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Geography of Panama
Divisions of Geography
Human Geography
Divisions
Gender Geography.
Postmodern Geography
Geopolitics
Historical Geography
Economic Geography
Social Geography,
Political Geography
Perceptual Geography
Rural Geography
Urban Geography
Description and Characteristics
Geographic Division
The country is divided into nine provinces: Panama, Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, El Darien, Herrera, Los Santos and Veraguas.
It also has an indigenous district, governed autonomously by the Kunas: the comarca of San Blas (Kuna-Yala).
Borders
It is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Costa Rica and on the east by Colombia.
Geographic Extension
The total area of the Republic is 77 082 km2.
Physical Geography
Hydrogeography
Geomorphology
Biogeography
Climatology
Human Geography of Panama
Ethnicity
Its population is a melting pot that includes 62% mestizos, 14% Africans, 10% Spaniards, 5% mulattos and 5% Indians.
Spanish, 5% mulattos and 5% Indians.
Religion
In terms of Panamanian religion, there are 85% Roman Catholics, 10% Evangelical Christians, and 5% Others (Hebrews, Muslims, etc.), 5% Others (Hebrews, Muslims, Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Hindus, Mormons).
Division
The political division of the Republic of Panama comprises 9 provinces, 75 districts or municipalities, 5 indigenous comarcas and 620 corregimientos.
More than 3,300,440 inhabitants (2005)
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Asians: 2%.
Whites: 8%.
Blacks: 14%.
Mestizos: 70%;
Indigenous people of the Kuna, Guaymí and Chocó ethnic groups: 6%;
Physical Geography of Panama
Coast
The Pacific coast has an extension of 1,690 km, and the Caribbean coast, 1,160 km. Panama has more than 1600 islands off its coasts.
The Isthmus of Panama has an area of 75,517 square kilometers, with more than 1000 miles of coastline and 1000 islands in the Pacific and 800 miles of coastline and 600 islands in the Caribbean.
On the coasts of Panama and its islands there are a multitude of protected coral reefs, which have diverse marine species that are excellent places for diving and snorkeling enthusiasts.
Hydrography
Panama, a country with a very rainy tropical climate, has a large number of rivers. It is estimated that there are about 500; about 350 on the Pacific slope, larger in surface area than the Caribbean Sea, which has only about 150.
Morphology
In the west of Panama, there are 10 volcanic strata, approximately 15 to 20 volcanic domes and parallel cones
and parallel cones to the south of the main arc.
Climate
Climate is the set of atmospheric phenomena (meteorological phenomena) that characterize the average state of the weather at a given point in time.
Economic Geography
Resources
Panama's rich biodiversity is attributed to its unique geographical configuration and assumption, which creates an isthmus of convergence for the Americas and thousands of species of flora and fauna.
Transportation
Local transportation is provided by a system of bus routes and cabs that circulate throughout the capital.
capital.
Its official currency is the Balboa, which is equivalent to the U.S. dollar that circulates legally throughout its territory since (1904).
Tourism
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The exuberant beauty of our beaches, the Colon Free Zone, ecotourism, diving, islands and everything a person can imagine.
Panamanian Coastline
Longitude
The coasts of the Caribbean Sea have an extension of 1287.7 kilometers. Here you can find strong winds and large swells.
The Pacific Ocean coasts are approximately 1700.6 kilometers long.
Type of Coasts
El tipo de costas panameñas se caracterizan en general, no Sólo por su formación geológica, sino
por sus muchas sinuosidades, desprendimientos y frecuentes cambios de orientación.
Territorial Integration
According to Article 3 of the 1972 Constitution, "The territory of the Republic of Panama comprises the following
Land Surface, the Territorial Sea, the Submarine Continental Shelf, the Subsoil and the airspace between Colombia and Costa Rica, the
airspace between Colombia and Costa Rica, in accordance with the treaties of Limits celebrated by Panama and those States.
**Coastal Accidents
Bays and inlets: Almirante, Anachucuna, Caledonia, Limón, Nombre de Dios, Portobelo.
Gulfs: De los Mosquitos, San Blas. Lagoon: Chiriqui.
Peninsula: San Blas, Valiente.
Points and Capes: Carreto, Mosquito, Punta Manzanillo, Sasardi, Tiburon, Toro Among the coastal features of the Pacific Ocean.
Bays and inlets: Charco Azul, San Lorenzo, Honda, Damas, Chame, Panama, Garachiné and Piñas.
Gulfs: Chiriqui, Montijo, Parita, Panama, San Lorenzo, San Miguel. Peninsulas: Búrica, Las Palmas, Azuero.
Points and capes: Brava, Brujas, Búrica, Cocalito, Chame, Guánico, Jaqué, Mala, Mariato, Morro de Puercos.
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General Geography
Main Islands
Coiba
King Island
Cebaco Island
Main Lakes
Gatun
Alajuela
Bayano
**Main Rivers
Chucunaque with 231 km,
Bayano with 206 km
Tuira with 230 km,
Santa María with 173 km
**Main Elevations
The highest elevation is the Barú volcano with 3,475 m, the Hoya hill with 1,559 m, and the Tatarcuna with 1,875 m.