El Chorrillo
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Country | Panama |
Province | Panamá |
District | Panamá |
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• Land | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
Population
(2010)[1]
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• Total | 18,302 |
• Density | 29,363.1/km2 (76,050/sq mi) |
Population density calculated based on land area. | |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
El Chorrillo is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 18,302 as of 2010.[1]
It was founded April 29, 1915, and was originally populated by immigrants working on the construction of the Panama Canal; many were from the Antilles. The impoverished area is the hometown of Manuel Noriega and was heavily damaged during the United States invasion of Panama in 1989.[2] Other former residents of note include boxer Roberto Durán[3] and poet Hector Miguel Collado.
Its population as of 1990 was 20,488; its population as of 2000 was 22,632.[1]
El Chorillo is the only district in Panama with two first-division clubs - Chorrillo F.C. and Plaza Amador - in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol.
El Chorillo is the birthplace of hall of fame boxer Roberto Duran.
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Capital: Panama | ||
Balboa District |
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Chepo District |
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Chimán District |
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Panamá District |
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San Miguelito District |
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Taboga District |
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8°56′58″N 79°32′44″W / 8.9494°N 79.5456°W / 8.9494; -79.5456
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