Puerto Caimito is a town and corregimiento in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 16,951 as of 2010.[1] Its population as of 1990 was 3,623; its population as of 2000 was 7,198.[1] It was the boyhood home of New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera.

Puerto Caimito
Town and corregimiento
Puerto Caimito
High tide at the beach in Puerto Caimito
Puerto Caimito is located in Panama
Puerto Caimito
Puerto Caimito
Coordinates: 8°52′12″N 79°43′12″W / 8.87000°N 79.72000°W / 8.87000; -79.72000
Country Panama
ProvincePanamá Oeste
DistrictLa Chorrera
Area
 • Land31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total16,951
 • Density535.6/km2 (1,387/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Retrieved May 26, 2015.