Chepigana District () is a
district
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(''distrito'') of
Darién Province
Darién (, ; ) is a Provinces of Panama, province in Panama whose capital city is La Palma, Darién, La Palma. With an area of , it is located at the eastern end of the country and bordered to the north by the province of Panamá Province, Panam ...
in
Panama
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. The population according to the
2000 census was 27,461,
and had risen to 30,110 in the 2010 census,
[ prior to the creation of Santa Fe District. Since the separation of Santa Fe District, Chepigana covers a total area of .][ The capital lies at the town of ]La Palma
La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Pa ...
.National Assembly
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decreed the separation of seven '' corregimientos'' from Chepigana District to create Santa Fe District,
Administrative divisions
Since 2018, Chepigana District has been divided into the following '' corregimientos'':
*La Palma
La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Pa ...
* Camoganti
* Chepigana
*Garachiné
Garachiné is a Corregimientos of Panama, corregimiento in Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 1,878 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 1,800; its population as of 2000 was 1,944.
Transportation
The village ...
* Jaqué
* Puerto Piña
* Sambú
* Setegantí
* Taimatí
* Tucutí
References
Districts of Darién Province
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