La Pintada, Panama

La Pintada is a corregimiento and town in La Pintada District, Coclé Province, Panama. It is the seat of La Pintada District.[1] It has a land area of 84.6 square kilometres (32.7 sq mi) and had a population of 3,882 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 45.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (119/sq mi).[1] Its population as of 1990 was 3,515; its population as of 2000 was 3,733.[1]

La Pintada
Corregimiento and town
La Pintada
Coordinates: 8.60122°N 80.448933°W / 8.60122; -80.448933
Country Panama
ProvinceCoclé
DistrictLa Pintada
Area
 • Land84.6 km2 (32.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total3,882
 • Density45.9/km2 (119/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

The town is located in the hills 13 km northwest of Penonomé. The Coclé del Sur River runs along the edge of the town. Two kilometers from the town are located a variety of pre-Columbian petroglyphs.[2]

The factory for the cigar brand Cigarros Joyas de Panamá is located in the town. There is also a small artisans' market that sells Panama hats and various local crafts.[2]

References
  1. "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. Friar, William. Panama. Moon Publications (2008), pp 238-39. ISBN 1-59880-085-X.


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