Panama City

Also known as Panamá, Panama, Ciudad de Panamá, Ciudad de Panama

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

Travel guide

Understand

Panama City serves as the administrative and economic hub of the Republic of Panama and is among the busiest urban centers in Central America. It combines areas of recent buildings and tall skyscrapers with well-preserved historic neighborhoods, reflecting the urban evolution since its founding in 1519.

Spanish is the official language and the most widely used in everyday life, although English is frequently used in tourism and business. Commercial offerings range from major international brands to popular markets and small local shops, such as those clustered along Avenida Central. You can also find establishments specializing in products from various ethnic communities, particularly those of Chinese and Indian origin.

Despite the differences in customer service that may occur, service in shops and restaurants is generally friendly. The city also has nearby parks and natural areas that allow for alternating urban activities with outdoor activities.

Get around

thumb|300px|Miraflores locks, Panama Canal

See

thumbnail|Casa Gongora, Casco Viejo thumbnail|Cathedral tower, Panama Viejo

Buy

Calidonia area has plenty of street markets.

Eat

Check out Panama Restaurant Week, which doesn't happen every year, but when it does it is a fantastic option to try great restaurants at good prices. Despite its name, it lasts 15 days, with dozens of participating restaurants offering special participating menus at fixed, lower than normal prices.

Drink

Buy and try some Panamanian and Cuban coffee while you're here. It will be some of the best you've ever had.

Calle Uruguay is a neighborhood filled with bars and discos for wealthy Panamanians and foreigners.

Taberna 21 is a local hangout serving great cheap beer and Spanish tapas.

Connect

You can buy SIM cards for Panama's 4 carriers at the Terminal (Albrook) and probably many other places.

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Article

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.