| Aguadulce | |
|---|---|
| City and corregimiento | |
  Aguadulce | |
| Coordinates: 8°14′24″N 80°32′24″W / 8.24000°N 80.54000°W / 8.24000; -80.54000 | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Coclé Province |
| District | Aguadulce District |
| Area | |
| • Land | 50.4 km (19.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 51,668 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| Climate | Aw |
Aguadulce is an agricultural city and corregimiento in the Coclé province in Panama. It is the capital of Aguadulce District and it is located on the Pan-American Highway, near but not on the coast on the Bahia de Parita. The name means "sweetwater".
It has a land area of 50.4 square kilometres (19.5 sq mi) and had a population 51,668.
Economy
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Aguadulce District is an Industrial Zone dedicated to process cane sugar, rice, animal feed, shrimp, and salt production via evaporation of sea water. The water is allowed to enter fields at high tide; its exit is then blocked, and evaporation caused by the sun leaves sea salt, which is then gathered and packaged, along with seafood for export to other markets abroad. Other activities are entertainment activities in casinos, agricultural activities, commerce and restaurants.
Some significant infrastructure in Aguadulce district are Aguadulce Port, Aguadulce airport, Salao Beach. It can be mentioned that there is also offices of the Ministerio de Trabajo, Organo Judicial, Juzgado Municipal Civil, along with those of both Penal and Public Ministries.
Places to Visit
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The District has plains as well as hills. At El Salao there is a beach. In the area of El Rompio there is a cove.
Notable people
- Augusto Aurelio Fábrega Donado (born 1940), retired Panamanian diplomat
Sources
- ^ "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
External links
 Coclé Province | ||
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| Capital: Penonomé | ||
| Aguadulce |  | |
| Antón | ||
| La Pintada | ||
| Natá | ||
| Olá | ||
| Penonomé | ||