Panamá Oeste Province
Panamá Oeste is the newest province in Panama.
It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal on 1 January 2014. The capital is La Chorrera.
Administrative divisions
Panamá Oeste Province is divided into 5 distritos and subdivided into 59 corregimientos.Distrito | Area | Population Census 2010 | Population 2019 Estimate |
Arraiján | 418 | 230,311 | 296,188 |
Capira | 978 | 41,179 | 47,244 |
Chame | 377 | 26,185 | 31,373 |
La Chorrera | 770 | 167,799 | 199,708 |
San Carlos | 338 | 20,236 | 24,001 |
District | Cabecera | |
Arraiján District | Arraiján, Burunga, Cerro Silvestre, Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Nuevo Arraiján, Nuevo Emperador, San Vicente de Bique, Santa Clara, 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 |