Las Trancas

Village and corregimiento in Los Santos, Panama
7°43′59″N 80°22′01″W / 7.733°N 80.367°W / 7.733; -80.367Country PanamaProvinceLos SantosDistrictGuararéArea
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 • Land29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi)Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total511 • Density17.5/km2 (45/sq mi) Population density calculated based on land area.Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

Las Trancas is a village and corregimiento in Guararé District, Los Santos Province, Panama with a population of 511 as of 2010.[1] It lies between Las Tablas and Pedasí. Its population as of 1990 was 605; its population as of 2000 was 525.[1] It is celebrated for its Festival de la Candelaria, a religious ceremony held on 2 February every year, with folk dancing and music.[2]

References

  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...)] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Fodor's (2008-03-04). Fodor's Panama, 1st Edition. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-4000-1926-7. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
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Capital: Las Tablas
Guararé District
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