El Cristo | |
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Town and
corregimiento | |
Coordinates: 8°15′0″N 80°37′12″W / 8.25000°N 80.62000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Coclé |
District | Aguadulce |
Area | |
• Land | 113 km2 (44 sq mi) |
Population (2010)
[1] | |
• Total | 4,017 |
• Density | 35.5/km2 (92/sq mi) |
Population density calculated based on land area. | |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
El Cristo is a town and corregimiento in Aguadulce District, Coclé Province, Panama. It has a land area of 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi) and a population of 4,017 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 35.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (92/sq mi). [1] Its population as of 1990 was 3,393; its population as of 2000 was 3,852. [1]
El Cristo is one of the oldest towns in the region. In pre-Columbian times it was inhabited by an aboriginal community for a period of several centuries. According to studies by the archaeologist Cook, this community is similar to the pre-Columbian site of the Sierra at the edge of Santa Maria. The history of El Cristo goes back to the founding of Nata, by which time El Cristo was a cattle farm of the Spanish. The town is home to a Christmas tree, renowned for being the highest in Central America.[ citation needed]
El Cristo | |
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Town and
corregimiento | |
Coordinates: 8°15′0″N 80°37′12″W / 8.25000°N 80.62000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Coclé |
District | Aguadulce |
Area | |
• Land | 113 km2 (44 sq mi) |
Population (2010)
[1] | |
• Total | 4,017 |
• Density | 35.5/km2 (92/sq mi) |
Population density calculated based on land area. | |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
El Cristo is a town and corregimiento in Aguadulce District, Coclé Province, Panama. It has a land area of 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi) and a population of 4,017 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 35.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (92/sq mi). [1] Its population as of 1990 was 3,393; its population as of 2000 was 3,852. [1]
El Cristo is one of the oldest towns in the region. In pre-Columbian times it was inhabited by an aboriginal community for a period of several centuries. According to studies by the archaeologist Cook, this community is similar to the pre-Columbian site of the Sierra at the edge of Santa Maria. The history of El Cristo goes back to the founding of Nata, by which time El Cristo was a cattle farm of the Spanish. The town is home to a Christmas tree, renowned for being the highest in Central America.[ citation needed]