Panamá Oeste Province

Panamá Oeste (Spanish pronunciation: [panaˈma oˈeste]; English: West Panama) is the newest province in Panama.

Panamá Oeste Province Provincia de Panamá Oeste
Province
Flag Seal
Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama
Coordinates: 8°52′49″N 79°47′0″W
Country	Panama
Created	1 January 2014
Capital city	La Chorrera
Government
• Governor	Sindy Smith
Area
• Total	2,786 km2 (1,076 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	653,665
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2023
• Total	$19.4 billion[1]
• Per capita	$33,200
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time)
ISO 3166 code	PA-10

It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal on 1 January 2014.^[2] The capital is La Chorrera.

Administrative divisions

Panamá Oeste Province is divided into 5 distritos (districts) and subdivided into 60 corregimientos.^[2]

Distrito	Area (km2)	Population Census 2010[3]	Population 2023 Census[4][3]
Arraiján	418	230,311	299,079
Capira	978	41,179	45,629
Chame	377	26,185	28,535
La Chorrera	770	167,799	258,221
San Carlos	338	20,236	22,201

District	Corregimientos (Subdivisions)	Cabecera (Seat)
Arraiján District	Arraiján, Burunga, Cerro Silvestre, Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Nuevo Emperador, Santa Clara, Vacamonte, Veracruz, Vista Alegre	Arraiján
Capira District	Capira, Caimito, Campana, Cermeño, Cirí de Los Sotos, Cirí Grande, El Cacao, La Trinidad, Las Ollas Arriba, Lídice, Santa Rosa, Villa Carmen, Villa Rosario	Capira
Chame District	Chame, Bejuco, Buenos Aires, Cabuya, Chicá, El Líbano, Las Lajas, Nueva Gorgona, Punta Chame, Sajalices, Sorá	Chame
La Chorrera District	La Chorrera, Barrio Balboa, Barrio Colón, Amador, Arosemena, El Arado, El Coco, Feuillet, Guadalupe, Herrera, Hurtado, Iturralde, La Represa, Los Díaz, Mendoza, Obaldía, Playa Leona, Puerto Caimito, Santa Rita	La Chorrera
San Carlos District	San Carlos, El Espino, El Higo, Guayabito, La Ermita, La Laguna, Las Uvas, Los Llanitos, San José	San Carlos

References

1. "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
2. 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).
3. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
4. "Panamá Oeste (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.