Guabito is a
corregimiento
''Corregimiento'' (; ca, Corregiment, ) is a Spanish term used for country subdivisions for royal administrative purposes, ensuring districts were under crown control as opposed to local elites. A ''corregimiento'' was usually headed by a ''cor ...
and
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in the
Changuinola District of the
Bocas del Toro Province
Bocas del Toro (; meaning "Mouth of the Bull") is a province of Panama. Its area is 4,643.9 square kilometers, comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante (Almirante ...
of
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
.
It is a small town located directly across the
Rio Sixaola from
Sixaola,
Costa Rica. An elevated former railroad grade and bridge connects Guabito to Sixaola.
This border crossing is popular with tourists going between
Costa Rica and
Bocas del Toro
Bocas del Toro (; meaning "Mouth of the Bull") is a province of Panama. Its area is 4,643.9 square kilometers, comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante (Almirante Bay ...
,
though few tourists stop in Guabito longer than necessary to clear Panamanian customs.
Guabito has a land area of and had a population of 8,387 as of 2010, giving it a population density of .
[ Its population as of 1990 was 11,125; its population as of 2000 was 14,366.][
]
References
World Gazeteer: Panama
– World-Gazetteer.com
Populated places in Bocas del Toro Province
Corregimientos of Bocas del Toro Province
Costa Rica–Panama border crossings
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