Herrera Province
7°50′N 80°40′W / 7.833°N 80.667°W
Herrera Province
Provincia de Herrera | |
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UTC-5 (Eastern Time) | |
ISO 3166 code | PA-6 |
HDI (2017) | 0.787[2] high |
Herrera (Spanish pronunciation:
History
After gaining independence from
Chitré was founded on October 19, 1848 by Ventura Solís, Matías Rodríguez, José Ríos, José María Benavidez, Ildelfonso Pérez, Blas Tello, Eugenio Barrera, José Burgos y Carlos Rodríguez. Chitré, however, was included in the province of Los Santos. It was not until 1915 under the Porras administration that Chitré became a part of Herrera and was made the province's capital.
Economy
Of Panama's nine provinces, Herrera ranks third in sugarcane production. Other commercial mainstays in Herrera include retail, equipment repair, banking, and domestic service. Prominent industries include dairy, cattle, commercial fishing, alcohol, ceramics, clay products, mosaics, and cement.
Culture
The famous Festival del Manito Ocueño has its origin in the city of Ocú in Herrera. Also, the pottery work in the province is extensive, consisting mainly of high-quality reproductions of pre-Columbian artifacts. Herrera's pottery is the best-known in the country. Panama's most famous alcoholic drink, "seco" (translation: dry), is produced in Herrera, which is a sugarcane liqueur said to be drier than normal rum. Varela Hermanos, a company based in Pesé, sells seco under the trade name Seco Herrerano.
Sports
Herrera's baseball team has won sixteen national championships, more than any other team in the country, including the 2005, 2006 and 2007 titles.
Carnival
The best-known carnivals are celebrated in Chitré, Parita and Ocú. Chitré's carnival is one of the most popular in Panama, but those in Ocú have risen in prominence in recent years.
Administrative divisions
Herrera Province is divided into 7 distritos (districts) and subdivided into 49 corregimientos.
Distrito | Area (km2) |
Population Estimate |
Population |
---|---|---|---|
Chitré | 88 | 53,696 | 60,957 |
Las Minas | 469 | 7,990 | 6,642 |
Los Pozos | 385 | 7,913 | 6,928 |
Ocú | 618 | 16,436 | 16,116 |
Parita | 353 | 9,404 | 9,695 |
Pesé | 289 | 13,119 | 13,009 |
Santa María | 160 | 7,853 | 8,724 |
District | Corregimientos (Subdivisions)
|
Cabecera (Seat) |
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Chitré District | Chitré, La Arena, San Miguel de Monagrillo, Llano Bonito, San Juan Bautista | Chitré |
Las Minas District | Las Minas, Chepo, Chumical, El Toro, Leones, Quebrada del Rosario, Quebrada El Ciprián | Las Minas |
Los Pozos District | Los Pozos, El Capurí, El Calabacito, El Cedro, La Arena, La Pitaloza, Los Cerritos, Los Cerros de Paja, Las Llanas
|
Los Pozos
|
Ocú District | San Sebastián de Ocú, Cerro Largo, Los Llanos, Llano Grande, Peñas Chatas, El Tijera, Menchaca, Entradero del Castillo | San Sebastián de Ocú |
Parita District | Parita, Cabuya, Los Castillos, Llano de la Cruz, París, Portobelillo, Potuga | Parita |
Pesé District | Pesé, Las Cabras, El Pájaro, El Barrero, El Pedregoso, El Ciruelo, Sabanagrande, Rincón Hondo | Pesé |
Santa María District | Santa María, Chupampa, El Rincón, El Limón, Los Canelos | Santa María |
References
- ^ "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ As at 1 July 2010; adjusted for under-enumeration in 2010 Census. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
- ^ "Herrera (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.