Panama City

Panama City, Panama(Spanish: Ciudad de Panamá) (English: Panama City) is the capital of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 708,738, with a total metro population of 1,063,000, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, at 8°58′N, 79°32′W. Panama City is the political, administrative and cultural center of the country. Juan Carlos Navarro is the current mayor of the city.

Recently, Panama City has become one of the most important financial and touristic centers in the Americas. Panama City was chosen to be the American Capital of Culture for the year 2003 (jointly, with Curitiba, Brazil).