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Macaracas District

Coordinates: 7°43′48″N 80°32′24″W / 7.73000°N 80.54000°W / 7.73000; -80.54000
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Macaracas District
District
Coat of arms of Macaracas District
Coat of arms
Macaracas District is located in Panama
Macaracas District
Macaracas District
Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 7°43′48″N 80°32′24″W / 7.73000°N 80.54000°W / 7.73000; -80.54000
Country Panama
ProvinceLos Santos Province
CapitalMacaracas
Area
 • Total
195 sq mi (504 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
9,285
 • Density48/sq mi (18.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ETZ)
A Macaracas style Coclé bowl, from around 800-1000 AD. The background design is stingray spines.

Macaracas District is a district (distrito) of Los Santos Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 9,137.[2] The district covers a total area of 504 km². The capital lies at the city of Macaracas.[2]

The Macaracas style of Gran Coclé Precolumbian pottery was named for archaeological sites found in this District.

Administrative divisions

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Macaracas District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

References

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  1. ^ "Macaracas (District, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ^ a b "Districts of Panama". Statoids. Retrieved April 12, 2009.

7°43′48″N 80°32′24″W / 7.73000°N 80.54000°W / 7.73000; -80.54000


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