Nombre de Dios, Colón
Nombre de Dios | |
|---|---|
Corregimiento and city | |
Illustration of an imagined Nombre de Dios, from Peter Schenk's 1672 Hecatompolis | |
| Coordinates: 9°34′58.40″N 79°28′13.10″W / 9.5828889°N 79.4703056°W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Colón |
| District | Santa Isabel |
| Area | |
| • Land | 143.5 km2 (55.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,130 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Population density calculated based on land area. | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
Nombre de Dios (Spanish: "Name of God") is a city and corregimiento in Santa Isabel District, Colón Province, Panama, on the Atlantic coast of Panama in the Colón Province. Founded as a Spanish colony in 1510 by Diego de Nicuesa, it was one of the first European settlements on the Isthmus of Panama. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,130 people.