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 square kilometres (912.0 sq mi) (Herrera) – 11,892.5 square kilometres (4,591.7 sq mi) (Darién)
(Indigenous Regions) 4,393.9 square kilometres (1,696.5 sq mi) (Emberá) - 6,814.2 square kilometres (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[edit]

A map of Panama showing its ten provinces and five 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 Flag of Bocas del Toro province.svg
Chiriquí David 6,490.9 416,873 Flag of Chiriqui province.svg
Coclé Penonomé 4,949.6 233,708 Flag of Cocle province.svg
Colón Colón 4,575.5 241,928 Flag of Colón province.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 la ciudad de Panama.svg
Veraguas Santiago de Veraguas 10,587.5 226,991 Flag of Veraguas province.svg
Panamá Oeste La Chorrera 2,786.1 464,038 Flag of La Chorrera.svg

Indigenous[edit]

Comarcas[edit]

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

Sub-Provinces[edit]

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

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