Provinces of Panama

Provinces and Indigenous regions of Panama
Provincias y regiones indígenas de Panamá (Spanish)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Panama
Number10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions)
4 indigenous regions (provincial level)
PopulationsProvinces:
54,235 (Darién) – 1,439,575 (Panamá)
Indigenous regions:
12,358 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 212,084 (Ngäbe-Buglé)
AreasProvinces:
2,362.9 km2 (912.3 sq mi) (Herrera) – 12,402.7 km2 (4,788.7 sq mi) (Darién)
Indigenous regions:
1,606.2 km2 (620.2 sq mi) (Naso Tjër Di) – 6,829.5 km2 (2,636.9 sq mi) (Ngäbe-Buglé)
Government
Subdivisions

Panama is divided into ten provinces (Spanish: provincias) and four provincial-level indigenous regions (Spanish: comarcas indígenas, often shortened to comarcas). The most recently established province is Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014, and the most recently established indigenous region is Naso Tjër Di Comarca on 4 December 2020.

There are also two indigenous regions within provinces that are considered equivalent to a corregimiento (municipality).