Puerto Obaldía

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Puerto Obaldía Lighthouse
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LocationPuerto Obaldía
Guna Yala
Panama
Coordinates8°40′01.7″N 77°25′14.3″W / 8.667139°N 77.420639°W / 8.667139; -77.420639
Tower
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height12 metres (39 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lightRowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Panamá". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-01-23.</ref>
Markingswhite tower
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height12 metres (39 ft)
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
CharacteristicL Fl W 10s.

Puerto Obaldía is the smallest and easternmost of the four corregimientos of the Kuna Yala indigenous region of Panama, located on the border with Colombia. This is a mainland area that does not contain any islands.

It has an aerodrome with scheduled flights. There are no roads.

At the census of population of 2000, the number was 672, of which 533 resided in the main town of Puerto Obaldía. Other settlements were La Miel (pop. 80), on the Colombian border, La Boca (pop. 31), and Playa Blanca (pop. 28).

The main industry in Puerto Obaldía is Panamanian border and customs control. It is only some 10 miles from the Colombian border; boats connect it with Acandí, on the Colombian side.

See also

References

  1. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.

8°39′N 77°24′W / 8.650°N 77.400°W / 8.650; -77.400


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