Metetí
| Metetí | |
|---|---|
| Corregimiento and town | |
  Metetí | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′0″N 77°58′12″W / 8.50000°N 77.97000°WCoordinates: 8°30′0″N 77°58′12″W / 8.50000°N 77.97000°W | |
| Country |
 Panama |
| Province | Darién |
| District | Pinogana |
| Established | July 29, 1998[1] |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 869.5 km2 (335.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,976 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
Metetí is a town and corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 7,976 as of 2010.[1] It was created by Law 58 of July 29, 1998, owing to the Declaration of Unconstitutionality of Law 1 of 1982.[1] Its population as of 2000 was 6,244.[1] It is the last major town on the Inter-American Highway before the highway ends at Yaviza.[2] Most of the town's residents are originally from Chiriquí Province.[2] The town has a bank with an ATM, a few restaurants and hotels, a police station, and a gas station.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
- 1 2 3 Friar, William. Panama. Moon Publications (2008), p. 422–23. ISBN 1-59880-085-X.
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