Back محافظة بوكاس ديل تورو Arabic Бокас-дэль-Тора (правінцыя) Byelorussian Бокас дел Торо (провинция) Bulgarian Província de Bocas del Toro Catalan Provincia de Bocas del Toro CEB Bocas del Toro (provincie) Czech Provinz Bocas del Toro German Bokas-del-Toro Esperanto Provincia de Bocas del Toro Spanish Bocas del Toro (probintzia) Basque

Bocas del Toro Province

Bocas del Toro Province
Provincia de Bocas del Toro
Province
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Flag of Bocas del Toro Province
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Location of Bocas del Toro in Panama
Location of Bocas del Toro in Panama
Bocas del Toro Province is located in Panama
Bocas del Toro Province
Bocas del Toro Province
Coordinates (Seat of Government): 9°20′26″N 82°14′26″W / 9.34056°N 82.24056°W / 9.34056; -82.24056
Country Panama
Founded1903
CapitalBocas del Toro
Area
 • Total4,657.2 km2 (1,798.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total159,228
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
 Census
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$2.7 billion[1]
 • Per capita$15,700
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time)
ISO 3166 codePA-1
HDI (2017)0.719[2]
high
Websitebocasdeltoro.com
Google Earth,[3] Statiods[4]

Bocas del Toro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbokas ðel ˈtoɾo]; meaning "Mouths of the Bull") is a province of Panama. Its area is 4,643.9 square kilometers, comprising the mainland and nine main islands.[5] The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante (Almirante Bay), Chiriquí Lagoon, and adjacent mainland. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro (or Bocas Town) on Isla Colón (Colón Island). Other major cities or towns include Almirante and Changuinola. The province has a population of 159,228 as of 2023.[6][7]

Christopher Columbus and his crew first visited the area in 1502.[8] Bocas del Toro borders the Caribbean Sea to the north, Limón Province of Costa Rica to the west, Chiriquí Province to the south, and Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca to the east. The Río Sixaola forms part of the border with Costa Rica. A newly constructed bridge spans the river between Guabito and Sixaola, Costa Rica. The bridge is a border crossing used by tourists going between destinations in Bocas del Toro and Costa Rica. Walk across the bridge via the pedestrian causeway or register your vehicle in advance to cross between 8am and 6pm (Panamá time, Costa Rica is an hour earlier).

The province contains two national parks, Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park and La Amistad International Park.[9] The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute operates a research station on Colón Island just northwest of Bocas Town.[10] There are many banana plantations in Bocas del Toro, often called the oro verde, or green gold of Central America.[11]

  1. ^ "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ Google Earth
  4. ^ Provinces of Panama
  5. ^ Somos Panama Archived March 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 15 March 2011
  6. ^ "Bocas del Toro (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  7. ^ Panama 2010 Census Archived 2017-09-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 24 May 2011
  8. ^ "Lonely Planet". Bocas del Toro History. Retrieved: 15 March 2011
  9. ^ Frommer's Panama (1st ed.). 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-04890-0.
  10. ^ Bocas del Toro Research Station Retrieved: 14 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Changuinola". Changuinola Banana. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved: 15 March 2011

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