Corregimiento Ancón
Corregimiento Ancón is a locality in Panamá District, Panamá Province. Corregimiento Ancón is situated nearby to the hamlet Paraíso, as well as near Pedro Miguel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Centennial Bridge and Parque Municipal Summit.
Centennial Bridge
Bridge
Panama's Centennial Bridge is a major bridge crossing the Panama Canal. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway.
Parque Municipal Summit
Park
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The Parque Municipal Summit is a botanical garden with a facility for rescue and wildlife rehabilitation of exotic and native wildlife in central Panama. Parque Municipal Summit is situated 3½ km northwest of Corregimiento Ancón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culebra Reach and Paraíso.
Culebra Reach
Locality
The Culebra Cut, formerly called Gaillard Cut, is an artificial valley that cuts through the Continental Divide in Panama. The cut forms part of the Panama Canal, linking Gatun Lake, and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulf of Panama and hence the Pacific Ocean. Culebra Reach is situated 4½ km west of Corregimiento Ancón.
Paraíso
Hamlet
Paraíso is a town in the Republic of Panama, 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.
City of Knowledge
Village
Photo: Ayaita, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Panama'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. City of Knowledge is situated 7 km southeast of Corregimiento Ancón.
Corregimiento Ancón
- Type: Locality with 29,800 residents
- Also known as: “Corregimiento Ancon”
- Location: Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.05° or 9° 3′ northLongitude
-79.6167° or 79° 37′ westPopulation
29,800Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)Open location code
67X229XM+X8GeoNames ID
3714732
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