Place:Chitré, Herrera, Panama

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NameChitré
Alt namesChitrésource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates7.983°N 80.417°W
Located inHerrera, Panama
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chitré is a city and corregimiento, the capital of the Panamanian province of Herrera. with a population of 9,092 as of 2010, and a metropolitan area population of 80,000 inhabitants.[1] It is also the seat of Chitré District.[1] Chitré is located about 7 km inland from the Gulf of Panama on the Azuero Peninsula. The name Chitré comes from the native tribe Chitra. In the city, there is a district, also called Chitré, which is subdivided into five corregimientos. The corregimientos are San Juan Bautista, Llano Bonito, Monagrillo, La Arena and Chitré.

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