Skip to content
ชิเตร
EntityQ657763· pop 26· linked from 149 articles

ชิเตร

Sign in to save

Also known as Chitre

Chitré is the capital of the Panamanian province of Herrera. Located in the northeast of the Azuero Peninsula, the district of Chitré has a population of 60,500 inhabitants. At present, approximately 100,000 inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of the city of Chitre, including the small towns of La Villa de Los Santos, Pesé, Parita and other towns. This city is the main commercial hub of the Azuero region and one of the most important cities in the country.

Weather now

cached 1994h ago
30°clear sky
68% 4.4 m/s OpenWeatherMap

7-day forecast

via Open-Meteo

Place details

Locality
Brisas de los Guayacanes
Region
Herrera
Country
Panamá
Population
8,969
Timezone
America/Panama

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Chitré
Settlement.settlement_type
County and city
Settlement.image_skyline
Chitrecity.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
City of Chitre
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Chitré.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo Chitré.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Panama
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Herrera Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Juan Carlos Huerta Solís
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1848
Settlement.area_land_km2
12.4
Settlement.population_as_of
2024
Settlement.population_total
61000 Metropolitan Area 100,000

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Panama
Population
9022
Area
12.4
Elevation
24
Official website
chitre.municipios.gob.pa
Image
Chitre.jpg
Show 4 more facts
Commons category
Chitré
inception
1848-00-00
topic's main category
Category:Chitré
category of associated people
Category:People from Chitré
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

Gallery (2)

On the map

5 mapped locations