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Revision as of 03:15, 6 November 2017 by 64.231.97.81 (talk) (→People)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Corregimiento and town in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama| Almirante | |
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| Corregimiento and town | |
  Almirante | |
| Coordinates: 9°18′0″N 82°24′0″W / 9.30000°N 82.40000°W / 9.30000; -82.40000 | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Bocas del Toro Province |
| District | Changuinola |
| Area | |
| • Land | 95.4 km (36.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,731 |
| • Density | 133.5/km (346/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
Almirante is a city in Bocas del Toro Province in the Republic of Panama. Its name is Spanish for admiral.
Demographics
Almirante has a land area of 95.4 square kilometres (36.8 sq mi) and had a population of 12,731 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 133.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (346/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 11,584; its population as of 2000 was 12,430.
Town
Central Almirante's most popular wards are: Una Milla ("One Mile"), Zegla, Barrio Frances ("Patua Town"), Aeropuerto, Media Milla, Tampico, Bda. San Agustin, Las Golondrinas.
Surrounding communities are: Milla 3, Miraflores, Ojo de Agua, Rio Oeste and Milla 5.
Point of Interests in town are: Port of Almirante, Sea Wall area, Central Park, Catholic Church, Anglican Church and Ojo de Agua area.
Almirante is also surrounded by a beautiful Ambrossian Bight, with calm waters.
Almirante was struck by a powerful earthquake on April 22, 1991, in those days wood houses were common construction and most of them were torn down. Because of this the government decided to build new residences outside Almirante.
People
Almirante town was essentially built by the United Fruit Company as a port for banana exports.
Almirante's first settlers were mostly black descendants from Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles, who moved inland to work in the banana plantations during the early 1900s.
Due to the economic importance of Port Almirante, Chinese, Hindu and Jewish minorities established businesses in the town. Since 2002, a second Chinese immigration has made an economic presence in various areas of Bocas del Toro Province.
Since Bocas del Toro Province has a vast indigenous population, they also migrated to Almirante, replacing blacks as the major ethnic group.
In Almirante, the major spoken languages are English, Spanish, native indigenous languages and Guari-Guari.
For their livelihood, Almirante people are employed in local businesses, government positions and AES workers at the hydroelectric plant located close to Ojo de Agua.
Today, due to a growing population, many have moved to Panama City looking for new opportunities.
Sports
Even the town is small, has several sports facilities, specially concrete basketball courts in Una Milla, Zegla, Barrio Frances, one artificial turf soccer field by Barrio Frances, and the most important Myrick Stadium for baseball and softball.
Major sport figure: baseball player Fernando Seguignol reached MLB level.
Transportation
For travelers, Almirante is mainly a jumping-off point for land travel to other cities on the mainland, Panama or Costa Rica. It is an approximately 30-minute water taxi ride from Colón Island. There are two bus terminals, one located in the center of the town, the other on the outskirts of town. There are direct buses available from Almirante to David and Panama City, as well as private shuttle services to Boquete. Additionally shuttle services exist between Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Bocas del Toro passing through Almirante.
The Port of Almirante is a commercial shipping port for banana export.
The United Fruit Company operated a now-abandoned narrow gauge railway that transported bananas to the port of Almirante.
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 10 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Frommer's Panama (2E, 2009), ISBN 978-0-470-37183-1.
- International Banking Directory. Bankers Publishing Company. 1922. p. 806.
External links
- World Gazeteer: Panama – World-Gazetteer.com
 Bocas del Toro Province | ||
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| Capital: Bocas del Toro | ||
| Almirante District |  | |
| Bocas del Toro District | ||
| Changuinola District | ||
| Chiriquí Grande District | ||