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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.
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is located in Panama and is the only bureau of the Smithsonian Institution based outside of the United States. It is dedicated to understanding the past, present, and future of tropical ecosystems and their relevance to human welfare. STRI grew out of a small field station established in 1923 on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal Zone to become one of the world's leading tropical research organizations. STRI's facilities provide for long-term ecological studies in the tropics and are used by some 1,200 visiting scientists from academic and research institutions around the world every year.
Cerro Fábrega is a mountain in Bocas del Toro Province of western Panama. It has a height of 3,335 meters.
The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro is a Latin ecclesiastical circumscription suffragan to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá.
Oedipina alfaroi is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in the Caribbean versant of eastern Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. It is commonly known as the Limon worm salamander.
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.
Guabito is a corregimiento and town in the Changuinola District of the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. 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. This border crossing is popular with tourists going between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro, though few tourists stop in Guabito longer than necessary to clear Panamanian customs.
The Trans-Panama Pipeline is an oil pipeline across Panama near the Costa Rican border from the port of Chiriqui Grande, Bocas del Toro on the Caribbean coast to the port of Charco Azul on the Pacific coast.
The Bocas del Toro Research Station (BRS) is a field station of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) on Panama’s western Caribbean coast, is a platform for both marine and terrestrial biodiversity research. The station hosts a diverse group of scientists from more than 20 countries, every year.
Bocas del Toro is a district (distrito) of Bocas del Toro Province in Panama. The population according to the 2012 census was 16,815; the latest official estimate is 21,396. The district covers a total area of 433.2 km². The capital lies at the town of Bocas del Toro. Major industries include tourism and agriculture.
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 Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea in the northwest of Panama. 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 major city is Bocas del Toro, also called Bocas Town, on Isla Colón. 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 serve Bocas Town from Almirante, Changuinola, and Chiriquí Grande.
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.
Valle de Agua Arriba is a corregimiento in Changuinola District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 70.3 square kilometres (27.1 sq mi) and had a population of 3,163 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 45 inhabitants per square kilometre (120/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.
Protected areas of Panama include:
Finca 6 is a corregimiento in Bocas del Toro Province in the Republic of Panama.
The Naso Tjër Di Comarca is an indigenous region of Panama, located in the extreme northwest of the country, on the banks of the Teribe River and adjacent to the border between Costa Rica and Panama. The region is inhabited mainly by the Naso ethnic group, which is made up of about 5000 people. It was created on December 4, 2020 and has an area of 1,606.16 square kilometres (620.14 sq mi), of which 1468.63 km2 are protected areas of the La Amistad International Park and the Palo Seco Forest Reserve.
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- ↑ "Palo Seco Protection Forest". Bird Life International. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Palo Seco Protector Forest". Boca del Toro Tourism. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Panama Sarah Woods page 285
- ↑ Palo Seco Coins of Panama