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Veladero

Coordinates: 8°14′00″N 81°39′00″W / 8.2333°N 81.6500°W / 8.2333; -81.6500
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Veladero
Country Panama
ProvinceChiriquí
DistrictTolé
EstablishedMarch 7, 1997[1]
Area
 • Land51.1 km2 (19.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total1,727
 • Density33.8/km2 (88/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
ClimateAm

Veladero is a corregimiento in Tolé District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It has a land area of 51.1 square kilometres (19.7 sq mi) and had a population of 1,727 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 33.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (88/sq mi).[1] It was created by Law 10 of March 7, 1997; this measure was complemented by Law 5 of January 19, 1998 and Law 69 of October 28, 1998.[1] Its population as of 2000 was 1,575.[1]

The mountain peak Baboso is nearby.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

8°14′00″N 81°39′00″W / 8.2333°N 81.6500°W / 8.2333; -81.6500