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District in Darién Province, Panama
Chepigana
District
Chepigana is located in PanamaChepiganaChepiganaLocation of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 8°24′36″N 78°9′0″W / 8.41000°N 78.15000°W / 8.41000; -78.15000
Country Panama
ProvinceDarién Province
CapitalLa Palma
Area
 • Total4,625.1 km (1,785.8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total30,110
Time zoneUTC-5 (ETZ)

Chepigana District (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃepiˈɣana]) is a district (distrito) of Darién Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 27,461, and had risen to 30,110 in the 2010 census, prior to the creation of Santa Fe District. Since the separation of Santa Fe District, Chepigana covers a total area of 4,625.1 square kilometres (1,785.8 sq mi). The capital lies at the town of La Palma.

On 14 July 2017, the National Assembly decreed the separation of seven corregimientos from Chepigana District to create Santa Fe District, which took effect in 2018.

Administrative divisions

Since 2018, Chepigana District has been divided into the following corregimientos:

References

  1. ^ "Cuadro 3. SUPERFICIE, POBLACIÓN Y DENSIDAD DE POBLACIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA, SEGÚN PROVINCIA, DISTRITO Y CORREGIMIENTO: CENSOS DE 1990 A 2000" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEC. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Algunas características importantes de las viviendas particulares ocupadas y de la población de la República, por provincia, distrito y corregimiento: Censo 2010". Censo 2010, Volumen 1: Lugares Poblados de la República (in Spanish). INEC. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Districts of Panama". Statoids. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  4. "Ley 57 de 14 de julio de 2017" (PDF). Official Digital Gazette of Panama (in Spanish). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. "Ley 8 de 14 de Febrero de 2018" (PDF). Official Digital Gazette of Panama (in Spanish). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
Darién Province
Chepigana District
Pinogana District
Santa Fe District
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Districts of Panama
Bocas del Toro Province
Chiriquí Province
Coclé Province
Colón Province
Darién Province
Herrera Province
Los Santos Province
Panamá Province
Veraguas Province
West Panamá Province

8°24′36″N 78°9′0″W / 8.41000°N 78.15000°W / 8.41000; -78.15000


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