Taboga () 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 1,402;
the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 1,387.
[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.] The district covers a total area of . The capital lies at the town of
Taboga.
Taboga is an island district that includes the islands of Taboga, Taboguilla, Otoque, Urabá, Melones, Chamá, and Estivá. Taboga itself is long and is away from the mainland.
It was the home of
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro, Marquess of the Atabillos (; ; – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish ''conquistador'', best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Born in Trujillo, Cáceres, Trujillo, Spain, to a poor fam ...
, where he built boats for his conquest of the Incas in 1539.
Administrative divisions
Taboga District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
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Taboga (capital)
*
Otoque Occidente
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Otoque Oriente
References
Districts of Panamá Province
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