Guabito
Corregimiento and town in Bocas del Toro, Panama
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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]
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Corregimiento and town | |
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  Guabito | |
| Coordinates: 9°29′41″N 82°36′42″W | |
| Country | Panama |
| 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 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]