Colón, Panama
Colón | |
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| Ciudad de Colón | |
Top to bottom, left to right: Aerial view of Colón, November 5 Park located at the Historic District of Colón, Colón Free Trade Zone, Statue of Christopher Columbus, and the Inmaculate Conception Cathedral. | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Colón | |
| Coordinates: 9°21′26″N 79°53′55″W / 9.35722°N 79.89861°W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Colón Province |
| District | Colón District |
| Named after | Christopher Columbus |
| Government | |
| • President | Laurentino Cortizo |
| • Mayor | Federico Policani |
| Area | |
• City | 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• City | 78,000 |
| • Density | 33,000/km2 (84,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 241,817 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| Area code | +507 |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | |
Colón (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlon]) is a city and seaport in Panama, beside the Caribbean Sea, lying near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is the capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city. City proper located entirely on Manzanillo Peninsula (former island), surrounded by Limon Bay, Manzanillo Bay, and the Folks River. Since the disestablishment of the Panama Canal Zone, suburban corregimiento of Cristobal to include Fort Gulick, a former U.S. Army base, as well as the towns of Cristobal and Margarita; and recent corregimiento of Cristóbal Este now include the town of Coco Solo.