Provinces of Panama
First-level administrative divisions of Panama
Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish ) Category Unitary state Location Republic of Panama Number 10 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 )Government Subdivisions
Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish : provincias ) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas , often shortened to comarcas ).
There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).
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 )
Provincial level
Corregimiento-level
See also
References