Chepo District

Chepo
District
Chepo Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 9°10′12″N 79°6′0″W
Country	Panama
Province	Panamá
Capital	Chepo
Area
• Total	4,937 km^2 (1,906 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	59,382
• Density	12/km^2 (31/sq mi)
	official estimate[1]
Time zone	UTC-5 (ETZ)

Chepo is a district (distrito) of Panamá Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 32,195;^[2] the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 59,382.^[1] The district covers a total area of 4,937 km². The capital lies at the town of Chepo.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Chepo District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

• San Cristóbal de Chepo (capital)
• Cañita
• Chepillo
• El Llano
• Las Margaritas
• Santa Cruz de Chinina
• Madungandí - a comarca indígena (indigenous territory)
• Tortí

See also

• Chepo River

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.
2. "Districts of Panama". Statoids. Retrieved April 12, 2009.