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Colon Province - Definition

Related Words: Ally, Archbishopric, Archdiocese, Archduchy, Area, Arena, Arrondissement, Art, Bailiwick, Beat, Bishopric, Boondocks, Border, Borderland, Borough, Calling

Colón is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Colón.

The province is divided in 5 districts.

District (Capital)

  1. Chagres (Nuevo Chagres)
  2. Colón (Colón)
  3. Donoso (Miguel de la Borda)
  4. Portobelo (Portobelo)
  5. Santa Isabel (Santa Isabel)

This province has traditionally been focused in commerce (through the Colon Free Zone, Panama Canal and its banking activities), but also has natural resources that are being developed as tourist attraction, such as coral reefs and rainforests.

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