Nuevo Chagres
| Nuevo Chagres | |
|---|---|
  Nuevo Chagres | |
| Coordinates: 9°14′10″N 80°05′10″W / 9.23611°N 80.08611°WCoordinates: 9°14′10″N 80°05′10″W / 9.23611°N 80.08611°W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Colón |
| District | Chagres |
| Settled | 1916 |
| Named for | Chagres |
| Capital | Chagres District |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 499[1] |
Nuevo Chagres (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnweβo ˈtʃaɣɾes], English: New Chagres) is a seaside town and corregimiento in the Colón Province of Panama, and the capital of the Chagres District.
The town is named after the historical settlement of Chagres, which lay about 8.2 miles (13.2 km) to the northwest, at the mouth of the Chagres River. Although Chagres fell outside the original boundary of the Panama Canal Zone, that boundary was expanded in 1916 to include the Chagres River's mouth. The town of Chagres—with its 96 houses and 400 to 500 inhabitants—was then "depopulated," and its former residents were relocated to Nuevo Chagres.[2]
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo. "2010 National Census: Final Basic Results" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ Peter L. Weaver and Gerald P. Bauer. "The San Lorenzo Protected Area: A Summary of Cultural and Natural Resources" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry. Retrieved 1 November 2012.