Municipalities of Panama map & data
Panama has 412 municipalities in this layer, spread over 12 regions. The most are in Provincia de Chiriquí (105), Provincia de Veraguas (75) and Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé (59). The largest include Lajas Blancas, Teribe and Tucutí.
Municipalities by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Provincia de Chiriquí | 105 | 25% |
| Provincia de Veraguas | 75 | 18% |
| Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé | 59 | 14% |
| Provincia de Panamá | 52 | 13% |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 41 | 10.0% |
| Provincia de Coclé | 27 | 6.6% |
| Provincia de Darién | 23 | 5.6% |
| Colón Province | 15 | 3.6% |
| Comarca Emberá-Wounaan | 6 | 1.5% |
| Comarca Guna Yala | 4 | 1.0% |
| Provincia de Herrera | 3 | 0.7% |
| Provincia de Panamá Oeste | 2 | 0.5% |
Largest municipalities in Panama
- Lajas BlancasComarca Emberá-Wounaan · 1,675 km²
- TeribeProvincia de Bocas del Toro · 1,542.2 km²
- TucutíProvincia de Darién · 1,421.6 km²
- PayaProvincia de Darién · 1,156.6 km²
- CalovéboraProvincia de Veraguas · 1,140.6 km²
- JaquéProvincia de Darién · 1,053.9 km²
- TortíProvincia de Panamá · 1,015.9 km²
- Manuel OrtegaComarca Emberá-Wounaan · 961.3 km²
- NarganáComarca Guna Yala · 943 km²
- Coclé del NorteColón Province · pop. 3555 · 936.6 km²
- CaimitilloProvincia de Panamá · 931.1 km²
- MetetíComarca Emberá-Wounaan · 887.7 km²
- Boca de CupeProvincia de Darién · 705.1 km²
- JingurudóComarca Emberá-Wounaan · 686.9 km²
- TubualáComarca Guna Yala · 663.3 km²
- Santa FeProvincia de Darién · 594.3 km²
- YapeProvincia de Darién · 581.3 km²
- AiligandíComarca Guna Yala · 577.2 km²
- CristóbalColón Province · 553 km²
- CamogantíProvincia de Darién · 551.8 km²
- La PalmaProvincia de Darién · 551.6 km²
- Río ChiriquíComarca Ngäbe-Buglé · pop. 3658 · 521.8 km²
- Río CongoProvincia de Darién · 506.6 km²
- El LlanoProvincia de Panamá · 504.5 km²
- Río SábaloComarca Emberá-Wounaan · 498.9 km²
- Río IglesiasProvincia de Darién · 486.9 km²
- Bajo CulubreProvincia de Bocas del Toro · pop. 963 · 484.3 km²
- YavizaProvincia de Darién · 422.4 km²
- CañitaProvincia de Panamá · 421.9 km²
- Llano GrandeProvincia de Coclé · 401.5 km²
- Guariviara / GwaribiaraComarca Ngäbe-Buglé · pop. 4036 · 398.6 km²
- ToabréProvincia de Coclé · 398 km²
- Guoroní / GworoniComarca Ngäbe-Buglé · pop. 2647 · 394.3 km²
- Unión SanteñaProvincia de Panamá · 382.2 km²
- Cirilo GuainoraComarca Emberá-Wounaan · 378.6 km²
- Santa Cruz de ChininaProvincia de Panamá · 367.6 km²
- CeibaProvincia de Bocas del Toro · pop. 1361 · 357.5 km²
- ChepiganaProvincia de Darién · 343 km²
- Burí / BüriComarca Ngäbe-Buglé · pop. 4129 · 340.1 km²
- Río Congo ArribaProvincia de Darién · 334.1 km²
What's in this layer
Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.
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This layer holds 412 municipalities in Panama, the most of them in Provincia de Chiriquí. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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