Cañazas
Cañazas is a corregimiento in Cañazas District, Veraguas Province, Panama with a population of 4,836 as of 2010.[1] It is the seat of Cañazas District.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 8,015; its population as of 2000 was 5,346.[1]
Cañazas | |
|---|---|
  Cañazas | |
| Coordinates: 8°19′12″N 81°12′36″W | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Veraguas |
| District | Cañazas |
| Area | |
| • Land | 89.3 km2 (34.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,836 |
| • Density | 54.2/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
An extinct, unclassified indigenous language known as Urraca or Esquegua was spoken just north of the modern city of Cañazas, Panama.[2] (See List of unclassified languages of South America#Northern Andes.)
References
- "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 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. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.