Bugaba District

{{Infobox settlement   |name = Bugaba District |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = District |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_map = Panamá - Chiriquí - Bugaba.svg |mapsize = 300px |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Panama |pushpin_label_position =right |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location of the district capital in Panama  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Panama |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Chiriquí Province |subdivision_type2 =Capital |subdivision_name2 = La Concepción |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = | |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |established_title =  |established_date =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial  |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =884  |area_land_km2 =   |population_as_of =2000 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =68,570 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone =ETZ |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|8|28|48|N|82|37|12|W|region:PA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Bugaba District''' is a district in the Chiriquí Province of Panama. It covers an area of {{cvt|517.3|km2}} and has a population of 68,870 inhabitants as per the 2023 census. The district was created in 1863, with its capital at La Concepción.

==History== The Bugaba region hosted the indigenous settlement of Pueblo Viejo, which was destroyed in 1788 in the clashes between rival indigenous groups. It was later rebuilt in 1794 by Franciscan Catholic missionaries, who named it La Purísima Concepción de Bugaba, and the name Bugaba is derived from Bugabás or Bugabaes, the title bestowed on the indigenous chief of the settlement.<ref name="Info"/>{{rp|page=6}}

Bugaba District was created in 1863, with its capital at the city of La Concepción.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.inec.gob.pa/archivos/P8551caracteristicas.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111021958/http://www.inec.gob.pa/archivos/P8551caracteristicas.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2020 |title=Algunas características de la división política-administrativa indígena y distrito: año 2016 en la república de panamá, según provincia, comarca |trans-title=Some characteristics of the indigenous political-administrative division and district: year 2016 in the Republic of Panama, according to province, region |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC) |language=Spanish |access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://statoids.com/ypa.html |title=Panama districts |work=Statoids |access-date=1 April 2026}}</ref> On 13 September 2013, Tierras Altas District was carved out of the district by Law 55, consisting of the corregimientos of Cerro Punta, Cuesta de Piedra, Nueva California, Paso Ancho, and Volcán.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://amupa.org.pa/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Nuevos-distritos-y-corregimientos-actualizado-FEBRERO-2018-.pdf |title=Creación de 4 nuevos distritos y 26 nuevos corregimientos |trans-title=Creation of 4 new districts and 26 new corregimientos |work=Asociación de Municipios de Panamá |access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref>

==Geography== Bugaba District is one of the 82 districts of Panama. It is part of the Chiriquí Province.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/panama/admin/ |title=Panama: Provinces and Districts |work=City Population.de |access-date=1 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://stridata-si.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/SI::panama-districts-boundaries-2024/about |title=District boundaries of Panama |work=Smithsonian |access-date=1 April 2026}}</ref> It is spread over an area of {{cvt|517.3|km2}}.<ref name="Census">{{cite report |url=https://www.inec.gob.pa/archivos/P0705547520231109105354CUADRO%2010.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240419094819/https://www.inec.gob.pa/archivos/P0705547520231109105354CUADRO%2010.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2024 |title=Superficie, Población y densidad de población en la república, Según provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y corregimiento: Censos de 2000, 2010 y 2023 |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC) |trans-title=Area, Population, and Population Density in the Republic, by Province, Indigenous Region, District, and Corregimiento: 2000, 2010, and 2023 Censuses |language=Spanish |page=5}}</ref><ref name="CP">{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/panama/admin/chiriqu%C3%AD/0405__bugaba/ |title=Bugaba District |work=City Population.de |access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref> It is a landlocked district located in the western part of Chiriquí Province, and borders the Alanje District to the south, Boquerón District to the east, and the districts of Renacimiento and Baru to the west.<ref name="Info">{{cite report |url=https://www.minsa.gob.pa/sites/default/files/publicacion-general/asis_local_bugaba_chiriqui.pdf |title=Análisis de la Situación de Salud del Distrito de Bugaba |trans-title=Analysis of situation in Bugaba district |publisher=Ministerio de Salud de Panamá (MINSA) |language=Spanish |access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref>{{rp|page=2}} There are several rivers that flow through the district, which include Piedra, Mula, Guígala, Escarrea, Jacú, and Chiriquí Viejo. The district has a tropical climate with high rainfall. There are two distinct regions, and the average temperatures range from {{cvt|15 to 24|C}} in the highlands and {{cvt|24 to 30|C}} in the lowland areas.<ref name="Info"/>{{rp|page=4}}

==Administration and politics== The district is divided administratively into thirteen corregimientos–La Concepción, Aserrío de Gariché, Bugaba, El Bongo, Gómez, La Estrella, San Andrés, San Isidro, Santa Marta, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Solano, and Sortová.<ref name="Census"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.licen.ai/articulos/articulo-1-ley-10-de-2018-6331xg |title=Ley 10 de 2018 – Que crea el corregimiento San Isidro, segregado del corregimiento Aserrío de Gariché, Distrito de Bugaba |language=Spanish |access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |url=https://amupa.org.pa/distritos-y-corregimientos-2024-2029/ |title=Autoridades locales 2024-2029 por provincia, distrito y corregimiento |trans-title=Local authorities 2024–2029 by province, district, and corregimiento |work=Asociación de Municipios de Panamá |access-date=1 April 2026 |lang=Spanish }}</ref>

The National Assembly of Panama has 71 members, who are elected directly from single and multi-member constituencies. The district forms part of the Chiriquí Province, which elects three members to the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2245_B.htm |title=Asamblea Nacional (National Assembly), Panama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429073441/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2245_B.htm |archive-date=29 April 2014 |access-date=1 April 2026 |work=Inter Parliamentary Union }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pdba.georgetown.edu/ElecSys/Panama/panama.html |title=Panama electoral system |work=Georgetown University |access-date=1 April 2026 }}</ref> The district forms part of the Chiriquí Province, which has seven electoral circuits, and elects 11 members to the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.oas.org/sap/docs/permanent_council/1999/cp_doc_3251_99_eng.pdf |title=Report of the electoral observer mission to the Republic of Panama |date=May 1999 |work=Organization of American States |access-date=1 April 2026 |page=7 }}</ref>

==Demographics and economy== As per the 2023 census, Bugaba District had a population of 68,870 inhabitants. The population increased from 57,141 in the 2010 census. The population consisted of 34,024 males and 34,846 females. About 16,386 (23.8%) of the inhabitants were below the age of 14 years and 8,396 inhabitants (12.2%) were above the age of 65 years. The majority (57.5%) of the population was classified as rural while the remaining 42.5% was classified as urban. Non-indigenous, non-Afro-descendant people (79.2%) formed the largest ethnic group in the district, followed by Afro-descendant people (12.6%) and Ngäbe people (7.7%).<ref name="CP"/>

In the central corregimientos of the district, agriculture and livestock rearing are the major economic activities. The corregimientos of La Concepción and Bugaba have several establishments that support commercial activities.<ref name="Info"/>{{rp|page=6}}

== References == {{Reflist}} {{Chiriquí Province}} {{Districts of Panama}}

Category:Districts of Panama Category:Chiriquí Province

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