: | (Provinces):48,378 (Darién) – 1,410,175 (Panamá) (Indigenous Regions): 10,001 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 156,747 (Ngäbe-Buglé) |
| Area Range: | (Provinces):2362sqkm (Herrera) – 11892.5sqkm (Darién) (Indigenous Regions) 4393.9sqkm (Emberá-Wounaan) – 6814.2sqkm (Ngäbe-Buglé) |
| Government: | Provincial government, national government |
| Subdivision: | District |
Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish; Castilian: provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often shortened to comarcas).
There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).
| Province | Capital | Area (km2)[1] | Population (2010 census) | Flag | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bocas del Toro | Bocas del Toro | 4,657.2 | 125,461 | ||
| Chiriquí | David | 6,490.9 | 416,873 | ||
| Coclé | Penonomé | 4,949.6 | 233,708 | ||
| Colón | 4,575.5 | 241,928 | |||
| Darién | La Palma | 11,892.5 | 48,378 | ||
| Herrera | Chitré | 2,362.0 | 109,955 | ||
| Los Santos | Las Tablas | 3,809.4 | 89,592 | ||
| Panamá | Panama City | 8,409.3 | 1,249,032 | ||
| Panamá Oeste | La Chorrera | 2,880.1 | 464,038 | ||
| Veraguas | 10,587.5 | 226,991 |
| Comarca | Capital | Area (km2) | Population (2010 census) | Flag | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emberá-Wounaan | 4,393.9 | 10,001 | |||
| Guna Yala | Gaigirgordub | 2,358.2 | 33,109 | ||
| 6,814.2 | 156,747 | ||||
| 1,606.3 |
| Comarca | Province | Area (km2) | Population (2010 census) | Flag | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panamá | 2,075.9 | 4,271 | |||
| Darién | 956.4 | 1,914 |