Chepo is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
(''distrito'') of
Panamá Province
Panamá is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino.
Administrative di ...
in
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
. The population according to the
2000 census was 32,195;
the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 59,382.
[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.] The district covers a total area of 4,937 km
2. The capital lies at the town of
Chepo.
Administrative divisions
Chepo District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
*
San Cristóbal de Chepo (capital)
*
Cañita
*
Chepillo
*
El Llano
*
Las Margaritas
*
Santa Cruz de Chinina
*
Madungandí - a ''
comarca indígena'' (indigenous territory)
*
Tortí
See also
*
Chepo River
References
Districts of Panamá Province
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