Las Cumbres 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 ...

Panamá District Panamá is a district (''distrito'') of Panamá Province in Panama. The population according to the 2010 census was 880,691; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 1,183,333.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama. The district cove ...

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 Judy Meana, appointed by President Laurentino Cortizo and sworn in on 16 Apri ...

, Panama with a population of 32,867 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 56,547; its population as of 2000 was 92,519. Neighborhoods in this sector include Villa Campestre, El Lago, Las Cumbrecitas, Las Glorietas, San Andrés, Altavista, El Rocio, Las Lajas, Gonzalillo, Villa Grecia and Colonial Las Cumbres. Las Cumbres is a rural community North of Panama City, developed by businessman Louis Martinz in the 1950s. It is at 1050 ft average altitude, giving the neighborhood a more temperate, cooler environment. Two lakes were constructed for recreation and selective water supply. The neighborhood evolved with middle-class families, to include many prominent members of Panamanian society such as scientists, doctors, engineers, businesspersons, and politicians. The community has been encroached by poverty-stricken neighborhoods, losing some of the charm. The Las Cumbres community still maintains much of its original charm and attractions.

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Corregimientos of Panamá Province Populated places in Panamá Province Panamá District {{PanamáPA-geo-stub