Río Abajo
Río Abajo | |
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Corregimiento | |
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Country | ![]() |
Province | Panamá |
District | Panamá |
Area [1] | |
• Land | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 26,607 |
• Density | 6,892.5/km2 (17,851/sq mi) |
Population density calculated based on land area. | |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
Río Abajo is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 26,607 as of 2010.[1] It is a predominantly West Indian neighborhood with a uniquely Caribbean culture which stems from the influence of the many Caribbeans who settled in the area from the Anglophone West Indian Antilles more than a century ago; namely from Jamaica and Barbados. Rio Abajo consists of over 30 streets, the most notable are 4th, 13th and 17th streets, 2 story wood houses, churches with old southern architecture. Rio Abajo is also the name of a river flowing through Rio Abajo neighborhood.
One of Rio Abajo's most famous sons is El General (born Edgardo A. Franco), considered to be one of the fathers of Reggae en Español a precursor to Reggaetón. The latter a product of Panamanian youth of Caribbean descent with the first known one to be sung by Renato.
References
- ^ a b c "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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