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Chiriquí Grande District

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Chiriquí Grande District
District
Chiriquí Grande District is located in Panama
Chiriquí Grande District
Chiriquí Grande District
Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 8°57′0″N 82°7′12″W / 8.95000°N 82.12000°W / 8.95000; -82.12000
CountryPanama
ProvinceBocas del Toro
CapitalChiriquí Grande
Area
 • Total
210.2 km2 (81.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
12,495
 • Density59.44/km2 (154.0/sq mi)
 official estimate[1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (ETZ)

Chiriquí Grande District is a district in the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. It covers an area of 210.2 km2 (81.2 sq mi) and has a population of 12,495 as per the 2023 census. The district stretches from the central highlands to the coast of the Caribbean Sea, and forms one of the terminals of the Trans-Panama pipeline.

Geography

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Chiriquí Grande District is one of the 82 districts of Panama. It is part of the Bocas del Toro Province.[2][3] It is spread over an area of 210.2 km2 (81.2 sq mi).[4][5] The district stretches from the central high lands to the Laguna de Chiriquí along the coast of the Caribbean Sea.[6] The Trans-Panama pipeline begins at the Atlantic Terminal in Chiriquí Grande, and ends at Charco Azul, Chiriquí Province.[7]

Administration and politics

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Chiriquí Grande District was established in 1903, with its capital at the town of Chiriquí Grande.[8][9] It is divided administratively into six corregimientos–Chiriquí Grande, Miramar, Punta Peña, Punta Robalo, Rambala, and Bajo Cedro.[4][10]

The National Assembly of Panama has 71 members, who are elected directly from single and multi-member constituencies.[11][12] The district forms part of the Bocas del Toro Province, which has two electoral circuits, and elects three members to the National Assembly.[13]

Demographics

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As per the 2023 census, Chiriquí Grande District had a population of 12,495 inhabitants. The population increased from 11,016 in the 2010 census. The population consisted of 6,154 males and 6,341 females. About 4,866 (38.9%) of the inhabitants were below the age of 14 years and 620 inhabitants (5.0%) were above the age of 65 years. The majority (87.1%) of the population was classified as rural while the remaining 12.9% was classified as urban. Ngäbe people (65.3%) formed the major ethnic group in the district, while non-indigenous people formed 32.2% of the population.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.
  2. ↑ "Panama: Provinces and Districts". City Population.de. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "District boundaries of Panama". Smithsonian. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 Superficie, Población y densidad de población en la república, Según provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y corregimiento: Censos de 2000, 2010 y 2023 [Area, Population, and Population Density in the Republic, by Province, Indigenous Region, District, and Corregimiento: 2000, 2010, and 2023 Censuses] (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Chiriquí Grande District". City Population.de. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Chiruqui Grande". Bocas. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Transportation of Hydrocarbons". Petroterminal de Panamá. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Algunas características de la división política-administrativa indígena y distrito: año 2016 en la república de panamá, según provincia, comarca [Some characteristics of the indigenous political-administrative division and district: year 2016 in the Republic of Panama, according to province, region] (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Panama districts". Statoids. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Autoridades locales 2024-2029 por provincia, distrito y corregimiento [Local authorities 2024–2029 by province, district, and corregimiento]. Asociación de Municipios de Panamá (Report) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Asamblea Nacional (National Assembly), Panama". Inter Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Panama electoral system". Georgetown University. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Report of the electoral observer mission to the Republic of Panama (PDF). Organization of American States (Report). May 1999. p. 7. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
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