El Empalme, Bocas del Toro
El Empalme | |
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Corregimiento and town | |
Interactive map of El Empalme | |
El Empalme | |
| Coordinates: 9°25′N 82°31′W / 9.42°N 82.52°W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Bocas del Toro |
| District | Changuinola District |
| Established | April 30, 2003 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 79.5 km2 (30.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 18,653 |
| • Density | 234.7/km2 (608/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ETZ) |
El Empalme is a town and corregimiento in the Changuinola District of Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. It has a land area of 79.5 square kilometres (30.7 sq mi) and had a population of 18,653 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 234.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (608/sq mi). It was created by Law 40 of April 30, 2003.