Río Bayano

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Río Bayano
Río Chepo
CIA map from 1995

CIA map from 1995

Data
location Panama Province , Panama
River system Río Chepo
Drain over Río Chepo  → Gulf of Panama
source in the Cordillera de San Blas
muzzle in the Bayano Sea coordinates: 9 ° 5 ′ 8 ″  N , 78 ° 28 ′ 1 ″  W 9 ° 5 ′ 8 ″  N , 78 ° 28 ′ 1 ″  W

The Río Bayano is a river in Panama in the province of Panamá . It is a section in the upper part of the Río Chepo . It was named after Bayano , the leader of the largest slave revolt in Panama in the 16th century. In 1970 a dam was built that dammed Lake Bayano .

Individual evidence

  1. Panama Info - Geography. Retrieved July 4, 2016 .

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