Provinces of Panama

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Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama
Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish)
Category Unitary State
Location Republic of Panama
Number 10 Provinces
3 Indigenous Regions
Populations (Provinces):48,378 (Darién) – 1,410,175 (Panamá)
(Indigenous Regions): 10,001 (Emberá) - 156,747 (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Areas (Provinces):2,362.0 km2 (912.0 sq mi) (Herrera) – 11,892.5 km2 (4,591.7 sq mi) (Darién)
(Indigenous Regions) 4,393.9 km2 (1,696.5 sq mi) (Emberá) - 6,814.2 km2 (2,631.0 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Government Provincial Government, National Government
Subdivisions District

Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias). There are three provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often foreshortened to comarcas).

There are two indigenous comarcas within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).

Provinces

A map of Panama showing its ten provinces and three provincial-level comarcas indígenas (indigenous regions).
Province Capital Area (km2) Population
(2010 census)
Flag
Bocas del Toro Bocas del Toro 4,657.2 125,461 Bandera de la Provincia de Bocas del Toro.svg
Chiriquí David 6,490.9 416,873 Bandera de la Provincia de Chiriquí.svg
Coclé Penonomé 4,949.6 233,708 Bandera de la Provincia de Coclé.svg
Colón Colón 4,575.5 241,928 Bandera de la Provincia de Colón.svg
Darién La Palma 11,892.5 48,378 Flag of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.svg
Herrera Chitré 2,362.0 109,955 Flag of Herrera province.svg
Los Santos Las Tablas 3,809.4 89,592 Bandera de Azuero 1821.svg
Panamá Panama City 9,166.4 1,410,175 Bandera de Ciudad de Panamá.svg
Veraguas Santiago de Veraguas 10,587.5 226,991 Bandera de la Provincia de Veraguas.svg
Panamá Oeste La Chorrera 2,786.1 464,038 Flag of La Chorrera.svg

Indigenous

Comarcas

Comarca Capital Area (km2) Population
(2010 census)
Flag
Emberá Union Choco 4.393.9 10,001 Flag of Chocó.png
Kuna Yala El Porvenir 2,358.2 33,109 Bandera de la Comarca Guna Yala.svg
Ngäbe-Buglé Chichica 6,814.2 156,747 Bandera de la Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé.svg

Sub-Provinces

Comarca Province Area (km2) Population
(2010 census)
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Kuna de Madugandí Panamá 2,318.8 4,350 Flag of Panama.svg
Kuna de Wargandí Darién 755 809 Bandera de la Comarca Guna de Wargandí.svg

See also

References