Provinces of Panamá
The state was initially divided in the same provinces that created it in 1855
- Panamá Province (capital: Ciudad de Panamá).
- Azuero Province (capital: La Villa de Los Santos).
- Chiriquí Province (capital: San José de David).
- Veraguas Province (capital: Santiago de Veraguas).
At the end of the year the territory ofAzuero Province was split between Panamá Province and Chiriquí Province.
During the administration of Justo Arosemena (1856), the State was divided into 7 departments
- Coclé Department (capital: Natá).
- Colón Department (capital: Colón).
- Chiriquí Department (capital: David).
- Fábrega Department (capital: Santiago).
- Herrera Department (capital: Pesé).
- Los Santos Department (capital: La Villa de Los Santos).
- Panamá Department(capital: Ciudad de Panamá).
Later, during the administration of José Leonardo Calancha (1864), reduced the number of departments to 6
- Coclé Department (capital Penonomé).
- Colón Department (capital Colón).
- Chiriquí Department (capital David).
- Los Santos Department (capital La Villa de Los Santos).
- Panamá Department (capital Panamá).
- Veraguas Department (capital San Francisco de la Montaña).
Tribes of Panamá
- Bokota, Bocas Del Toro
- Embera, southeastern Darién Province
- Guaymí (including the Movere andMurire peoples), mainly Chiriquí Province
- Kuna, Darién Province and Caribbeanside.
- Ngöbe-Buglé, mainly Chiriquí Province
- Talamanca
- Teribe
- Wounaan, southeastern Darién Province
