Montijo District

Montijo District
District
Montijo District is located in Panama
Montijo District
Montijo District
Location of the district capital in Panama
Coordinates: 7°59′32″N 81°3′16″W / 7.99222°N 81.05444°W / 7.99222; -81.05444
Country Panama
ProvinceVeraguas Province
CapitalMontijo
Area
 • Total
300 sq mi (780 km2)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
7,060
 • Density23/sq mi (9.1/km2)
 official estimate[1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (ETZ)
Map of the Montijo District in Panama

Montijo District is a district (distrito) of Veraguas Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 12,211;[2] the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 7,060.[1] The district covers a total area of 780 km2. It includes all of the offshore islands of Coiba National Park, the largest of which are Coiba and Jicarón. The capital lies at the town of Montijo.[2] The district includes the Gulf of Montijo and the islands in it.

Administrative divisions

Montijo District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama.
  2. ^ a b "Districts of Panama". Statoids. Retrieved April 13, 2009.


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