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)
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Subdivisions

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

Provinces

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Province Capital Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Bocas del Toro Bocas del Toro 4,657.2 125,461  
Chiriquí David 6,490.9 416,873  
Coclé Penonomé 4,949.6 233,708  
Colón Colón 4,575.5 241,928  
Darién La Palma 11,892.5 48,378  
Herrera Chitré 2,362.0 109,955  
Los Santos Las Tablas 3,809.4 89,592  
Panamá Panama City 8,409.3 1,249,032
Panamá Oeste La Chorrera 2,880.1 464,038  
Veraguas Santiago de Veraguas 10,587.5 226,991  

Indigenous regions (comarcas indígenas)

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Provincial level

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Comarca Capital Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Emberá-Wounaan Unión Chocó 4,393.9 10,001
Guna Yala Gaigirgordub 2,358.2 33,109  
Ngäbe-Buglé Llano Tugrí 6,814.2 156,747  
Naso Tjër Di Sieyic 1,606.3  

Corregimiento-level

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Comarca Province Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]
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Guna de Madungandí Panamá 2,075.9 4,271
Guna de Wargandí Darién 956.4 1,914

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Cuadro 11. Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República, según Provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y Corregimiento: Censos de 1990, 2000 y 2010". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Contraloría General de la República de Panamá. Retrieved 11 November 2016.