San José del General

San José del General
Corregimiento
Country Panama
ProvinceColón
DistrictOmar Torrijos Herrera
Area
[1]
 • Land198.6 km2 (76.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total2,248
 • Density11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

San José del General is a corregimiento in Omar Torrijos Herrera District, Colón Province, Panama with a population of 2,248 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 1,422; its population as of 2000 was 1,207.[1]

On February 20, 2018 San José del General was separated from Donoso District to form the new Omar Torrijos Herrera District. The new district is divided into three corregimientos. One of these is still called San José del General, while the others are called San Juan de Turbe and Nueva Esperanza.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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.
  2. ^ Gaceta Oficial de Panamá (February 21, 2013). "Ley 11 del 20 de febrero de 2018" (PDF).