Panama Province

Not to be confused with Penama Province.

Not to be confused with Province of Panama (New Granada).

Panama (Spanish: Panamá) is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino.

Panamá Province Provincia de Panamá
Province
Amador Causeway
Coat of arms
Location of Panama Province in Panama
Coordinates: 9°0′N 79°10′W
Country	Panama
Capital city	Panama City
Government
• Governor	Judy Meana
Area
• Total	8,409 km2 (3,247 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	1,439,575
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2023
• Total	$66.3 billion[1]
• Per capita	$33,200
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time)
ISO 3166 code	PA-8
HDI (2019)	0.846[2] very high

Administrative divisions

Panamá Province is now divided into 6 districts (Spanish: distritos) and subdivided into 55 corregimientos. The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014.^[3]

District	Area (km2)	Population Estimate 2010[4]	Population Census 2023[5][6]	Notes
Balboa	333	2,911	1,989	Islands in Gulf of Panama
Chepo	4,937	49,385	65,588	Eastern part of Province
Chimán	1,046	3,594	3,142	Southeast part of Province
Panamá	2,031	989,100	1,086,990	Including the national capital, Panama City
San Miguelito	50	336,074	280,777	Surrounded by Panamá District
Taboga	12	1,193	1,089	Islands in Gulf of Panama

District	Corregimientos	Seat (Cabecera)
Balboa District	San Miguel, La Ensenada, La Esmeralda, La Guinea, Pedro González, Saboga	San Miguel
Chepo District	San Cristóbal de Chepo, Cañita, Chepillo, El Llano, Las Margaritas, Santa Cruz de Chinina, Madungandí, Tortí	San Cristóbal de Chepo
Chimán District	Chimán, Brujas, Gonzalo Vásquez, Pásiga, Unión Santeña	Chimán
Panamá District	24 de Diciembre1, Ancón1, Bella Vista1, Betania1, Calidonia1, Chilibre1, Curundú1, El Chorrillo1, Juan Díaz1, Las Cumbres1, Las Mañanitas1, Pacora1, Parque Lefevre1, Pedregal1, Pueblo Nuevo1, Río Abajo1, San Felipe1, San Francisco1, San Martín1, Santa Ana1, Tocumen1, Alcalde Díaz1, Ernesto Córdoba Campos1, Caimitillo1	Panama City
San Miguelito District	Amelia Denis De Icaza2, Belisario Porras2, José Domingo Espinar2, Mateo Iturralde2, Victoriano Lorenzo2, Arnulfo Arias2, Belisario Frías2, Omar Torrijos2, Rufina Alfaro2	San Miguelito
Taboga District	Taboga, Otoque Occidente, Otoque Oriente	Taboga

¹ These corregimientos represent as Panama City
² These corregimientos represent as San Miguelito City

References

1. "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
3. Gaceta Oficial de Panamá (30 December 2013). "Ley Nº119 del 30 de diciembre de 2013: Que crea la provincia de Panamá Oeste, segregada de la provincia de Panamá" (PDF).
4. As at 1 July 2010; adjusted for under-enumreration in 2010 Census. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
5. "Panamá (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
6. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.