Parita

Parita
Town and corregimiento
Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Parita
Parita
Coordinates: 8°0′0″N 80°30′36″W / 8.00000°N 80.51000°W / 8.00000; -80.51000
Country	Panama
Province	Herrera
District	Parita
Founded	1556[1]
Area [2]
• Land	108.2 km2 (41.8 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	3,723
• Density	34.4/km2 (89/sq mi)
	Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)

Parita is a town and corregimiento in Parita District, Herrera Province, Panama with a population of 3,723 as of 2010.^[2] It is the seat of Parita District.^[2] It was founded in 1556.^[1] Its population as of 1990 was 3,257; its population as of 2000 was 3,616.^[2]

References

External links

• The Art of Precolumbian Gold: The Jan Mitchell Collection, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Parita