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Veraguas Province
Provincia de Veraguas | |
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 Panorama of Veraguas Province | |
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 Location of Veraguas Province in Panama | |
| Country | Panama |
| Founded | July 9, 1508 |
| Capital city | Santiago |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,587.5 km2 (4,087.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Total | 259,791 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Demonym | veraguense |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $3.3 billion[2] |
| • Per capita | $14,300 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | PA-9 |
| HDI (2017) | 0.727[3] high |
| Website | http://www.veraguas.org/ |
Veraguas (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾa.ɣwas]) is a province of Panama, located in the centre-west of the country. The capital is the city of Santiago de Veraguas. It is the only Panamanian province to border both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It covers an area of 10,587.6 km² and in 2023 it had a population of 259,791.[4][5]
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Panama: Provinces & Major Urban Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.