Santa Fe, Darién
corregimiento and town in Darién, Panama
Santa Fe is a corregimiento and town in Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 6,923 as of 2010. It was created by Law 58 of July 29, 1998, owing to the Declaration of Unconstitutionality of Law 1 of 1982. Its population as of 2000 was 5,764. It is approximately 200 km east of Panama City on the Inter-American Highway. The town contains a hospital. It is served by bus.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14623741. Authority coordinates are 8.656, -78.148. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 1998, 1982 and 2000.
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