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'''Renacimiento District''' ({{IPA|es|renasiˈmjento}}) Renacimiento District is a district in the Chiriquí Province of Panama. It covers an area of {{cvt|528.3|km2}} and had a population of 22,429 inhabitants as per the 2023 census. It was created in 1970. Río Sereno serves as the capital of the district.
==History== Renacimiento District was established on 3 September 1970, and is one of the youngest districts to be created in the Chiriquí province.<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 name="Culture">{{cite web |url=https://culturamachiriqui.org/aniversario-de-chiriqui/Renacimiento/ |title=Renacimiento |work=Culturama Chiriquí |language=Spanish |access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref> In 2012, it hosted the 163th anniversary celebrations of the creation of Chiriquí.<ref name="Culture"/>
==Geography== Renacimiento District is one of the 82 districts of Panama.<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|5226.3|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=6}}</ref> It is situated at the northwestern corner of the Chiriquí province, and borders the Baru District to the south, Bugaba District to the east, and shares an international border with Costa Rica to the west. The topography consists of mostly elevated terrain, with a small proportion of plains. Cultivated crops in the district include coffee, tomato, beans, maize, and bananas.<ref name="Culture"/>
==Administration and politics== Renacimiento District has its capital at the city of Río Sereno, situated at an alitude of {{cvt|1000|m}} above sea level.<ref name="Culture"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://statoids.com/ypa.html |title=Panama districts |work=Statoids |access-date=1 April 2026}}</ref> The district is divided administratively into six corregimientos–Río Sereno, Breñón, Cañas Gordas, Monte Lirio, Plaza de Caisán, Santa Cruz, Dominical, and Santa Clara.<ref name="Census"/><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== As per the 2023 census, Renacimiento District had a population of 22,429 inhabitants. The population increased from 20,524 in the 2010 census.<ref name="Census"/> The population consisted of 11,882 and 10,547 females. About 1,725 (25.1%) of the inhabitants were below the age of 14 years and 885 inhabitants (12.9%) were above the age of 65 years. About 81.7% of the population was classified as rural and the rest (18.3%) as urban. Non-indigenous, non-Afro-descendant people (57.9%) formed the largest ethnic group in the district, followed by Ngäbe people (27.9%) and Afro-descendant people (11.9%).<ref name="CP">{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/panama/admin/chiriqu%C3%AD/0410__renacimiento/ |title=Renacimiento District |work=City Population.de |access-date=26 April 2026}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Chiriquí Province}} {{Districts of Panama}}
Category:Districts of Panama Category:Chiriquí Province