Provinces of Panama

Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama
*Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá* (Spanish)
Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama; Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish);
	Bocas; del Toro Coclé Colón Chiriquí Darién Herrera Los Santos Panamá; Oeste Panamá Veraguas Guna Yala Emberá-; Wounaan (Emberá-; Wounaan) Naso; Tjër Di Ngäbe-Buglé Madugandí Wargandí
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Panama
Number	10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions); 4 indigenous regions (provincial level)
Populations	Provinces:; 54,235 (Darién) – 1,439,575 (Panamá); Indigenous regions:; 12,358 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 212,084 (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Areas	Provinces:; 2,362.9 km2 (912.3 sq mi) (Herrera) – 12,402.7 km2 (4,788.7 sq mi) (Darién); Indigenous regions:; 1,606.2 km2 (620.2 sq mi) (Naso Tjër Di) – 6,829.5 km2 (2,636.9 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Government	Provincial governments; Indigenous regional governments; National government;
Subdivisions	Districts;

Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often shortened to comarcas). The most recently established province is Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014, and the most recently established indigenous region is Naso Tjër Di Comarca on 4 December 2020.

CategoryUnitary state

LocationRepublic of Panama

Number10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions)
4 indigenous regions (provincial level)

PopulationsProvinces:
54,235 (Darién) – 1,439,575 (Panamá)
Indigenous regions:
12,358 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 212,084 (Ngäbe-Buglé)

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There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).

Province	Capital	Area (km²)^[1]	Population (2023 census)^[1]	Population (2010 census)^[2]	Population density (2023, per km²)
Bocas del Toro	Bocas del Toro	4,654.0	159,228	125,461	34.2
Chiriquí	David	6,584.2	471,071	416,873	71.5
Coclé	Penonomé	4,943.0	268,264	233,708	54.3
Colón	Colón	4,605.0	281,956	241,928	61.2
Darién	La Palma	12,402.7	54,235	48,378	4.4
Herrera	Chitré	2,362.9	122,071	109,955	51.6
Los Santos	Las Tablas	3,812.0	98,466	89,592	25.8
Panamá	Panama City	8,478.5	1,439,575	1,249,032	169.8
Panamá Oeste	La Chorrera	2,892.1	653,665	464,038	226.2
Veraguas	Santiago de Veraguas	10,597.5	259,791	226,991	24.5

Comarca	Capital	Area (km²)^[1]	Population (2023 census)^[1]	Population (2010 census)^[2]
Emberá-Wounaan	Unión Chocó	4,365.5	12,358	10,001
Guna Yala	Gaigirgordub	2,307.6	32,016	33,109
Naso Tjër Di	Sieyic	1,606.2
Ngäbe-Buglé	Llano Tugrí	6,829.5	212,084	156,747

Flag	Comarca	Province	Area (km²)^[1]	Population (2023 census)^[1]	Population (2010 census)^[2]
	Guna de Madungandí	Panamá	2,127.2	7,647	4,271
	Guna de Wargandí	Darién	952.2	2,781	1,914

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Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish)
Bocas del Toro Coclé Colón Chiriquí Darién Herrera Los Santos Panamá Oeste Panamá Veraguas Guna Yala Emberá- Wounaan (Emberá- Wounaan) Naso Tjër Di Ngäbe-Buglé Madugandí Wargandí
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Panama
Number	10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions) 4 indigenous regions (provincial level)
Populations	Provinces: 54,235 (Darién) – 1,439,575 (Panamá) Indigenous regions: 12,358 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 212,084 (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Areas	Provinces: 2,362.9 km² (912.3 sq mi) (Herrera) – 12,402.7 km² (4,788.7 sq mi) (Darién) Indigenous regions: 1,606.2 km² (620.2 sq mi) (Naso Tjër Di) – 6,829.5 km² (2,636.9 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Government	Provincial governments Indigenous regional governments National government
Subdivisions	Districts