Place details
Place namePanama
Other namesRepública de Panamá, Panamá, Republic of Panama, République du Panama, PAN, PA, ISO591, PM00, Darién, Panamanian
Latitude9
Longitude-80
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by Cuna, Guaymí & Chocó peoples when Spaniards arrived in 16th cen.; native population was decimated, Africans were brought here as slaves; Scottish company attempted colony 1698; part of viceroyalties of Peru & New Granada 18th-19th cen.; official language is Spanish, though English is a common second language.