El Chorrillo | |
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| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Panamá |
| District | Panamá |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 18,302 |
| • Density | 29,363.1/km2 (76,050/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
El Chorrillo is acorregimiento withinPanama City, inPanamá District,Panamá Province,Panama with a population of 18,302 as of 2010.[1]
It was founded April 29, 1915, and was originally populated by immigrants working on the construction of thePanama Canal; many were from theAntilles. The impoverished area is the hometown ofManuel Noriega and was heavily damaged during theUnited States invasion of Panama in 1989.[2] Other former residents of note include boxerRoberto Durán[3] and poet Hector Miguel Collado.
Its population as of 1990 was 20,488; its population as of 2000 was 22,632.[1]
El Chorillo is the only district in Panama with two first-division clubs -Chorrillo F.C. andPlaza Amador - in theLiga Panameña de Fútbol.
El Chorillo is the birthplace of hall of fame boxerRoberto Duran.
Capital:Panama | ||
| Balboa District |  | |
| Chepo District | ||
| Chimán District | ||
| Panamá District | ||
| San Miguelito District | ||
| Taboga District | ||
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