Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca

Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé
Kätärä Teri Ngäbe Bugle
Established1997
CapitalLlano Tugrí
Subdivisions
9 Districts
  • Besiko
  • Jirondai
  • Kankintú
  • Kusapín
  • Mirono
  • Münä
  • Nole Duima
  • Ñürün
  • Bledeshia
Government
  BodyTribal Council
  CaciqueSilvia Carrera
Area
  Total
6,968 km2 (2,690 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
  Total
212,084
  Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
  Year2023
  Total$700 million
  Per capita$3,200
Time zoneUTC-5
ISO 3166 codePA-NB
HDI (2017)0.560
medium

Ngäbe-Buglé (Spanish: [ˈŋɡoβe βuˈɣle]) is the largest and most populous of Panama's five comarcas indígenas. It was created in 1997 from lands formerly belonging to the provinces of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, and Veraguas. The capital is known as Buäbiti in Guaymí and Llano Tugrí in Spanish.