Chiriquí Grande | |
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Corregimiento and town | |
Coordinates: 8°57′0″N 82°7′12″W / 8.95000°N 82.12000°WCoordinates: 8°57′0″N 82°7′12″W / 8.95000°N 82.12000°W | |
Country | Panama |
Province | Bocas del Toro |
Established | March 7, 1997 |
Area | |
• Land | 26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,232 |
• Density | 45.8/km2 (119/sq mi) |
Population density calculated based on land area. | |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
Chiriquí Grande is a corregimiento in Chiriquí Grande District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It is the seat of Chiriquí Grande District. It has a land area of 58.8 square kilometres (22.7 sq mi) and had a population of 3,014 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 51.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (133/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 7,637; its population as of 2000 was 2,069. The town is located on the southern shore of Chiriquí Lagoon and its port serves as the northern terminus of the Trans-Panama pipeline.