Parita

Parita
Town and corregimiento
Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Parita
Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Parita
Parita is located in Panama
Parita
Parita
Location within Panama
Coordinates: 8°0′0″N 80°30′36″W / 8.00000°N 80.51000°W / 8.00000; -80.51000
Country Panama
ProvinceHerrera
DistrictParita
Founded1556
Area
 • Land108.2 km2 (41.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,723
 • Density34.4/km2 (89/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

Parita is a town and corregimiento in Parita District, Herrera Province, Panama with a population of 3,723 as of 2010. It is the seat of Parita District. It was founded in 1556. Its population as of 1990 was 3,257; its population as of 2000 was 3,616.

History

Before the Spanish conquest, this town was the capital of the Kingdom of Parita.

References

  1. 1 2 Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer p. 1432
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030354/http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/archivos/P3601Cuadro11.xls |date=March 4, 2016 }} (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.