Chagres District

Chagres District
—  District  —
Chagres District Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 9°15′N 80°40′W / 9.25°N 80.667°W / 9.25; -80.667Coordinates: 9°15′N 80°40′W / 9.25°N 80.667°W / 9.25; -80.667
Country	Panama
Province	Colón Province
Capital	Nuevo Chagres
Area
- Total	172.2 sq mi (446 km2)
Population (2000)
- Total	9,191
Time zone	ETZ (UTC-5)

Chagres District is a district (distrito) of Colón Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 9,191.^[1]The district covers a total area of 446 km². The capital lies at the city of Nuevo Chagres.^[1]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

Nuevo Chagres (capital), Achiote, El Guabo, La Encantada, Palmas Bellas, Piña and Salud.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Districts of Panama". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/ypa.html. Retrieved April 11, 2009.