Chiriquí Grande is a corregimiento in Chiriquí Grande District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It is the seat of Chiriquí Grande District.[1] It has a land area of 58.8 square kilometres (22.7 sq mi) and had a population of 3,014 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 51.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (133/sq mi).[1] Its population as of 1990 was 7,637; its population as of 2000 was 2,069.[1] The town is located on the southern shore of Chiriquí Lagoon and its port serves as the northern terminus of the Trans-Panama pipeline.
Chiriquí Grande | |
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Corregimiento and town | |
  Chiriquí Grande | |
| Coordinates: 8°57′0″N 82°7′12″W / 8.95000°N 82.12000°W | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Bocas del Toro |
| Established | March 7, 1997 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,232 |
| • Density | 45.8/km2 (119/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |