Panama — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Panama had an estimated population of 3,074,146 in 2005, with 264 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Panama today — population now 4,625,718, against 3,074,146 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 3,074,146 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 3,313,026 | 4,625,718 | +40% |
The two sources differ by 7% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panamá | 1,197,907 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panamá | Panamá | 408,168 | — |
| 2 | San Miguelito | Panamá | 321,501 | 321,501 now |
| 3 | Tocumen | Panamá | 88,543 | 50,844 now |
| 4 | David | Chiriquí | 82,859 | 82,907 now |
| 5 | Arraiján | Panamá | 76,815 | 76,815 now |
| 6 | Colón | Colón | 76,643 | 78,000 now |
| 7 | Las Cumbres | Panamá | 69,102 | — |
| 8 | La Chorrera | Panamá | 61,232 | 61,232 now |
| 9 | Pacora | Panamá | 55,530 | — |
| 10 | Santiago | Veraguas | 45,355 | — |
| 11 | Chitré | Herrera | 43,966 | — |
| 12 | Vista Alegre | Panamá | 41,786 | — |
| 13 | Chilibre | Panamá | 33,536 | 33,536 now |
| 14 | Cativá | Colón | 29,607 | 29,607 now |
| 15 | Nuevo Arraiján | Panamá | 23,594 | 14,920 now |
| 16 | Changuinola | Bocas del Toro | 22,900 | 17,997 now |
| 17 | Alcalde Díaz | Panamá | 19,782 | 20,285 now |
| 18 | Puerto Armuelles | Chiriquí | 18,795 | 11,743 now |
| 19 | La Cabima | Panamá | 17,544 | — |
| 20 | Aguadulce | Coclé | 17,237 | 8,501 now |
| 21 | La Concepción | Chiriquí | 16,910 | 17,698 now |
| 22 | Pedregal | Chiriquí | 16,285 | 17,427 now |
| 23 | Veracruz | Panamá | 16,172 | 17,144 now |
| 24 | Chepo | Panamá | 15,335 | 12,912 now |
| 25 | Antón | Coclé | 13,851 | 6,851 now |
| 26 | Sabanitas | Colón | 12,871 | 15,577 now |
| 27 | Penonomé | Coclé | 12,394 | 16,250 now |
| 28 | Puerto Escondido | Colón | 12,371 | 12,371 now |
| 29 | El Coco | Panamá | 12,124 | 11,935 now |
| 30 | Las Lomas | Chiriquí | 11,726 | 11,726 now |
| 31 | Pocrí | Coclé | 11,447 | 12,304 now |
| 32 | Volcán | Chiriquí | 11,245 | 10,286 now |
| 33 | Ancón | Panamá | 9,169 | 20,706 now |
| 34 | Las Tablas | Los Santos | 8,570 | 8,939 now |
| 35 | Altos de San Francisco | Panamá | 8,423 | — |
| 36 | Guadalupe | Panamá | 8,408 | 6,561 now |
| 37 | Almirante | Bocas del Toro | 8,114 | 8,744 now |
| 38 | Soná | Veraguas | 7,400 | 7,669 now |
| 39 | Boquete | Chiriquí | 6,123 | 6,123 now |
| 40 | Guabito | Bocas del Toro | 5,988 | — |
| 41 | Los Santos | Los Santos | 5,970 | 5,970 now |
| 42 | La Pesa | Panamá | 5,864 | — |
| 43 | Puerto Pilón | Colón | 5,688 | 8,754 now |
| 44 | Natá | Coclé | 5,619 | — |
| 45 | La Mitra | Panamá | 4,778 | 5,699 now |
| 46 | Río Hato | Coclé | 4,752 | 5,615 now |
| 47 | El Progreso | Panamá | 4,292 | — |
| 48 | Lídice | Panamá | 4,059 | — |
| 49 | Potrero Grande | Panamá | 4,044 | — |
| 50 | Alto del Espino | Panamá | 3,672 | — |
| 51 | Río Alejandro | Colón | 3,632 | — |
| 52 | Bocas del Toro | Bocas del Toro | 3,500 | — |
| 53 | Bejuco | Panamá | 3,420 | — |
| 54 | Capira | Panamá | 3,376 | — |
| 55 | La Herradura | Panamá | 3,347 | — |
| 56 | Margarita | Colón | 3,302 | — |
| 57 | Pesé | Herrera | 3,141 | — |
| 58 | Canoa | Chiriquí | 3,061 | — |
| 59 | Buena Vista | Colón | 3,060 | — |
| 60 | Ocú | Herrera | 2,986 | — |
| 61 | Cañazas | Veraguas | 2,963 | — |
| 62 | Cerro Punta | Chiriquí | 2,957 | — |
| 63 | Villa Rosario | Panamá | 2,947 | — |
| 64 | Parita | Herrera | 2,875 | — |
| 65 | Atalaya | Veraguas | 2,856 | — |
| 66 | Monte Lirio | Chiriquí | 2,823 | — |
| 67 | Gualaca | Chiriquí | 2,753 | — |
| 68 | Paso Blanco | Panamá | 2,735 | — |
| 69 | Vista Hermosa | Coclé | 2,725 | — |
| 70 | Sioguí Abajo | Chiriquí | 2,675 | — |
| 71 | Bugaba | Chiriquí | 2,582 | — |
| 72 | Ustupo | Kuna Yala | 2,514 | — |
| 73 | Divalá | Chiriquí | 2,493 | — |
| 74 | Chiriquí | Chiriquí | 2,431 | — |
| 75 | Chame | Panamá | 2,313 | — |
| 76 | La Peña | Veraguas | 2,274 | — |
| 77 | Capellanía | Coclé | 2,252 | — |
| 78 | La Mesa | Veraguas | 2,228 | — |
| 79 | Chigoré | Coclé | 2,212 | — |
| 80 | Macaracas | Los Santos | 2,192 | — |
| 81 | Nuevo Vigía | Colón | 2,163 | — |
| 82 | Progreso | Chiriquí | 2,107 | — |
| 83 | Guararé | Los Santos | 2,104 | — |
| 84 | Ukupseni | Kuna Yala | 2,042 | — |
| 85 | Los Algarrobos | Chiriquí | 2,028 | — |
| 86 | Santa Rita Arriba | Colón | 1,960 | — |
| 87 | La Esperanza | Chiriquí | 1,952 | — |
| 88 | Santa Marta | Chiriquí | 1,952 | — |
| 89 | La Pintada | Coclé | 1,938 | — |
| 90 | Río Sereno | Chiriquí | 1,908 | — |
| 91 | San Francisco | Veraguas | 1,898 | — |
| 92 | Santo Domingo | Los Santos | 1,876 | — |
| 93 | Villa Catalina | Colón | 1,874 | — |
| 94 | Montijo | Veraguas | 1,873 | — |
| 95 | La Palma | Darién | 1,845 | — |
| 96 | Quebrada Bonita Adentro | Colón | 1,807 | — |
| 97 | Escobal | Colón | 1,790 | — |
| 98 | San Vicente de Bique | Panamá | 1,784 | — |
| 99 | Achutupo | Kuna Yala | 1,753 | — |
| 100 | Santa María | Herrera | 1,739 | — |
| 101 | Nuevo Emperador | Panamá | 1,723 | — |
| 102 | El Espino | Panamá | 1,717 | — |
| 103 | Churuquita Grande | Coclé | 1,685 | — |
| 104 | Sortová | Chiriquí | 1,678 | — |
| 105 | Puerto Caimito | Panamá | 1,674 | — |
| 106 | Aserrío de Gariché | Chiriquí | 1,658 | — |
| 107 | La Loma | Coclé | 1,654 | — |
| 108 | Dolega | Chiriquí | 1,653 | — |
| 109 | Ailigandí | Kuna Yala | 1,652 | — |
| 110 | Tonosí | Los Santos | 1,643 | — |
| 111 | Finca Blanco | Chiriquí | 1,618 | — |
| 112 | Los Algarrobos | Veraguas | 1,611 | — |
| 113 | Yaviza | Darién | 1,611 | — |
| 114 | El Roble | Coclé | 1,610 | — |
| 115 | Pedasí | Los Santos | 1,558 | — |
| 116 | Gatún | Colón | 1,553 | — |
| 117 | Guarumal | Chiriquí | 1,526 | — |
| 118 | Nueva Gorgona | Panamá | 1,517 | — |
| 119 | Las Palmas | Veraguas | 1,489 | — |
| 120 | Las Colinas | Panamá | 1,447 | — |
| 121 | Manaca Norte | Chiriquí | 1,431 | — |
| 122 | Chiriquí Grande | Bocas del Toro | 1,429 | — |
| 123 | Kanir-Dup | Kuna Yala | 1,429 | — |
| 124 | Calzada Larga | Panamá | 1,427 | — |
| 125 | Cabra | Panamá | 1,415 | — |
| 126 | Santa Clara | Panamá | 1,410 | — |
| 127 | Barranco | Bocas del Toro | 1,398 | — |
| 128 | Manaca Civil | Chiriquí | 1,396 | — |
| 129 | Finca Corredor | Chiriquí | 1,372 | — |
| 130 | Ogobsucum | Kuna Yala | 1,365 | — |
| 131 | El Rincón | Herrera | 1,364 | — |
| 132 | Alanje | Chiriquí | 1,361 | — |
| 133 | San Isidro | Chiriquí | 1,361 | — |
| 134 | Burica | Chiriquí | 1,360 | — |
| 135 | Jaqué | Darién | 1,357 | — |
| 136 | Garachiné | Darién | 1,350 | — |
| 137 | Juan Díaz | Coclé | 1,348 | — |
| 138 | Metetí | Darién | 1,347 | — |
| 139 | Boquerón | Chiriquí | 1,345 | — |
| 140 | Tortí | Panamá | 1,337 | — |
| 141 | Los Lotes | Panamá | 1,319 | — |
| 142 | La Espigadilla | Los Santos | 1,317 | — |
| 143 | El Giral | Colón | 1,310 | — |
| 144 | Mulatupo | Kuna Yala | 1,303 | — |
| 145 | Kusapin | Ngöbe Buglé | 1,288 | — |
| 146 | Cerro Azul | Panamá | 1,287 | — |
| 147 | La Palma | Los Santos | 1,283 | — |
| 148 | Cerro Cama | Panamá | 1,274 | — |
| 149 | Palmas Bellas | Colón | 1,274 | — |
| 150 | Portobelo | Colón | 1,274 | — |
| 151 | Mamitipo | Kuna Yala | 1,271 | — |
| 152 | Llano Marín | Coclé | 1,264 | — |
| 153 | Los Pollos | Coclé | 1,260 | — |
| 154 | Cañita | Panamá | 1,258 | — |
| 155 | Villa Carmen | Panamá | 1,256 | — |
| 156 | Tolé | Chiriquí | 1,253 | — |
| 157 | El Caño | Coclé | 1,247 | — |
| 158 | La Colorada | Veraguas | 1,246 | — |
| 159 | San Andrés | Chiriquí | 1,242 | — |
| 160 | Santa Fé | Darién | 1,234 | — |
| 161 | Nuevo San Juan | Colón | 1,232 | — |
| 162 | San Antonio | Veraguas | 1,232 | — |
| 163 | Coclé | Coclé | 1,226 | — |
| 164 | Río Rita | Colón | 1,216 | — |
| 165 | Gómez | Chiriquí | 1,186 | — |
| 166 | Potrerillos Abajo | Chiriquí | 1,182 | — |
| 167 | Río de Jesús | Veraguas | 1,180 | — |
| 168 | El Copé | Coclé | 1,179 | — |
| 169 | Paraíso | Panamá | 1,177 | — |
| 170 | Santo Domingo | Chiriquí | 1,172 | — |
| 171 | Pueblo Nuevo | Chiriquí | 1,169 | — |
| 172 | Río Duque | Colón | 1,166 | — |
| 173 | La Victoria | Chiriquí | 1,163 | — |
| 174 | Tijeras | Chiriquí | 1,148 | — |
| 175 | María Chiquita | Colón | 1,146 | — |
| 176 | Quiteño | Chiriquí | 1,146 | — |
| 177 | Palmira | Chiriquí | 1,144 | — |
| 178 | Las Guías Oriente | Coclé | 1,143 | — |
| 179 | Churuquita Chiquita | Coclé | 1,142 | — |
| 180 | La Mesa | Panamá | 1,127 | — |
| 181 | Río Grande | Coclé | 1,127 | — |
| 182 | Los Anastacios | Chiriquí | 1,123 | — |
| 183 | Plaza de Caisán | Chiriquí | 1,121 | — |
| 184 | El Ejido | Los Santos | 1,120 | — |
| 185 | Llano de Piedra | Los Santos | 1,105 | — |
| 186 | Bella Vista | Los Santos | 1,104 | — |
| 187 | El Cortezo | Coclé | 1,103 | — |
| 188 | Sioguí Arriba | Chiriquí | 1,102 | — |
| 189 | Caimitillo | Panamá | 1,101 | — |
| 190 | El Cristo | Coclé | 1,096 | — |
| 191 | La Tiza | Los Santos | 1,091 | — |
| 192 | Narganá | Kuna Yala | 1,090 | — |
| 193 | Nuevo Caimitillo | Panamá | 1,090 | — |
| 194 | Alto de la Estancia | Coclé | 1,081 | — |
| 195 | El Coco | Coclé | 1,078 | — |
| 196 | Llano Largo | Los Santos | 1,077 | — |
| 197 | Las Minas | Herrera | 1,076 | — |
| 198 | Agua Buena | Los Santos | 1,069 | — |
| 199 | Las Lomas | Coclé | 1,062 | — |
| 200 | Tubualá | Kuna Yala | 1,061 | — |
| 201 | Mata del Nance | Chiriquí | 1,051 | — |
| 202 | Cartí Sugtupu | Kuna Yala | 1,050 | — |
| 203 | San Félix | Chiriquí | 1,049 | — |
| 204 | El Espino de Santa Rosa | Veraguas | 1,048 | — |
| 205 | Boca de Parita | Herrera | 1,047 | — |
| 206 | Sasardi | Kuna Yala | 1,047 | — |
| 207 | Potrerillos Arriba | Chiriquí | 1,045 | — |
| 208 | Pueblo Viejo | Chiriquí | 1,042 | — |
| 209 | Los Boquerones | Veraguas | 1,038 | — |
| 210 | El Espavé | Panamá | 1,026 | — |
| 211 | Entradero | Coclé | 1,006 | — |
| 212 | Finca Cincuenta y Uno | Bocas del Toro | 1,000 | — |
| 213 | Punta Peña | Bocas del Toro | 993 | — |
| 214 | Chiguirí Arriba | Coclé | 987 | — |
| 215 | El Silencio | Bocas del Toro | 987 | — |
| 216 | Santa Rita | Panamá | 987 | — |
| 217 | Santa Ana Arriba | Los Santos | 984 | — |
| 218 | Taboga | Panamá | 983 | — |
| 219 | Salamanca | Colón | 981 | — |
| 220 | Remedios | Chiriquí | 976 | — |
| 221 | La Mata | Veraguas | 959 | — |
| 222 | Celmira | Chiriquí | 950 | — |
| 223 | Santa Fé | Veraguas | 950 | — |
| 224 | La Estrella | Chiriquí | 945 | — |
| 225 | Sajalices | Panamá | 945 | — |
| 226 | Berbá | Chiriquí | 942 | — |
| 227 | Calobre | Veraguas | 937 | — |
| 228 | Cañazas | Veraguas | 936 | — |
| 229 | La Candelaria | Coclé | 934 | — |
| 230 | La Raya de Santa María | Veraguas | 933 | — |
| 231 | Coetupo | Kuna Yala | 930 | — |
| 232 | Cermeño | Panamá | 928 | — |
| 233 | Coloncito | Panamá | 918 | — |
| 234 | Valle del Risco | Bocas del Toro | 918 | — |
| 235 | Bisira | Ngöbe Buglé | 914 | — |
| 236 | Caimito | Coclé | 911 | — |
| 237 | Bágala | Chiriquí | 910 | — |
| 238 | Caimito | Chiriquí | 906 | — |
| 239 | Gariché | Chiriquí | 900 | — |
| 240 | El Valle de la Unión | Colón | 888 | — |
| 241 | Cerro Sombrero | Ngöbe Buglé | 884 | — |
| 242 | Horconcitos | Chiriquí | 877 | — |
| 243 | Cañaveral | Coclé | 874 | — |
| 244 | Capetí | Emberá | 859 | — |
| 245 | El Uvito | Veraguas | 858 | — |
| 246 | Nuevo Guararé | Panamá | 856 | — |
| 247 | Los Pozos | Herrera | 846 | — |
| 248 | Tigre | Kuna Yala | 817 | — |
| 249 | San Carlos | Panamá | 810 | — |
| 250 | Balboa | Panamá | 807 | — |
| 251 | El Real de Santa María | Darién | 804 | — |
| 252 | Chichica | Ngöbe Buglé | 787 | — |
| 253 | Chimán | Panamá | 786 | — |
| 254 | San Miguel | Panamá | 751 | — |
| 255 | Kankintú | Ngöbe Buglé | 706 | — |
| 256 | Pocrí | Los Santos | 705 | — |
| 257 | Ipetí | Kuna de Madungandí | 652 | — |
| 258 | Icantí | Kuna de Madungandí | 644 | — |
| 259 | Unión Chocoé | Emberá | 605 | — |
| 260 | Olá | Coclé | 583 | — |
| 261 | Wala | Kuna de Wargandí | 532 | — |
| 262 | Mortí | Kuna de Wargandí | 528 | — |
| 263 | Puerto Indio | Emberá | 473 | — |
| 264 | El Porvenir | Kuna Yala | 10 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panamá | 1,499,678 |
| 2 | Chiriquí | 399,311 |
| 3 | Veraguas | 226,379 |
| 4 | Colón | 221,108 |
| 5 | Coclé | 219,217 |
| 6 | Ngöbe Buglé | 119,190 |
| 7 | Herrera | 110,945 |
| 8 | Bocas del Toro | 96,657 |
| 9 | Los Santos | 90,405 |
| 10 | Darién | 42,391 |
| 11 | Kuna Yala | 35,131 |
| 12 | Emberá | 8,928 |
| 13 | Kuna de Madungandí | 3,579 |
| 14 | Kuna de Wargandí | 1,227 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.