Guabito | |
|---|---|
Corregimiento and town | |
Interactive map of Guabito | |
| Coordinates: 9°29′41.5″N82°36′42.2″W / 9.494861°N 82.611722°W | |
| Country | |
| Province | Bocas del Toro |
| District | Changuinola District |
| Area | |
| • Land | 168.8 km2 (65.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) [1] | |
• Total | 8,387 |
| • Density | 49.7/km2 (129/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| Climate | Tropical rainforest climate(af) |
Guabito is a corregimiento and town in the Changuinola District of the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. [2] It is a small town located directly across the Rio Sixaola from Sixaola, Costa Rica. An elevated former railroad grade and bridge connects Guabito to Sixaola. [3] This border crossing is popular with tourists going between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro, [4] though few tourists stop in Guabito longer than necessary to clear Panamanian customs. [3]
Guabito has a land area of 168.8 square kilometres (65.2 sq mi) and had a population of 8,387 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 49.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (129/sq mi). [1] Its population as of 1990 was 11,125; its population as of 2000 was 14,366. [1]