Los Santos Province
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Los Santos Province Provincia de Los Santos |
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| Country | Panama | |
| Capital city | Las Tablas | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Yina Smith de Barrios | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,809.4 km2 (1,470.8 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010 census) | ||
| • Total | 89,592 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Santeño (a) | |
| Time zone | Eastern Time (UTC-5) | |
| ISO 3166 code | PA-7 | |
Coordinates: 7°56′N 80°25′W / 7.933°N 80.417°W
Los Santos (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈsantos]) is a province of Panama, reaching from the La Villa river in the North to the Pacific Ocean in the south and east. It is part of Azuero Peninsula, bounded by province of Herrera to the north and northeast and Mariato district in Veraguas to the West. The City of Las Tablas is the capital and most populous city; seven other districts of Los Santos, Guararé, Las Tablas, Macaracas, Pedasi, Pocrí and Tonosí are under the jurisdiction of Los Santos Province Governorate. Los Santos' area is 3 809.4 km ², and its population is about 89,592 inhabitants.
It shares its name with the fictional version of Los Angeles in the hit game, Grand Theft Auto V. Los Santos means "The Saints", as opposed to Los Angeles, which means "The Angels".
In this region are the oldest human settlements in the Isthmus of Panama. It was part of the cultural region of Gran Cocle where one of the first ceramic styles of the Americas developed. The first Europeans to explore Los Santos were the Spanish in 1515 under the command of Gonzalo de Badajoz. Upon the arrival of Europeans the area was ruled by the cacique Antataura or Cutara, and was known as the Land of Mr. Paris or Parita from Ngäbere Bari-ta meaning Confederation of Peoples, having under his control six other Indian chiefdoms: Guararí, Quemá, Chiracoitia, Huere, Guanata and Usagaña. The only province that was not under his dominion was Escoria. Gaspar de Espinosa succeeded in conquering and annexing Pariba to the Spanish Empire in 1516, decimating nearly all of the native population.
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