Panamá Viejo

Panamá Viejo, also known as Panamá la Vieja, is the remaining part of the original Panama City, the former capital of Panama, which was destroyed in 1671 by the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan.
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  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: archaeological site
  • Also known as: “Panamá Hirió”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Panamá Viejo Cathedral and Casa Terrín.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 360 metres east of Panamá Viejo.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 310 metres east of Panamá Viejo.

Square
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is a square, which is situated 320 metres east of Panamá Viejo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metropolitan Natural Park and Costa del Este.

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is a protected natural area that is entirely within , the capital of . It is the only national park in Latin America that is within a major city.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood in , , located in the township of near the border of . It features underground wiring, some residential areas which are gated, a separate plant for processing waste water, etc.

Suburb
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San Miguelito is a city and district of in . The population according to the 2023 Panamanian census was 280,777. The district covers an area of 50.1 km2. is situated 5 km north of Panamá Viejo.

Panamá Viejo

Latitude
9.00738° or 9° 0′ 27″ north
Longitude
-79.48839° or 79° 29′ 18″ west
Open location code
67X22G46+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1257548196
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Wiki­data ID
Q712335
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Panamá Viejo” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Belarusian: “Панама-Віеха”
  • Belarusian: “Старая Панама”
  • Catalan: “Panamá la Vieja”
  • Chinese: “老巴拿馬城”
  • Chinese: “老巴拿马城”
  • Danish: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Dutch: “Archeologisch gebied Panamá Viejo en historisch district Panamá”
  • Dutch: “Panama Viejo”
  • Dutch: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Panamurbo”
  • French: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Georgian: “პანამა ვიეხო”
  • Georgian: “პანამა-ვიეხო”
  • German: “Panamá la Vieja”
  • German: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Hebrew: “פנמה וייחו”
  • Hebrew: “פנמה לה וייחה”
  • Indonesian: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Italian: “Panama Viejo”
  • Italian: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Japanese: “パナマ・ビエホ”
  • Korean: “파나마 비에호”
  • Latvian: “Vecā Panama”
  • Lithuanian: “Senoji Panama”
  • Maltese: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Polish: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Portuguese: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Portuguese: “Sítio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo”
  • Russian: “Панама-Вьехо”
  • Slovenian: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Spanish: “Panamá la Vieja”
  • Spanish: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Swedish: “Panama Viejo”
  • Swedish: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Turkish: “Panamá Viejo”
  • Ukrainian: “Панама-В’єха”
  • Ukrainian: “Панама-В’єхо”
  • Ukrainian: “Стара Панама”
  • Vietnamese: “Panamá Viejo”

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