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Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Native name:
Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro
Bocas del Toro Archipelago map.png
Map of the archipelago
Bocas del Toro Archipelago is located in Panama
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Location in Panama
Bocas del Toro Archipelago is located in Caribbean
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Bocas del Toro Archipelago
Location in Caribbean
Geography
Coordinates 9°15′42″N 82°09′05″W / 9.261752°N 82.151281°W / 9.261752; -82.151281 (Bocas del Toro Archipelago)
Area 250 km2 (97 sq mi)
Administration
Province Bocas del Toro Province
District Bocas del Toro
Largest settlement Bocas Town
Demographics
Population 13,000 (2012)
Pop. density 24.85 /km2 (64.36 /sq mi)

The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea in the northwest of Panama. The archipelago separates Almirante Bay and Chiriquí Lagoon from the open Caribbean Sea. The archipelago is part of the Bocas del Toro District which is part of Bocas del Toro Province. The major city is Bocas del Toro, also called Bocas Town, on Isla Colón. The islands are accessible by water taxis and private boats. Isla Colón is accessible by airplanes, ferries, private boats, and water taxis. Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport, located just west of Bocas Town, provides air transportation to and from the islands. Ferries serve Bocas Town from Almirante, Changuinola, and Chiriquí Grande.

Geography

The area of the archipelago is 250 km2 (97 square miles) which is about 60% of the districts area, and the population about 13000, which is 75% of the district's population.

Islands

Islands in the Archipelago include:

  • Cayos Zapatilla
  • Isla Bastimentos
  • Isla Carenero (aka: Careening Cay or Careening Key)
  • Isla Cayo Agua
  • Isla Colón (main island)
  • Isla Cristóbal
  • Isla Popa
  • Isla Solarte
  • Isla Pastores
  • Isla Bagui
  • Isla Split Hill

The archipelago also includes 50 cays and some 200 tiny islets.

Protected Areas

Settlements

Climate

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro para niños

  • List of islands of Panama
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Panama
  • Districts of Panama
  • List of islands in the Caribbean: Panama
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