David, Panama
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David is a medium sized city in the south western of Panama located around the Pan-American Highway. It is the capital of the province of Chiriquí. It had an estimated population of 124,500 in 2005.
San Jose de David (official name) is Panama's third largest urban area. It functions as a hub for the province's commercial activities, mainly agriculture and cattle raising and supplies the rest of the country. It also serves as port of exports and imports with neighboring Costa Rica. It is connected to the rest of the country by the Enrique Malek airport.
Its counties are:
- David,Central County,
- Bijagual,
- Chiriquí,
- Cochea,
- Guaca,
- Las Lomas,
- Pedregal,
- San Carlos,
- San Pablo Nuevo,
- San Pablo Viejo,
Its important streets are:
- Panama Highway 1 (Pan-american highway),
- Avenida Central,
- Avenida Belisario Porras,
- Avenida Obaldía,
- Vía Bolívar,
- Avenue Miguel A. Brenes,
- 4th Street (November 3 Avenue).