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Metetí
Metetí is a town and corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 7,976 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 6,244.[1] It is the last major town on the Inter-American Highway before the highway ends at Yaviza.[2] Most of the town's residents are originally from Chiriquí Province.[2] The town has a bank with an ATM, a few restaurants and hotels, a police station, and a gas station.[2]
Metetí | |
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Corregimiento and town | |
Metetí | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′0″N 77°58′12″W / 8.50000°N 77.97000°W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Darién |
| District | Pinogana |
| Established | July 29, 1998[1] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 869.5 km2 (335.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,976 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| Climate | Aw |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (.xls). In [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c Friar, William. Panama. Moon Publications (2008), p. 422–23. ISBN 1-59880-085-X.