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Puerto Caimito

Coordinates: 8°52′12″N 79°43′12″W / 8.87000°N 79.72000°W / 8.87000; -79.72000
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Puerto Caimito
Town and corregimiento
Puerto Caimito
High tide at the beach in Puerto Caimito
Puerto Caimito is located in Panama
Puerto Caimito
Puerto Caimito
Coordinates: 8°52′12″N 79°43′12″W / 8.87000°N 79.72000°W / 8.87000; -79.72000
Country Panama
ProvincePanamá Oeste
DistrictLa Chorrera
Area
 • Land31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total16,951
 • Density535.6/km2 (1,387/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

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.

References

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  1. ^ 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.