Penonomé, Coclé

Penonomé
Penonomé Church
Penonomé
Coordinates:
Country Panama
Province Coclé
Population [1]
 • Total 21,748

Penonomé (pop. 21,748[1]) is the capital of the Panamanian province of Coclé. The town is located along the Inter-American Highway in the wide, flat lowlands of central Coclé.[1]

Penonomé was founded in 1581.[2] The name of this town comes from the words "penó Nomé". Nome was a chief of a local native American tribe, who was put to death by the Spanish colonial officials. "Penó Nomé" means "Nome was executed."[3] The town was the capital of Panama for a short period after Panama City was sacked by Henry Morgan in 1671.[2]

The Catedral de Penonomé and the municipal government office (Casa de Gobierno) are located on the town's central plaza.[1] The town also has a small museum, El Museo de Penonomé, which is often closed.[1] The town has two main shopping streets, Avenida Juan Demóstenes Arosemena and the Inter-American Highway along the edge of town.[1]

The town is home to many descendants of Turkish, Chinese, and Arab immigrants.[1]

Penonomé is served by buses to many locations in Panama.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Contraloría General de la República, Censo 2010 http://www.censos2010.gob.pa/Resultados/cuadros.aspx (Spanish)
  2. ^ a b Katzman, Patricia. Panama. Hunter Publishing (2006), p. 162. ISBN 9781588435293.
  3. ^ Panama Now. Focus Publications (1986), p. 19. OCLC 15925937.

p Penonomé debe su nombre a un cacique que habitaba la región y que estaba enamorado de una India llamada Zaratí. En su tribu no querían que él se casara por lo que inventaron que su amada había muerto ahogada. Desesperado fue a buscarla y, como no halló rastro de ella, se tiró de un risco y murió. Antes de tirarse gritó "ahí voy Zara." De ahí el nombre del río Zaratí y el nombre Penonomé (murió Nomé). (Se desconoce el origen de esta leyenda).