Provinces of Panama

Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias). There are four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often foreshortened to comarcas).

Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama
Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Panama
Number10 provinces
3 indigenous regions
Populations(Provinces):48,378 (Darién) – 1,410,175 (Panamá)
(Indigenous Regions): 10,001 (Emberá) – 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) - 6,814.2 km2 (2,631.0 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé)
GovernmentProvincial Government, National Government
SubdivisionsDistrict

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

A map of Panama showing its ten provinces (light blue) and three provincial-level comarcas indígenas (indigenous regions) (dark blue).

Provinces
Province Capital Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]		 Flag
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)

Province-level
Comarca Capital Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]		 Flag
Emberá Unión Chocó 4,393.9 10,001
Guna Yala El Porvenir 2,358.2 33,109
Ngäbe-Buglé Chichica 6,814.2 156,747
Naso Tjër Di Sieyic 1,606.3

Corregimiento-level
Comarca Province Area (km2)[1] Population
(2010 census)[1]		 Flag
Kuna de MadungandíPanamá 2,075.9 4,271
Kuna de WargandíDarién 956.4 1,914

See also

References
  1. "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.
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