Provinces of Panama

Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often shortened to comarcas).

Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama
Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Panama
Number10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions)
4 indigenous regions (provincial level)
Populations(Provinces):48,378 (Darién) – 1,410,175 (Panamá)
(Indigenous Regions): 10,001 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 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-Wounaan) – 6,814.2 km2 (2,631.0 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Government
Subdivisions

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

Provinces

ProvinceCapitalArea (km2)[1]Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Bocas del ToroBocas del Toro4,657.2125,461
ChiriquíDavid6,490.9416,873
CocléPenonomé4,949.6233,708
ColónColón4,575.5241,928
DariénLa Palma11,892.548,378
HerreraChitré2,362.0109,955
Los SantosLas Tablas3,809.489,592
PanamáPanama City8,409.31,249,032
Panamá OesteLa Chorrera2,880.1464,038
VeraguasSantiago de Veraguas10,587.5226,991

Indigenous regions (comarcas indígenas)

Provincial level

ComarcaCapitalArea (km2)[1]Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Emberá-WounaanUnión Chocó4,393.910,001
Guna YalaGaigirgordub2,358.233,109
Ngäbe-BugléLlano Tugrí6,814.2156,747
Naso Tjër DiSieyic1,606.3

Corregimiento-level

ComarcaProvinceArea (km2)[1]Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Guna de MadungandíPanamá2,075.94,271
Guna de WargandíDarién956.41,914

See also

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