Santiago de Veraguas
santiago | |
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City | |
 Cathedral in Santiago de Veraguas | |
| Nickname: "The Green City" | |
  Santiago de Veraguas | |
| Coordinates: 8°06′21″N 80°58′16″W / 8.10583°N 80.97111°W | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Veraguas |
| Founded | July 25th, 1621 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Samid Dan Sandoval |
| Area | |
• Total | 975 km2 (376 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 88,997 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ETZ) |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | santiago |
Santiago de Veraguas (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtja.ɣo ðe βeˈɾa.ɣwas]) is the capital of the province of Veraguas, in the Republic of Panama, and the district or municipality of the same name. Located in the countryside next to the Pan American Highway. Bounded on the north by San Francisco District, south by the District of Montijo, east by the District of Atalaya and west by the District of La Mesa. It has a population of approximately 60,000 inhabitants according to the data of the last census carried out in the Republic of Panama (2014).[1]