Gamboa

Gamboa is a town in the Colón province of Panama, known for its proximity to the Panama Canal and its surrounding tropical rainforest. It was built to house canal workers and is now a tourist destination focused on ecotourism and nature-based activities.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: town in Panama
  • Also known as: “Gamboa, Panama”

Gamboa

Latitude
9.1181° or 9° 7′ 5″ north
Longitude
-79.7003° or 79° 42′ 1″ west
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PA GBA
Open location code
67X2479X+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 969635181
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3709373
Wiki­data ID
Q5519723
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Gamboa” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “甘博阿”
  • Dutch: “Gamboa”
  • French: “Gamboa”
  • German: “Gamboa”
  • Hebrew: “גמבואה”
  • Irish: “Gamboa”
  • Italian: “Gamboa”
  • Japanese: “ガンボア”
  • Russian: “Гамбоа”
  • Spanish: “Gamboa”
  • “Gamboa”

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