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Boquerón District

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Boquerón District
District
Boquerón District is located in Panama
Boquerón District
Boquerón District
Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 8°30′0″N 82°33′36″W / 8.50000°N 82.56000°W / 8.50000; -82.56000
CountryPanama
ProvinceChiriquí Province
CapitalBoquerón
Area
 • Total
115.1 sq mi (298.2 km2)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
12,275
Time zoneUTC-5 (ETZ)

Boquerón District is a district in the Chiriquí Province of Panama. It covers an area of 298.2 km2 (115.1 sq mi) and has a population of 21,001 inhabitants as per the 2023 census. The district was established in 1855, with its capital at the city of Boquerón.

Geography

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Boquerón District is one of the 82 districts of Panama. It is part of the Chiriquí Province.[1][2] It is spread over an area of 298.2 km2 (115.1 sq mi).[3][4]

In 2020, the district had 6,700 hectares of natural forest, covering about 23% of its land area.[5] The Volcan Baru National Park covers part of the district, and the Chorro Bonco waterfall, is located on the Chuspa river, close to its origin, at an altitude of 1,400 m (4,600 ft).[6]

Administration and politics

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Boquerón District was established in 1855, with its capital at the city of Boquerón.[7][8] It is divided administratively into the following corregimientos–Boquerón, Bágala, Cordillera, Guabal, Guayabal, Paraíso, Pedregal, and Tijeras.[3][9]

The National Assembly of Panama has 71 members, who are elected directly from single and multi-member constituencies. The district forms part of the Chiriquí Province, which elects three members to the National Assembly.[10][11] The district forms part of the Chiriquí Province, which has seven electoral circuits, and elects 11 members to the National Assembly.[12]

Demographics and economy

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As per the 2023 census, Boquerón District had a population of 21,001 inhabitants. The population increased from 15,029 in the 2010 census. The population consisted of 10,505 males and 10,496 females. About 5,235 (24.9%) of the inhabitants were below the age of 14 years and 2,049 inhabitants (9.7%) were above the age of 65 years. The majority (88.7%) of the population was classified as urban while the remaining 11.3% was classified as rural. Non-indigenous, non-Afro-descendant people (72.2%) formed the largest ethnic group in the district, followed by Afro-descendant people (17.1%) and Ngäbe people (9.4%).[4]

The economy of the district is dependent on agriculture, which includes fruit and vegetable cultivation, and livestock and the associated dairy industry.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Panama: Provinces and Districts". City Population.de. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. ^ "District boundaries of Panama". Smithsonian. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b Superficie, Población y densidad de población en la república, Según provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y corregimiento: Censos de 2000, 2010 y 2023 [Area, Population, and Population Density in the Republic, by Province, Indigenous Region, District, and Corregimiento: 2000, 2010, and 2023 Censuses] (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Boquerón District". City Population.de. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Boqueron". Global Forest Watch. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Parques, reservos y playas" [Parks, reserves and lakes]. Boqueron District (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  7. ^ Algunas características de la división política-administrativa indígena y distrito: año 2016 en la república de panamá, según provincia, comarca [Some characteristics of the indigenous political-administrative division and district: year 2016 in the Republic of Panama, according to province, region] (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Panama districts". Statoids. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  9. ^ Autoridades locales 2024-2029 por provincia, distrito y corregimiento [Local authorities 2024–2029 by province, district, and corregimiento]. Asociación de Municipios de Panamá (Report) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  10. ^ "Asamblea Nacional (National Assembly), Panama". Inter Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  11. ^ "Panama electoral system". Georgetown University. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  12. ^ Report of the electoral observer mission to the Republic of Panama (PDF). Organization of American States (Report). May 1999. p. 7. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  13. ^ "Comercio". Boqueron District (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2025.


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