Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro
| Bocas del Toro | |
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| Corregimiento and town | |
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 Bocas del Toro
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| Coordinates: 9°20′0″N 82°15′0″W / 9.33333°N 82.25000°WCoordinates: 9°20′0″N 82°15′0″W / 9.33333°N 82.25000°W | |
| Country |
 Panama
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| Province | Bocas del Toro |
| District | Bocas del Toro |
| Area | |
| • Land | 67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,366 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | No DST (UTC-5) |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | bocas |
Bocas del Toro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbokaz ðel ˈtoɾo]), also known colloquially as Bocas Town, is the capital of the Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro and the district of Bocas del Toro. It is a town and a tourist resort located on the southern tip of Colón Island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. Bocas Town had 12,996 residents in 2008.
Bocas del Toro is served by Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport which hosts daily commuter flights from and to Panama City and San José in neighboring Costa Rica.
The corregimento of Bocas del Toro has a land area of 67.3 square kilometres (26.0 sq mi) and had a population of 7,366 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 109.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (283/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 5,274; its population as of 2000 was 4,020.
Relatively few Panamanians live on the island, opting for cheaper housing on the mainland. Mainland residents working on Colón Island travel by boat. Bocas del Toro is a popular tourist destination year-round. The town is small enough that most places are within walking distance. The streets are arranged in a grid. Avenidas (avenues) run east-west and calles (streets) run north-south.
Under the Köppen climate classification, Bocas del Toro features a tropical rainforest climate. The area does not have a predictable dry season. The driest months are October, January, and March. During the course of the year Bocas del Toro sees a copious amount of precipitation. Bocas del Toro averages 3,458 millimetres (136.1 in) of rain per year. Temperatures are consistent all year (high: 83–90 °F [28–32 °C], low: 71–75 °F [22–24 °C]). Sunrise is normally around 6 AM, and sunset is around 6 PM local time. These times vary only slightly during the year.
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