Panamá Oeste Province

Panamá Oeste Province
Provincia de Panamá Oeste
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Location of Panama Oeste Province in Panama
Coordinates: 8°52′49″N 79°47′0″W / 8.88028°N 79.78333°W / 8.88028; -79.78333Coordinates: 8°52′49″N 79°47′0″W / 8.88028°N 79.78333°W / 8.88028; -79.78333
Country Panama
Created 1 January 2014
Capital city La Chorrera
Government
  Governor Temístocles Javier Herrera[1]
Area
  Total 2,786 km2 (1,076 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
  Total 464,038
  Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern Time (UTC-5)
ISO 3166 code PA-10

Panamá Oeste (Spanish pronunciation: [panaˈma oˈeste]; "West Panama" in English) is the newest province in Panama.

It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal on 1 January 2014.[2] The capital is La Chorrera.

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