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___ Satellite View and Map of Panama City (Ciudad de Panamá)

Panorama of Panama City seen from Ancon Hill.
Image: Brian Gratwicke

About Panama City

Satellite view is showing Panama City, the national capital of

Panama, located at the southern end of the Panama Canal at the Bay of Panama, part of the Gulf of Panama (North Pacific Ocean).

The city was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. Within a few years the city became a launching point for expeditions of the Spanish conquistadores that conquered the Inca Empire in Peru, and a transit point for gold and silver headed back to Spain. In 1671 the city was destroyed by a fire when Welsh privateer Henry Morgan wreaked havoc and sacked the settlement. Panama was rebuilt two years later on a peninsula located 5 km (3 miles) to the south west from the original town. It is today the historic district of Panama City known as Casco Viejo. Panama's old quarter features many architectural styles, from Spanish colonial buildings to French and Antillean townhouses. The site of the devastated town is still in ruins and is now a popular tourist attraction known as Panama Viejo (Old Panama).

Today Panama City has a city population of about 880,000 inhabitants and a total of 1.5 million people live in the city's metropolitan area, it is the political, administrative and cultural center of the country. Official language is Spanish.

The map shows a city map of Panama City with expressways, main roads and streets, and the location of Tocumen International Airport (IATA code: PTY), the largest and busiest airport in Central America is 20.3 km (12.6 mi) by road (via Corredor Sur) away from Panama City.

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Local Time Panama:

Wednsday-April-17 2024 14:46

Standard Time Zone: Eastern (EST), UTC/GMT -5 hours

φ Latitude, λ Longitude (of Map center; move the map to see coordinates):
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Google Maps: Searchable map/satellite view of Panama City

City Coordinates: 8°59′N 79°31′W

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