Río de Jesús District

Río de Jesús District
District
Río de Jesús District Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 7°58′48″N 81°9′0″W
Country	Panama
Province	Veraguas Province
Capital	Río de Jesús
Area
• Total	117 sq mi (302 km^2)
Population  (2019)
• Total	5,501
• Density	47/sq mi (18/km^2)
	official estimate[1]
Time zone	UTC-5 (ETZ)

Río de Jesús District is a district (distrito) of Veraguas Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 5,256;^[2] the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 5,501.^[1] The district covers a total area of 302 km². The capital lies at the town of Río de Jesús.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Río de Jesús District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

• La Ermita de Río de Jesús
• Catorce de Noviembre
• Las Huacas
• Los Castillos
• Utira
• Nuevo San Juan (created in 2012)

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.
2. "Districts of Panama". Statoids. Retrieved April 13, 2009.