Herrera Province

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Field	Value
name	Herrera Province
native_name	Provincia de Herrera
native_name_lang	es
settlement_type	Province
image_skyline	El montuoso 2.JPG
image_flag	Bandera de la Provincia de Herrera.svg
image_map	Herrera in Panama.svg
map_caption	Location of Herrera Province in Panama
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Panama
seat_type	Capital
seat	Chitré
established_title	Founded
established_date	1915
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	2362
population_total	122,071
population_as_of	2023 census
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
demographics1_title1	Year
demographics1_info1	2023
demographics1_title2	Total
demographics1_info2	$3.0 billion
demographics1_title3	Per capita
demographics1_info3	$26,900
timezone1	Eastern Time
utc_offset1	-5
iso_code	PA-6
blank_name_sec1	HDI (2017)
blank_info_sec1	0.787

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Herrera () is a province in Panama. Named after General Tomás Herrera, the province was founded on January 18, 1915 from a division of the Los Santos province. The capital city of Herrera is Chitré, which is located near the province's coastline. Herrera is bordered on the north by the provinces of Veraguas and Coclé, on the south by the province of Los Santos, on the east by Golfo de Parita and the province of Los Santos, and on the west by the province of Veraguas.

History

After gaining independence from Spain in 1821, the isthmus of Panama was divided into two provinces, Panamá and Veraguas. The province Panamá consisted of the districts of Natá, Portobelo, Panama and Darién. At the time, the location now occupied by the city of Chitré was inhabited by a small population of indigenous persons, near La Villa de Los Santos and was governed from Natá. It later came under the control of the Los Santos government. The province of Herrera was created in 1854 and eliminated in 1860. 55 years later, in 1915 the province was created again by the president of Panama Dr. Belisario Porras.

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.

::data[format=table] | Distrito | Area (km2) | Population | 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 | ::

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District	Cabecera (Seat)
Chitré District	Chitré, La Arena, Monagrillo, Llano Bonito, San Juan Bautista
Las Minas District	Las Minas, Chepo, Chumical, El Toro, Leones, Quebrada del Rosario, Quebrada El Ciprián
Los Pozos District	Los Pozos, El Capurí, El Calabacito, El Cedro, La Arena, La Pitaloza, Los Cerritos, Los Cerros de Paja, Las Llanas
Ocú District	San Sebastián de Ocú, Cerro Largo, Los Llanos, Llano Grande, Peñas Chatas, El Tijera, Menchaca, Entradero del Castillo
Parita District	Parita, Cabuya, Los Castillos, Llano de la Cruz, París, Portobelillo, Potuga
Pesé District	Pesé, Las Cabras, El Pájaro, El Barrero, El Pedregoso, El Ciruelo, Sabanagrande, Rincón Hondo
Santa María District	Santa María, Chupampa, El Rincón, El Limón, Los Canelos
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References

References

1. "TelluBase—Panama Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)". Tellusant.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
3. As at 1 July 2010; adjusted for under-enumeration in 2010 Census. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.
4. "Herrera (Province, Panama) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
5. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Ciudad de Panamá.

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