Panama Canal Zone

American concession in Panama between 1903 and 1979

Key facts

Status: Concession of the United States in Panama
Capital: Balboa
Common languages: Spanish , English
Demonym: Zonian
1904 1905: George Whitefield Davis (first military)
1913 1914: Richard Lee Metcalfe (last military)
1914 1917: George Washington Goethals (first civil)
1975 1979: Harold Parfitt (last civil)
Hay bunau varilla treaty: November 18, 1903
Torrijos carter treaties: October 1, 1979
Total: 1,432 km (553 sq mi)
Currency: United States dollar , Panamanian balboa (tolerated)

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Today part ofPanama

The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish: Zona del Canal de Panamá), also known simply as the Canal Zone, was a concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama that existed from 1903 to 1979. It consisted of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending five miles (8 km) on each side of the centerline but excluding Panama City and Colón. Its capital was Balboa.