2000 Panamanian census
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The 2000 Panamanian census gathered important demographic and economic data for the Central American country of Panama
. It was the tenth national census
of population
and sixth of housing. It was conducted on May 14, 2000 by the Republic of Panama General Directorate of Statistics and Census.
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. It was the tenth national census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
and sixth of housing. It was conducted on May 14, 2000 by the Republic of Panama General Directorate of Statistics and Census.