Emberá-Wounaan (territory)
Emberá-Wounaan | |
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Location of Emberá-Wounaan in Panamá | |
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Capital | Unión Chocó |
population | 9,000 |
surface | 4,398 km² |
Population density | 2 people / km² |
structure | 2 |
ISO 3166-2 | PA-EM |
Emberá-Wounaan (often just referred to as Emberá ) is an indigenous autonomous territory in Panama .
The territory is from the ethnic groups of the Embera and Wounaan inhabits. It was founded by the Panamanian government by Law No. 22 in 1983 from parts of the Darién province . The territory is almost completely enclosed by this province. The only other border is with the also indigenous Kuna Yala autonomous territory . The capital of Emberá-Wounaan is Unión Chocó .
Administratively, the territory has become the de facto - status of a province, but as Comarca referred. Both the Emberá and the Wounaan are administered by local traditional caciques and also official representatives of the people recognized by the Panamanian government .
The territory of Emberá-Wounaan is divided into two districts ( distritos ) and these in turn are divided into a total of five municipalities :
- Cémaco: Municipalities of Unión Chocó (capital), Lajas Blancas and Manuel Ortega (the eastern part)
- Sambú: Municipalities of Río Sábalo (capital) and Jingurudo (the western part).
A smaller group of the Panamanian Embera live outside the territory on the Río Chagres in central Panama.
Coordinates: 8 ° 32 ' N , 77 ° 33' W