Panamá Oeste Province (Panamá Oeste)
Panamá Oeste ("West Panama" in English) is the newest province in Panama.
It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal on 1 January 2014. The capital is La Chorrera.
Panamá Oeste Province is divided into 5 distritos (districts) and subdivided into 59 corregimientos.
It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal on 1 January 2014. The capital is La Chorrera.
Panamá Oeste Province is divided into 5 distritos (districts) and subdivided into 59 corregimientos.
Map - Panamá Oeste Province (Panamá Oeste)
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Country - Panama
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Panama was inhabited by indigenous tribes before Spanish colonists arrived in the 16th century. It broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the construction of the Panama Canal to be completed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. The 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties agreed to transfer the canal from the United States to Panama on December 31, 1999. The surrounding territory was first returned in 1979.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
---|---|---|---|
PAB | Panamanian balboa | B/ | 2 |
USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
ES | Spanish language |