Boca de Cupe
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Boca de Cupé | |
|---|---|
 Main "street" at the village of Boca de Cupe in 1996 | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Darién |
| District | Pinogana |
| Area | |
| • Land | 781.1 km2 (301.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,167 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| Climate | Am |
Boca de Cupé is a corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 1,167 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 901; its population as of 2000 was 902.[1]
The town is not served by any paved roads, with the Pan-American Highway to the north ending at Yaviza. It is reachable by boat up the Tuira River. Civilians are not permitted to travel further east towards Colombia.[2][3]
In the early 1900s, a single-gauge railway ran to the town from the Cana gold mines.[4] It ceased operating in 1911.[5]
Villages within the corregimiento further up the river include Sobiaquirú.[6]
