Cañazas District

Cañazas District
District
Cañazas District

Location of the district capital in Panama

Coordinates: 8°19′12″N 81°12′36″W / 8.32000°N 81.21000°W / 8.32000; -81.21000Coordinates: 8°19′12″N 81°12′36″W / 8.32000°N 81.21000°W / 8.32000; -81.21000
Country  Panama
Province Veraguas Province
Capital Cañazas
Area
 • Total 300 sq mi (800 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 15,999
Time zone ETZ (UTC-5)

Cañazas District is a district (distrito) of Veraguas Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 15,999.[1] The district covers a total area of 800 km². The capital lies at the city of Cañazas.[1]

History

Cañazas was founded in 1757 under the name of San Francisco Javier de Cañazo. Since the Spaniards established the custom of naming the places they arrived, the named the town after the saint on arriving on 3 December, which is the feast day. It is assumed that the name of Cañazo arose from the surrounding mountains. The first school was established in Cañazo in 1853.

In 1783, Indians attacked and devastated the population of Cañazo and other peoples of Veraguas Province and Chiriquí Province. In 1912, they constructed the tower and temple, with much work carried out by Juan Bautista Brea. Today, there is a new tower and a church completely restored after the fall of the old tower. On August 16, 1963 the Pan-American Highway established links to Cañazo. On December 28, 1971, General Omar Torrijos Herrera signed the contract for the construction of an asphalt road to Cañazo. On May 11, 1974, it was opened by Demetrio Basilio Lakas, and the minister of public works of that time, Edwin Fabrega. The honor of cutting the ribbon was awarded to Peter J. Mérida, a distinguished citizen of the district of Cañazo.

References

  1. 1 2 "Districts of Panama". Statoids. Retrieved April 13, 2009.


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