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The Municipal District of La Chorrera (153,779 inhabitants in 2007;
661 sq. km) is located in the west of the Panamá Province. The
District is made of the 18 settlements of Amador (3,255 inh.),
Arosemena (357 inh.), Barrio Balboa (35,941 inh.), Barrio Colón
(33,299 inh.), El Arado (2,485 inh.), El Coco (17,429 inh.), Feuillet
(2,144 inh.), Guadalupe (32,993 inh.), Herrera (997 inh.), Hurtado
(1,100 inh.), Iturralde (1,136 inh.), La Represa (863 inh.), Los Díaz
(1,107 inh.), Mendoza (1,291 inh.), Obaldía (683 inh.), Playa Leona (3,248
inh.), Santa Rita (1,606 inh.) and Puerto Caimito (8,845 inh..
Ivan Sache, 22 May 2011
The flag of La Chorrera was designed by Carlos Alberto Samaniego, from
Arosemena, the winner of a public contest under the pseudonym of
"Calitok".
The flag is in proportions 2:3, divided into three horizontal stripes
charged with a disk, bordered yellow, charged with the silhouette of
"El Chorro de La Chorrera"* , in white and black and a rising sun,
bordered black, in the background.
The disk is surrounded by 18 stars representing the 18 settlements
forming the District. The upper and lower stripes are green, of equal
height, each charged with five yellow stars; the central yellow
stripe, slightly higher than the green stripes, is charged with eight
green stars; four on each side of the disk.
Green (Pantone 342c) represents productivity of the land, as well as
faith and hope of people in a better future. Yellow (Pantone 012c)
represents wealth and the citizen's wisdom.
"El Chorro"* is the main distinctive element of the District; the
rising sun announces a new future to the local people.
Source:
http://lachorrera.gob.pa/administracion.htm
* "La Chorrera" means something like "waterspout" or "drainpipe",
referring to the several waterfalls ("chorros") found in the municipal
territory. "El Chorro de la Chorrera" (30 m in height, located on
river Caimito) is the most famous of these waterfalls and a main
tourist spot of the region.
The flag was inaugurated on 12 September 2009, during the celebration of the
154th anniversary of the foundation of the District.
Source: "Nación", 13 September 2009, including a
color photo of the flag
Ivan Sache, 22 May 2011
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image by Fred Drews, 07 August 2014
The coat of arms of La Chorrera, designed by "Timmy", was adopted on
11 September 1990 by Municipal Decree No. 21.
The shield is divided into four quarters and a central disks, bordered
by a golden outline representing wealth, light, constancy and wisdom.
First quarter: A white field representing purity, integrity and
firmness, charged with a parchment inscribed with the foundation date
of the District.
Second quarter: A red field symbolizing strength, victory and
audacity, charged with the Holy Spirit flower ("flor del Espíritu
Santo"**), emblematic of the District.
Third quarter: A blue field representing justice, truth, loyalty and
clarity, charged with a typical drum ("repicador") used in the
performance of the "Cumbia Chorrerana" *** [representing] concord,
love, health, prosperity and joy of people.
Fourth quarter: [Description omitted in the source] A white field with
a green map (with subdivisions) of the District.
Center: A representation of "El Chorro de la Chorrera"* and three
flags in background representing the main festival.
The shield surmounted with a golden scroll charged with the District's
name.
** The orchid _Peristeria elata_ Hook., the national flower of Panamá
*** More details on the dance and drum on the
municipal website.
Ivan Sache, 22 May 2011
