Barro Blanco Dam
Barro Blanco is a gravity dam on the Tabasara River in the Chiriqui Province of Panama. It began generating in 2017 with capacity of 28.56 MW. Although the government had authorized the dam, it suspended construction in February 2015 after protests.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Panama
- Also known as: “Dique Barro Blanco”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakama and El Piro.
Bakama
Village
Bakama is a corregimiento in Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca in the Republic of Panama. Bakama is situated 4 km north of Barro Blanco Dam.
El Piro
Village
El Piro is a corregimiento in Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca in the Republic of Panama. El Piro is situated 7 km east of Barro Blanco Dam.
Barro Blanco Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Chiriquí Province, Panama, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
8.21447° or 8° 12′ 52″ northLongitude
-81.59393° or 81° 35′ 38″ westOpen location code
66WW6C74+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 640515502OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q2885685
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Barro Blanco Dam” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Barro Blanco”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بارو بلانكو”
- French: “barrage de Barro Blanco”
- French: “Barrage de Barro Blanco”
- Persian: “سد باررو بلانکو”
- Spanish: “Presa Barro Blanco”
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