Puerto Armuelles
Puerto Armuelles
Rabo De Puerco El Petrolero | |
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City and corregimiento | |
| Nickname: The petroleum capital of Panama | |
Puerto Armuelles global positioning | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Chiriquí |
| District | Barú |
| Founded | 1928 |
| City Status | 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Cosmopolitan borough, City |
| • Governing body | Puerto Armuelles City Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 124.1 km2 (47.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 12,249 |
| • Density | 98.7/km2 (256/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Climate | Am |
Puerto Armuelles is a city and corregimiento on Panama's Pacific coast in western Chiriquí Province adjacent to Costa Rica. It is the seat of the Barú District and the second-largest city in Chiriqui province with a population of nearly 25,000. Puerto Armuelles has two different types of deep-water ports, one for bananas, and one for oil.