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Bocas del Toro Archipelago

Native name: Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro
Map of the archipelago
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Geography
Coordinates	9°15′42″N 82°09′05″W / 9.261752°N 82.151281°W / 9.261752; -82.151281 (Bocas del Toro Archipelago)
Area	250 km (97 sq mi)
Administration
Panama
Province	Bocas del Toro Province
District	Bocas del Toro
Largest settlement	Bocas Town
Demographics
Population	13,000 (2012)
Pop. density	24.85/km (64.36/sq mi)

The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea in the north-west of Panama.

Geography

The archipelago separates Almirante Bay and Chiriquí Lagoon from the open Caribbean Sea. The archipelago is part of the Bocas del Toro District which is part of Bocas del Toro Province. The area is 250 km (97 square miles) which is about 60% of the district's area, and the population about 13,000, which is 75% of the district's population. The major city is Bocas del Toro, also called Bocas Town, on Isla Colón.

Access

The islands are accessible by water taxis and private boats. Isla Colón is accessible by airplanes, ferries, private boats, and water taxis. Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport, located just west of Bocas Town, provides air transportation to and from the islands. Ferries serve Bocas Town from Almirante, Changuinola, and Chiriquí Grande.

Environment

The major islands of the archipelago, Colón, Bastimentos, Cristóbal, Popa, Solarte, and Cayo Agua, have been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support significant populations of white-crowned pigeons and three-wattled bellbirds.

Islands

• Cayos Zapatilla
• Isla Bastimentos
• Isla Carenero (aka: Careening Cay or Careening Key)
• Isla Cayo Agua
• Isla Colón (main island)
• Isla Cristóbal
• Isla Popa
• Isla Solarte
• Isla Pastores
• Isla Bagui
• Isla Split Hill

The archipelago also includes 50 cays and some 200 tiny islets.

Protected Areas

• Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park
• Mimi Timbi
• Palo Seco
• Playa Bluff
• La Amistad (Pila)

Settlements

• Bocas del Toro (Bocas Town)
• Bastimentos (Isla Bastimentos)
• Salt Creek (Isla Bastimentos)
• Punta Laurel (Isla Bastimentos)

Climate

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See also

• List of islands of Panama
• Atlantic Ocean
• Panama
• Districts of Panama
• List of islands in the Caribbean: Panama

• Outline of Panama
• Index of Panama-related articles
• List of cities in Panama

Notes

External links

• BocasDelToro.com Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine OFFICIAL WEBSITE - Everything about Bocas del Toro

References

1. "Bocas del Toro Archipelago". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
2. "Bocas del Toro, Panama". Bocas del Toro.org. Retrieved 17 March 2011.

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Islands	Bastimentos Island Carenero Island Cayo Agua Island Cayos Zapatilla Colón Island Cristóbal Island Popa Island Solarte Island
Protected areas	Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park
Settlements	Bahia Honda Bastimentos Boca del Drago Bocas del Toro Bocatorito Carenero Cayo Agua Colonia Santeña Isla Tigre Loma Partida Old Point Popa 1 Popa 2 Punta Laurel Salt Creek San Cristóbal Solarte Valle Escondido

• Archipelagoes of Panama
• Important Bird Areas of Panama
• Important Bird Areas of the Caribbean
• Archipelagoes of the Caribbean Sea
• Panamanian coasts of the Caribbean Sea
• Bocas del Toro Province
• Districts of Panama