Bayano Dam
The Bayano Dam is a dam on the Bayano River in Darién Province, Panama. The dam was built in 1976; its construction flooded approximately 350 square kilometers of rainforest, displacing thousands of indigenous residents.- Type: Power station
- Description: dam
- Also known as: “Bayano hydroelectric power station”
Bayano Dam
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Corregimiento El Llano, Chepo District, Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.17707° or 9° 10′ 38″ northLongitude
-78.88493° or 78° 53′ 6″ westOpen location code
67X354G8+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1026766762Wikidata ID
Q4874313
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Bayano Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Bayano”
- French: “Barrage de Bayano”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique Bayano”
- German: “Bayano-Damm”
- Italian: “diga di Bayano”
- Persian: “سد بایانو”
- Spanish: “Central Hidroeléctrica Bayano”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Байяно”
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