Bocas del Toro Archipelago

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Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Native name:
Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro
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Bocas del Toro
Location of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago in Panama
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Bocas del Toro
Bocas del Toro (Caribbean)
Geography
Coordinates 9°15′42″N82°09′05″W / 9.261752°N 82.151281°W / 9.261752; -82.151281 (Bocas del Toro Archipelago)
Area250 km2 (97 sq mi)
Administration
Province Bocas del Toro Province
District Bocas del Toro
Largest settlement Bocas Town
Demographics
Population13,000 (2012)
Pop. density24.85/km2 (64.36/sq mi)

The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea in the north-west of Panama.

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Geography

The archipelago separates Almirante Bay and Chiriquí Lagoon from the open Caribbean Sea. The archipelago is part of the Bocas del Toro District which is part of Bocas del Toro Province. The area is 250 km2 (97 square miles) which is about 60% of the district's area, and the population about 13,000, which is 75% of the district's population. The major city is Bocas del Toro, also called Bocas Town, on Isla Colón.

Access

The islands are accessible by water taxis and private boats. Isla Colón is accessible by airplanes, ferries, private boats, and water taxis. Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport, located just west of Bocas Town, provides air transportation to and from the islands. Ferries travel to Bocas Town from Almirante, Changuinola, and Chiriquí Grande.

Environment

The major islands of the archipelago, Colón, Bastimentos, Cristóbal, Popa, Solarte, and Cayo Agua, have been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support significant populations of white-crowned pigeons and three-wattled bellbirds. [1]

Islands

The archipelago also includes 50 cays and some 200 tiny islets. [2]

Protected Areas

Settlements

Climate

Dry seasons in the archipelago are from January to April and then from late August to October, while wet seasons are from April to August and November to December. [3]

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Bocas del Toro Archipelago". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
    2. ↑ "Bocas del Toro, Panama". Bocas del Toro.org. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
    3. ↑ Yearly Reports_Bocas del Toro, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 2020-02-04, doi:10.25573/data.11799201.v4 , retrieved 2025-10-10
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