Emberá is a comarca indígena (indigenous territory) in eastern Panama

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 created by Law Number 22 on November 8, 1983, within the territories of Chepigana and Pinogana districts, Darién Province

Darién Province

Darién is a province in eastern Panama. It is also the largest province in Panama. It is hot, humid, heavily forested, and sparsely populated, having 48,378 habitants...

. The capital is Union Choco

Unión Chocó

Unión Chocó is a town in the Panamanian indigenous territory of Emberá, Darién Province. It is located in and the capital of Cémaco District....

. The 2010 census found 10,001 people within Emberá. The area of this comarca is 4,383.6 sq. kilometers.

Districts

The comarca is divided in 2 districts:

• Cémaco. Corregimientos include Unión Chocó
  Unión Chocó
  Unión Chocó is a town in the Panamanian indigenous territory of Emberá, Darién Province. It is located in and the capital of Cémaco District....
  
   (capital), Lajas Blancas and Manuel Ortega.
• Sambú
  Sambú
  Sambú is a town in Darién Province, Panama....
  
  . Corregimientos include Río Sábalo (capital) and Jingurudo.

See also

• Embera-Wounaan
  Embera-Wounaan
  The Embera–Wounaan are a group of semi-nomadic Indians in Panama, living in the province of Darien at the shores of the Chucunaque, Sambu, Tuira Rivers and its water ways...
  
  , indigenous peoples of Colombia and Panama
• Emberá languages
  Emberá languages
  Emberá is a group of languages spoken by 100,000 people in northwestern Colombia and southeastern Panama. It belongs to the Choco language family.Embera, Emperã, Empena, Eberã, Epena, etc...
  
  , indigenous language family in Colombia and Panama