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The indigenous peoples of Panama, also known as Native Panamanians, are the original inhabitants of Panama, is the Native peoples whose history in the territory of today's Panama predates Spanish colonization. As of the 2010 census, Indigenous peoples constitute 12.3% of Panama’s population of 3.4 million, totaling just over 418,000 individuals.
Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often shortened to comarcas). There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).
Rank Region HDI (2022) Very high human development 1: Panamá: 0.852 2: Colón: 0.829 – Panama 0.820: 3: Chiriquí: 0.819 Herrera: 5: Los Santos: 0.814 High human development
The provinces of Panama and some of the comarcas are divided into districts (distrito). The district are further divided into corregimientos of Panama. More than 50% of the country's population resides in the districts of Panama, San Miguelito, Arraijan, Chorrera, and Colon. [1] Panama map divided in districts
The U.S. signed a treaty in 1903 that allowed it to build and operate the Canal. President Jimmy Carter gave control back to Panama in 1978 under a new treaty. One expert, though, said Cuomo’s ...
Guna Yala in Kuna means "Land Guna" or "Guna Mountain". The area was formerly known as San Blas, and later as Kuna Yala, but the name was changed in October 2011 to "Guna Yala" when the Government of Panama recognized the claim of the people that "Guna" was a closer representation of the name.
Alí, Maurizio. 2010: "En estado de sitio: los kuna en Urabá. Vida cotidiana de una comunidad indígena en una zona de conflicto". Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento de Antropología. Bogotá: Uniandes. ISBN 978-958-695-531-7. James Howe. The Kuna Gathering: Contemporary Village Politics in Panama. Wheatmark ...
Listing price on eBay: $2,500 There were countless Japanese-made, cartoon-like ceramic figurines made during the 1950s, and some of the most valuable (and collectible) are vintage salt and pepper ...