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Panama City

capital of Panama

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Panama City is the capital and largest city of Panama, a Central American country. It serves as the nation's political, economic, and cultural center.

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Place details

Locality: Panamá
Region: Provincia de Panamá
Country: Panamá
Population: 408,168
Timezone: America/Panama

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Key dates

Inception: 25 August 1519

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Panamá
Country: Panama
Located in: Panamá District
Official language: Spanish
Population: +1540000
Area: +275
Elevation: +20
Time zone: Q5390
Body of water: Panama Canal
Head of government: Mayer Mizrachi

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Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a total population of 410,354 in the city proper and 1,086,990 in the Panama District, which includes the outer corregimientos of the city. The metropolitan area has over 2,100,000 people. The city is at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of Panama. The city is the political and administrative center of the country, as well as a hub for banking and commerce.

The city of Panama was founded on 15 August 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila. The city was the starting point for expeditions that conquered the Inca Empire of Peru. It was a stopover point on one of the most important trade routes in the American continent, leading to the fairs of Nombre de Dios and Portobelo, through which passed most of the gold and silver that Spain mined from the Americas.