Provinces And Regions Of Panama
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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 ...
is divided into ten
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
s () and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: ''
comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
s indígenas'', often shortened to ''comarcas''). The most recently established province is
Panamá Oeste Province Panamá Oeste (; ) is the newest province in Panama. It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pa ...
on 1 January 2014, and the most recently established indigenous region is Naso Tjër Di Comarca on 4 December 2020. There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a ''corregimiento'' (municipality).


Indigenous regions (''comarcas indígenas'')


Provincial level


Corregimiento-level


See also

* ISO 3166-2:PA * List of provinces and indigenous regions of Panama by Human Development Index


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Provinces Of Panama Subdivisions of Panama Panama, Provinces Panama 1 Provinces, Panama Panama geography-related lists