Metetí
Metetí | |
|---|---|
Corregimiento and town | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′0″N 77°58′12″W / 8.50000°N 77.97000°W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Darién |
| District | Pinogana |
| Established | July 29, 1998 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 869.5 km2 (335.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,976 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| Climate | Aw |
Metetí is a town and corregimiento in Pinogana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 7,976 as of 2010. It was created by Law 58 of July 29, 1998, owing to the Declaration of Unconstitutionality of Law 1 of 1982. Its population as of 2000 was 6,244. It is the last major town on the Inter-American Highway before the highway ends at Yaviza. Most of the town's residents are originally from Chiriquí Province. The town has a bank with an ATM, a few restaurants and hotels, a police station, and a gas station.