Colón Free Trade Zone

The Colón Free Trade Zone is a free port in dedicated to re-exporting a wide variety of merchandise to Latin America and the . It is located on the Caribbean coast, near the Atlantic entrance to the , in the province of Colón, within the city of though outside its municipal jurisdiction and operates as an autonomous entity of Panama.
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  • Type: Port
  • Description: largest free port in the Americas
  • Also known as: “Colon Free Trade Zone”, “Colon Free Zone”, “ZLC”, “Zolicol”, “Zona Libre de Colon”, “科隆自由区”, “科隆自由贸易区”, “科隆自贸区”, and “箇朗自由貿易區”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula and Cuartel de Bomberos de Colón.

Stadium
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is a stadium, which is situated 390 metres north of Colón Free Trade Zone.

Fire station
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is a fire station, which is situated 490 metres northwest of Colón Free Trade Zone.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 1 km west of Colón Free Trade Zone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colon and Fort Gulick.

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Colón is a city in .

Hamlet
was a United States Army base in the… is situated 5 km southeast of Colón Free Trade Zone.

Hamlet
is a former United States Army base… is situated 6 km west of Colón Free Trade Zone.

Colón Free Trade Zone

Latitude
9.35263° or 9° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
-79.89588° or 79° 53′ 45″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
UN/LOCODE
PA CFZ
Open location code
67X29433+3J
Geo­Names ID
11524302
Wiki­data ID
Q5150427
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Colón Free Trade Zone” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “科隆自由貿易區”
  • Hindi: “कोलन मुक्त व्यापार क्षेत्र”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Colóns frihandelssone”
  • Norwegian: “Colóns frihandelssone”
  • Portuguese: “Zona Franca de Colón”
  • Spanish: “Zona Libre de Colón”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Barrio Sur and Cristóbal.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Radisson Colon 2000 Hotel & Casino and Zona Libre de Colón.

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Worth a closer look: Panama City and Colon.

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