Isla Grande

Isla Grande
Corregimiento
Isla Grande
Coordinates: 9°38′N 79°34′W / 9.633°N 79.567°W / 9.633; -79.567Coordinates: 9°38′N 79°34′W / 9.633°N 79.567°W / 9.633; -79.567
Country  Panama
Province Colón
District Portobelo
Area[1]
 • Land 26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 1,037
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
  Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
Isla Grande Lighthouse
Panama
Location Isla Grande
Colón Province
Panama
Coordinates 9°38′16.7″N 79°33′27.4″W / 9.637972°N 79.557611°W / 9.637972; -79.557611
Year first constructed 1894
Foundation concrete base
Construction steel skeletal tower
Tower shape cylindrical skeletal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 26 metres (85 ft)
Focal height 93 metres (305 ft)
Original lens 2nd order Barbier & Cie. Fresnel lens
Light source solar power
Range 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number J6138
NGA number 16628
ARLHS number PAN-026[2] [3]

Isla Grande is a small island and corregimiento in Portobelo District, Colón Province, Panama, off the Caribbean coast. It had a population of 1,037 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 626; its population as of 2000 was 1,055.[1] During the right times of year, the water between the island and the mainland provides an excellent surfing environment. Most of the people found in the town are of African descent and trace it back to black African slaves and those known as Cimarrones.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Northern Panamá The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 January 2017
  3. ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.


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