Santa Fe, Darién

Santa Fé
Corregimiento and town
Santa Fé
Coordinates: 8°39′23″N 78°8′54″W / 8.65639°N 78.14833°W / 8.65639; -78.14833Coordinates: 8°39′23″N 78°8′54″W / 8.65639°N 78.14833°W / 8.65639; -78.14833
Country  Panama
Province Darién
District Chepigana
Established July 29, 1998[1]
Area[1]
  Land 615.3 km2 (237.6 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 6,923
  Density 11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zone EST (UTC−5)

Santa Fé is a corregimiento and town in Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 6,923 as of 2010.[1] It was created by Law 58 of July 29, 1998, owing to the Declaration of Unconstitutionality of Law 1 of 1982.[1] Its population as of 2000 was 5,764.[1] It is approximately 200 km east of Panama City on the Inter-American Highway.[2] The town contains a hospital. It is served by bus.[2]

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