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Geography of Panama (Division of Geography (Human Geography Human…
Geography of Panama
Division of Geography
Human Geography
Human geography is the part of geography that cares about the relationship between man and man.
medium, as well as the human use of the physical environment.
Divisions of Human Geography
Social Geography, Economic Geography,
Political Geography, Geopolitics, Historical Geography, Rural Geography, Geography
Urban, Geography of Perception, Postmodern Geography, Gender Geography.
Branches of the Geography
geomorphology: hydrosphere
climatology: atmosphere
hydrography: hydrosphere
biogeography: biosphere
Description and Characteristics
average temperatures range from 19 to 21
the surface of the republic is 77, 082 km
Geographical division is divided into 9 provinces and 1 indiginean government governed by the Kunas
It borders to the north with the Caribbean Sea to the south with Pacific Ocean to the east with Colombia and to the west with Costa Rica
Economic Geography
Surface Resources
arable: 7%
Permanent crops: 2%
Permanent pastures: 20%
Forests: 44%
Others: 0.66% (1998)
Irrigated area: 320 square km (1993
its T.)X
Local transport has a system of bus and taxi routes that circulate throughout the capital.
Description
Its official currency is the Balboa, which is equivalent to the US dollar that circulates legally
throughout its territory since (1904). Panama's economic policy is based on the sector
tertiary, being one of the earliest countries to use this policy. This sector represents the
63% of its gross domestic product, however there has been a significant increase in the sector
industrial and construction
tourism
The institution in charge of presenting the best of our country, embodied in the culture, the
customs, crafts, folklore and our beautiful fauna and flora that we have in the
News is:
Panamanian Tourism Institute (IPAT)
Physical Geography of Panama
Coast
The Pacific coast has an extension of 1 690 km, and the Caribbean, of --- 1 160 km. Panama owns
more than 1,600 islands off its coast.
Hydrography
Panama, a country with a very rainy tropical climate, has many rivers. It is estimated that there are about
500; about 350 on the Pacific side, larger on the surface than the Caribbean Sea, which only has
about 150
Morphology In western Panama, there are 10 strata volcanoes, approximately 15 to 20 domes
volcanic and cones parallel to the south of the main arch
VOLCANTISINGAL-COLORADO, CERRO PANDO, VOLCN BARÚ,
THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL. EAST ARCH CERRO AZUL, CERRO CAMPANA.
climate, precipitation characteristics, temperature temperature, air weight, humidity.
rainy and dry season
the Caribbean region: humid trpoical
the pacific region: tropical of the savannas
Political and human geography of Panama
ethnicity Its population is a melting pot of races that includes 62% of mestizos, 14% of Africans, 10% of
Spaniards, 5% mulattos and 5% Indians. The 7 indigenous ethnic groups living in Panama are
scattered throughout the territory, in very localized regions:
Religion
As for the Panamanian Religion there are 85% Roman Catholics, 10% Evangelical Christians,
5% Other (Hebrews, Muslims, Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Hindus, Mormons)
population
8% white, 14% black, 70% mixed,
The political division of the Republic of Panama comprises 9 provinces, 75 districts or municipalities,
5 indigenous regions and 620 districts.
General Geography
main lakes
gatun lake
alajuela lake
bayano lake
principales rios
santa maria
rio chucunaque
rio tuira
rio chagres
rio bayanos
Main Islands
coiba
king island
cereal
main elevations
Volcan Baru
hill hoya
the tartacuna
Littoral of Panama
type of coast
The country's isthmic shape assigns them a considerable extension in the two seas with which
limits, and the Cordillera Central, and its ramifications determine that its banks are low or
steep, depending on whether they get close or away from the sea
coastal accidents
Bays and inlets: Admiral
Gulfs: Of the Mosquitos
Tips and Cabos: Carreto, Mosquito, Punta Manzanillo, Sasardí, Tiburon
length
Panama has a considerable length of coasts, totaling 2,988.3 kilometers in total, of the
which 1,700.6 kilometers correspond to the Pacific coast and 1,287.7 kilometers to the Caribbean.
territorial integration
According to article 3 of the 1972 Constitution "The territory of the Republic of Panama includes the
Terrestrial Surface, The territorial Sea, the Underwater Continental Platform, the Subsoil and the
airspace between Colombia and Costa Rica, in accordance with the treaties of Limits concluded by
Panama and those States. "