Coclé Province

**Coclé** is a province of Panama. The province is in central Panama on the southern coast along the Pacific Ocean. The provincial capital is the city of Penonomé.

## History

This province was created in 1855 with the name of Department of Coclé, during the presidency of Justo de Arosemena. Its name was changed to province on 20 October 1985.

## Location

The Coclé province borders the Colón province to the north, the Panamá Oeste province to the east, the Pacific Ocean and the Herrera province to the south and the Veraguas province to the west.

## Geography

The Coclé province has an area of .

The _Cordillera Central_ ("Central Mountain range) is in the northern part of the province and divides the province in two drainage basins; to the north, the rivers flow to the Caribbean Sea but to the south of the mountain range the rivers flow to the Pacific Ocean.

In the southern part of the province there is a large plain that gets to the Pacific coast.

### Protected areas

In the northeast of the province is the Parque Nacional General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera, a national park.

## Demographics

The people of the province are known as _Coclesanos_ (women:_Coclesanas_).

The Coclé province had a population, in 2010, of 233,708, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Coclé province**

## Administrative divisions

The Coclé province is divided in six districts, which are divided into 44 _corregimientos_.

|Districts|Capital|Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Population <small>(2010)</small> !! Density <small>(inh./km²)</small> !! _Corregimientos_||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Aguadulce|San Juan Bautista de Aguadulce|469.3|43,360||San Juan Bautista de Aguadulce, El Cristo, El Roble, Pocrí, Barrios Unidos|
|Antón|Antón|747.8|54,632||Antón, Cabuya, El Chirú, El Retiro, El Valle, Juan Díaz, Río Hato, San Juan de Dios, Santa Rita, Caballero|
|La Pintada|La Pintada|1,030.0|25,639||La Pintada, El Harino, El Potrero, Llano Grande, Piedras Gordas, Las Lomas, Llano Norte|
|Natá|Natá de los Caballeros|605.2|18,465||Natá, Capellanía, El Caño, Guzmán, Las Huacas, Toza|
|Olá|Olá|385.7|5,875||Olá, El Copé, El Palmar, El Picacho, La Pava|
|Penonomé|Penonomé|1,708.6|85,737||Penonomé, Cañaveral, Coclé, Chiguirí Arriba, El Coco, Pajonal, Río Grande, Río Indio, Toabré, Tulú, El Valle de San Miguel|

## Economy

Coclé is primarily an agricultural area, with sugar and tomatoes as major crops.  The province has a number of well-known beaches, such as Santa Clara, Farallon and Rio Hato, and tourist activity has increased in recent years.

## Other websites

- Statoids.com

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Coclé Province
- **native name**: Provincia de Coclé
- **native name lang**: es
- **settlement type**: Provinces of Panama, Province
- **image skyline**: Catedral San Juan Bautista de Penonme.jpg
- **image alt**: Saint John the Baptist cathedral, Penonomé
- **image caption**: John the Baptist, Saint John the Baptist cathedral, Penonomé
- **image flag**: Bandera de la Provincia de Coclé.svg
- **image shield**: Escudo-de-la-Provincia-de-Coclé.jpg
- **image map**: Cocle in Panama.svg
- **map alt**: Coclé, in red, in Panama
- **map caption**: Coclé, in red, in Panama
- **coor pinpoint**: Seat of Government
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1985
- **seat type**: Capital city, Capital
- **seat**: Penonomé
- **parts type**: Districts
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Aguadulce
- **p2**: Antón
- **p3**: La Pintada
- **p4**: Natá
- **p5**: Olá
- **p6**: Penonomé
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: Sugeidy Flores
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 4946.6
- **population total**: 233708
- **population as of**: 2010
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Coclesano
- **timezone1**: Eastern Time Zone, Eastern Time
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: -5
- **iso code**: PA-2