Emberá-Wounaan
Country Panama
CapitalUnión Chocó
Area
  Total4,393.9 km2 (1,696.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total10,001[1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (ETZ)
ISO 3166 codePA-EM

Emberá-Wounaan is a comarca indígena (indigenous territory) in eastern Panama. It was created by Law Number 22 on November 8, 1983, out of the former Chepigana and Pinogana districts of the Darién Province. Its capital is Unión Chocó, and it is notable for being composed of two non-contiguous sections.

Administrative divisions

Emberá-Wounaan Comarca is sub-divided into 2 districts and 5 corregimientos. Cemaco is the eastern section, Sambú is the western one.

District
Corregimientos (Subdivisions)
Cabecera (Seat)
Cémaco District Cirilo Guaynora, Lajas Blancas, Manuel Ortega Unión Chocó
Sambú District Río Sábalo, Jingurudo Puerto Indio

See also

References

  1. "Cuadro 11. Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República, según Provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y Corregimiento: Censos de 1990, 2000 y 2010". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Contraloría General de la República de Panamá. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

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