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| Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish) | |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Republic of Panama |
| Number | 10 provinces (including2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions) 4 indigenous regions (provincial level) |
| Populations | (Provinces): 54,235 (Darién) – 1,439,575 (Panamá) (Indigenous Regions): 12,358 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 212,084 (Ngäbe-Buglé) |
| Areas | (Provinces): 2,362.9 km2 (912.3 sq mi) (Herrera) – 12,402.7 km2 (4,788.7 sq mi) (Darién) (Indigenous Regions): 1,606.2 km2 (620.2 sq mi) (Naso Tjër Di) – 6,829.5 km2 (2,636.9 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé) |
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Panama is divided into tenprovinces (Spanish:provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish:comarcas indígenas, often shortened tocomarcas). The most recently established province isPanamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014, and the most recently established indigenous region isNaso Tjër Di Comarca on 4 December 2020.
There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to acorregimiento (municipality).
| Province | Capital | Area (km2)[1] | Population (2023 census)[1] | Population (2010 census)[2] | Population density (2023, per km2) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bocas del Toro | Bocas del Toro | 4,654.0 | 159,228 | 125,461 | 34.2 |  |
| Chiriquí | David | 6,584.2 | 471,071 | 416,873 | 71.5 |  |
| Coclé | Penonomé | 4,943.0 | 268,264 | 233,708 | 54.3 |  |
| Colón | Colón | 4,605.0 | 281,956 | 241,928 | 61.2 |  |
| Darién | La Palma | 12,402.7 | 54,235 | 48,378 | 4.4 |  |
| Herrera | Chitré | 2,362.9 | 122,071 | 109,955 | 51.6 |  |
| Los Santos | Las Tablas | 3,812.0 | 98,466 | 89,592 | 25.8 |  |
| Panamá | Panama City | 8,478.5 | 1,439,575 | 1,249,032 | 169.8 | |
| Panamá Oeste | La Chorrera | 2,892.1 | 653,665 | 464,038 | 226.2 |  |
| Veraguas | Santiago de Veraguas | 10,597.5 | 259,791 | 226,991 | 24.5 |  |
| Comarca | Capital | Area (km2)[1] | Population (2023 census)[1] | Population (2010 census)[2] | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emberá-Wounaan | Unión Chocó | 4,365.5 | 12,358 | 10,001 | |
| Guna Yala | Gaigirgordub | 2,307.6 | 32,016 | 33,109 |  |
| Ngäbe-Buglé | Llano Tugrí | 6,829.5 | 212,084 | 156,747 |  |
| Naso Tjër Di | Sieyic | 1,606.2 |  |
| Comarca | Province | Area (km2)[1] | Population (2023 census)[1] | Population (2010 census)[2] | Flag |
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| Guna de Madungandí | Panamá | 2,127.2 | 7,647 | 4,271 | |
| Guna de Wargandí | Darién | 952.2 | 2,781 | 1,914 |
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Corregimiento-level Comarcas indígenas | ||
