Balboa District

Balboa
District
San Miguel
San Miguel
Balboa is located in Panama
Balboa
Balboa
Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 8°22′9″N 78°54′37″W / 8.36917°N 78.91028°W / 8.36917; -78.91028
Country Panama
ProvincePanamá
CapitalSan Miguel
Area
 • Total
333 km2 (129 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
3,332
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
 official estimate[1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (ETZ)

Balboa is an island district (distrito) of Panamá Province in Panama, covering the offshore Pearl Islands lying in the Gulf of Panama southeast of Panama City. The population according to the 2000 census was 2,336;[2] the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 3,332.[1] The district covers a total area of 333 km2. The capital lies at the town of San Miguel.[2]

Administrative divisions

Balboa District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

References

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


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