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Friday, February 18, 2005

Panama, Administrative divisions

The country is divided into nine provincias and four comarcas ind�genas (indigenous sectors) - Kuna Yala (San Blas), Ember� (Ember�-Wounaan), Madungand� (Madugand�), and Ngobe Bugl� (Guaym�). The provincias are divided into distritos municipales (municipal districts), which are subdivided into corregimientos (magistracies). The head of each provincia is the governor, appointed