Río Congo Arriba

Río Congo Arriba
Corregimiento
Country  Panama
Province Darién
District Chepigana
Established July 29, 1998[1]
Area[1]
  Land 329.5 km2 (127.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 1,916
  Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zone EST (UTC−5)

Río Congo Arriba is a corregimiento in Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 1,916 as of 2010.[1] It was created by Law 58 of July 29, 1998, owing to the Declaration of Unconstitutionality of Law 1 of 1982.[1] Its population as of 2000 was 1,752.[1]

Platanilla is the primary village in the Río Congo Arriba corregimiento and hosts a school, health center, community center, police station, and corregiduria. Other towns in the corregimiento also include Río Venado, Nuevo Paraíso, Río Pavo, Buena Vista, Río Bonito, and the indigenous Embera communities Tres Piedras and Monte Rico.

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