Puerto Caimito

Puerto Caimito
Town and corregimiento
High tide at the beach in Puerto Caimito
Puerto Caimito
Coordinates: 8°52′12″N 79°43′12″W / 8.87000°N 79.72000°W / 8.87000; -79.72000
Country Panama
ProvincePanamá Oeste
DistrictLa Chorrera
Area
  Land31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
16,951
  Density535.6/km2 (1,387/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

Puerto Caimito is a town and corregimiento in La Chorrera District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 16,951 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 3,623; its population as of 2000 was 7,198. It was the boyhood home of New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera.