David is a city and corregimiento in western Panama and the capital of Chiriquí Province. As of the 2023 census it had 76,863 residents and is described as having a firmly established middle class alongside low unemployment and poverty. Known as David City during the colonial period, it takes its name from the biblical King David and lies along the Pan-American Highway. It is the largest city in Panama outside the Panama City metropolitan area.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. David, Chiriquí (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1602-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 82,907 (2010)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 8.438181, longitude -82.424264
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 6 m
P2046 (area)
area 176.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 82907 (2010)
View the Source2. David, Chiriquí - Wikipedia
Infobox: elevation_m
6
- In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.25, -82.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.25, -82.25
8.25 -82.25 Af
4. GeoNames: David - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3711668, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.41 km)Quote, cities500 record 3711668, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.41 km)
8.42729 -82.43085 P PPLA PA 02 0406 040601 82907 47 America/Panama
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