National Archives
The National Archives of Panama is the institution in charge of safeguarding national documents. It was created by Law No. 43 of December 14, 1912, under the administration of President Belisario Porras, being Panama the first republic in America to have a building dedicated to its national archive.Photo: Edward Ortiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Government office
- Description: seat of the National Archives of Panama
- Also known as: “Archivos Nacionales”, “Building of the National Archive of Panama”, “Building of the National Archives of Panama”, “Edificio del Archivo Nacional de Panamá”, and “National Archives of Panama”
- Address: Avenida Perú, Ciudad de Panamá
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Spain and Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena.
Embassy of Spain
Government building
Embassy of Spain is a government building, which is situated 140 metres northeast of National Archives.
Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
Stadium
Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena is a 7,000 seats baseball field in Panama City, Panama. It hosts mainly baseball games and is the home stadium of Panamá Metro of the Panamanian Professional Baseball League. Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena is situated 470 metres west of National Archives.
Lotería metro station
Metro station
Photo: Valenciano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lotería is a Panama Metro station on Line 1. The station was not in the original metro plans and was the twelfth station to be opened. The official opening was carried out by President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela on 27 August 2014, four months after the network had opened. Lotería metro station is situated 290 metres east of National Archives.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panama City and Casco Antiguo.
Panama City
Photo: 123Hollic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capital of Panama and the most populous city in the country, it is located on the Pacific coast, near the entrance of the Panama Canal.
Casco Antiguo
Quarter
Photo: ADelBarrioB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capital of Panama and the most populous city in the country, it is located on the Pacific coast, near the entrance of the Panama Canal.
Balboa
Photo: Editorpana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration. Today, the Panama Canal Authority has its main headquarters on Balboa Heights.
National Archives
Latitude
8.9688° or 8° 58′ 8″ northLongitude
-79.53792° or 79° 32′ 17″ westOpen location code
67W2XF96+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 384909789OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q6970453
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“National Archives” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴拿馬國家檔案館”
- Chinese: “巴拿马国家档案馆”
- Serbian: “Национални архив Панаме”
- Spanish: “Archivo Nacional de Panamá”
- Spanish: “Archivos Nacionales de Panamá”
- Spanish: “Edificio de los Archivos Nacionales de Panamá”
- Spanish: “Edificio del Archivo Nacional de Panamá”
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