Bocas del Toro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbokaz ðel ˈtoɾo]; meaning "Mouths of the Bull") is a province of Panama. Its area is 4,643.9 square kilometers, comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante, Chiriquí Lagoon, and adjacent mainland. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro on Isla Colón. Other major cities or towns include Almirante and Changuinola. The province has a population of 125,461 as of 2010.
Bocas del Toro, also known colloquially as Bocas Town, is the capital of the Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro and the district of Bocas del Toro. It is a town and a tourist resort located on the southern tip of Colón Island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. Bocas Town had 12,996 residents in 2008.
Cerro Punta is a city and corregimiento in Tierras Altas District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. Cerro Punta is located in Panama's western highlands at an altitude of 6,500 feet, just south of the Continental Divide. Many of the inhabitants of the village and the surrounding areas are indigenous Native Americans. The climate, like the rest of Panama, is tropical with a short dry season and rainy season that extends about 9 – 10 months of the year. Night time temperatures are often cool due to Cerro Punta's relatively high elevation. During the 1970s much of the land was used for cultivating strawberries; households also maintained small mixed-vegetable gardens. The village can be reached by traveling north from the Pan-American highway.
Almirante is the head city of Almirante District of the Bocas del Toro Province in the Republic of Panama. Its name is Spanish for admiral.
Changuinola is a city in the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama and seat city of the Changuinola District. The city attracts tourists as a popular gateway to Bocas Town and nearby cities Almirante and Chiriqui Grande.
Changuinola is surrounded by Changuinola River and extensive banana plantations.
Chiriquí Grande is a corregimiento in Chiriquí Grande District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It is the seat of Chiriquí Grande District. It has a land area of 58.8 square kilometres (22.7 sq mi) and had a population of 3,014 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 51.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (133/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 7,637; its population as of 2000 was 2,069. The town is located on the southern shore of Chiriquí Lagoon and its port serves as the northern terminus of the Trans-Panama pipeline.
Valle del Risco Corregimiento, is a group of small rural communities in the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. The biggest community is Valle del Risco, where there is a school and medical services.
Cauchero is a corregimiento in Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 140.6 square kilometres (54.3 sq mi) and had a population of 2,424 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 17.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi). It was created by Law 10 of March 7, 1997; this measure was complemented by Law 5 of January 19, 1998 and Law 69 of October 28, 1998. Its population as of 2000 was 1,636.
Punta Laurel is a town and corregimiento in Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 71.9 square kilometres (27.8 sq mi) and had a population of 1,730 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 24 inhabitants per square kilometre (62/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 692; its population as of 2000 was 966.
Tierra Oscura is a town and corregimiento in Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 88.6 square kilometres (34.2 sq mi) and had a population of 2,661 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 30 inhabitants per square kilometre (78/sq mi). It was created by Law 10 of March 7, 1997; this measure was complemented by Law 5 of January 19, 1998 and Law 69 of October 28, 1998. Its population as of 2000 was 1,950.
El Empalme is a town and corregimiento in the Changuinola District of Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. It has a land area of 79.5 square kilometres (30.7 sq mi) and had a population of 18,653 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 234.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (608/sq mi). It was created by Law 40 of April 30, 2003.
Las Tablas is a town and corregimiento in the Changuinola District of Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. It has a land area of 97.3 square kilometres (37.6 sq mi) and had a population of 9,286 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 95.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (247/sq mi). It was created by Law 40 of April 30, 2003.
Punta Robalo is a town and corregimiento in Chiriquí Grande District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. The corregimiento has a land area of 51 square kilometres (20 sq mi) and had a population of 1,164 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 22.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (59/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 3,118; its population as of 2000 was 1,673. The town is located on the western coast of Chiriquí Lagoon.
Sixaola is a district of the Talamanca canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. It is a border town together with Guabito, Panamá Sixaola is right across the Sixaola River from Guabito, Panama.
The Sixaola River is a river in southern Limón Province, Costa Rica. It flows from the Cordillera Talamanca to the Caribbean Sea northeast of Sixaola at 9°34′20″N82°33′54″W. The river's headwaters are part of the La Amistad International Park. For part of its length, the river forms the border between Limón Province, Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro Province, Panama.
The 1991 Costa Rica earthquake, also known as the Limon earthquake or Bocas del Toro earthquake, occurred at 3:57 pm local time on April 22. The epicenter of the 7.7 earthquake was in Pandora, Valle La Estrella, in the Caribbean region of Limon, Costa Rica, 225 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of San José. The earthquake was the strongest recorded in Costa Rica's history, and was felt throughout the country as well as in western Panama.
Cochigró is a corregimiento in Changuinola District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 548.9 square kilometres (211.9 sq mi) and had a population of 1,812 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi). It was created by Law 18 of February 26, 2009.
Las Delicias is a corregimiento in Changuinola District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 206.9 square kilometres (79.9 sq mi) and had a population of 1,484 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 7.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi). It was created by Law 18 of February 26, 2009.
Nance del Risco is a corregimiento in Changuinola District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 1,052.4 square kilometres (406.3 sq mi) and had a population of 1,760 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi). It was created by Law 18 of February 26, 2009.
Bajo Cedro is a corregimiento in Chiriquí Grande District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 20.4 square kilometres (7.9 sq mi) and had a population of 1,404 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 68.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (178/sq mi). It was created by Law 18 of February 26, 2009.
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