Veracruz

Veracruz is a corregimiento in Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 18,589 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 8,224; its population as of 2000 was 16,748.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Panama Pacific International Airport.

Panama Pacific International Airport

Aerodrome

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Panamá Pacífico International Airport is a commercial airport in Panama. It is located on the site of the former Howard Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base that was within the Panama Canal Zone. Panama City can be reached by crossing the nearby Bridge of the Americas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balboa and Arraiján.

Balboa

Photo: Editorpana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration. The Panama Canal Authority has its main headquarters on Balboa Heights.

Arraiján

Town

Photo: Fernandofrancisco, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arraiján is a city and corregimiento in Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 41,041 as of 2010. It is the seat of Arraiján District. Its population as of 1990 was 24,665; its population as of 2000 was 64,772. Arraiján is situated 5 km northwest of Veracruz.

Veracruz

Type: Locality with 18,600 residents
Also known as: “Camarón” and “Corregimiento Veracruz”
Location: Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

8.9177° or 8° 55′ 4″ north

Longitude

-79.6033° or 79° 36′ 12″ west

Population

18,600

Elevation

26 metres (85 feet)

Open location code

67W2W99W+3M

GeoNames ID

3700163

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Veracruz” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Corregimiento de Veracruz”
Spanish: “Veracruz”

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