Balboa Heights () was more or less part of the

Panama Canal The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a Channel (geography), conduit for maritime trade between th ...

township of Balboa, existing on its edge, towards Ancón, and partly on the lower slopes of

Ancon Hill Ancón Hill (Spanish language, Spanish: ) is a high hill that overlooks Panama City, Panama, adjacent to the township of Ancón, Panama, Ancón. It was used for administration of the Panama Canal and was under U.S. jurisdiction as a part of the P ...

. It was not really a proper township in terms of having anything beyond residential neighborhoods, but had its own map page in the Canal Zone telephone book. The 1914 Panama Canal Administration Building opened on Balboa Heights which overlooks the port. The Administration Building as extensive Canal art displays.

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Panama Canal Zone Townships {{PanamáPA-geo-stub