Puerto Caimito is a town and corregimiento in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 16,951 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 3,623; its population as of 2000 was 7,198.[1] It was the boyhood home of New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera.
Puerto Caimito | |
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Town and corregimiento | |
 High tide at the beach in Puerto Caimito | |
  Puerto Caimito | |
| Coordinates: 8°52′12″N 79°43′12″W / 8.87000°N 79.72000°W | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Panamá Oeste |
| District | La Chorrera |
| Area | |
| • Land | 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 16,951 |
| • Density | 535.6/km2 (1,387/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Retrieved May 26, 2015.