Paraíso

Paraíso is a town in the Republic of , located just north of the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks. It was a vibrant township of the old Canal Zone, though it was segregated for most of its history.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 833 residents
  • Description: settlement in Panama
  • Also known as: Paraíso, Panama” and “Paraíso, Panamá Province

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centennial Bridge.

Bridge
Photo: Phil13, CC BY 3.0.
's is a major bridge crossing the . It was built to supplement the overcrowded and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Culebra Reach and City of Knowledge.

Locality
Photo: Phil13, CC BY 3.0.
The Culebra Cut, formerly called Gaillard Cut, is an artificial valley that cuts through the Continental Divide in . The cut forms part of the , linking , and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the and hence the Pacific Ocean. is situated 4 km northwest of Paraíso.

Village
's Ciudad del Saber is a government-sponsored cluster of academic organizations, technology companies and non-governmental organizations, managed by the foundation of the same name. is situated 6 km southeast of Paraíso.

Town
is a city and corregimiento in , , with a population of 41,041 as of 2010. It is the seat of District. Its population as of 1990 was 24,665; its population as of 2000 was 64,772. is situated 10 km south of Paraíso.

Paraíso

Latitude
9.03133° or 9° 1′ 53″ north
Longitude
-79.62655° or 79° 37′ 36″ west
Population
833
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Open location code
67X229JF+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5866636842
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3703373
Wiki­data ID
Q7136325
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Paraíso” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Paraíso
  • Chinese: 帕拉伊索
  • Dutch: Paraíso, Panama
  • Galician: Paraíso
  • Irish: Paraíso
  • Spanish: Paraiso
  • Spanish: Paraíso

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia de San José and Bosque Urbano de Paraíso Centro.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Paraíso”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.