Los Pozos District
Encyclopedia
Los Pozos District is a district
(distrito) of Herrera Province
in Panama
. The population according to the 2000 census
was 7,827. The district covers a total area of 383 km². The capital lies at the city of Los Pozos.
:
Los Pozos (capital), El Capurí, El Calabacito, El Cedro, La Arena, La Pitaloza, Los Cerritos, Los Cerros de Paja and Las Llanas.
Los Pozos, as the district of Herrera, is known for its rich culture of music and clothing. Tipico music is the traditional music and dance is most often enjoyed in the district. Men usually wear a typical straw hat and white traditional button down shirt. Women, during festivals, will dress in elaborate dresses and hair styles.
This district is also well known for a common greeting, mostly by men but also by women, called a . The sound is similar to a short howl. The greeting was originally developed by field workers as a way to avoid one another while working in tall grasses with machettees. While this type of work has greatly decreased, the greeting has remained. Passers by often greet one another with it and may recognize one another before seeing each other by the sound of their grito. During celebrations, it is common for a group of people to form a circle and yell grito's at one another.
Districts of Panama
The provinces of Panama and some of the comarcas are divided into districts . The district are further divided into corregimientos of Panama-Bocas del Toro Province:* Bocas del Toro District* Changuinola District* Chiriquí Grande District...
(distrito) of Herrera Province
Herrera Province
Herrera is a province in Panama. Named after General Tomás Herrera, the province was founded on January 18, 1915 after a division of the Los Santos province. The capital city of Herrera is Chitré, which is located near the province's coastline...
in 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...
. The population according to the 2000 census
2000 Panamanian census
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...
was 7,827. The district covers a total area of 383 km². The capital lies at the city of Los Pozos.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided administratively into the following corregimientosCorregimientos of Panama
In Panama a corregimiento is a subdivision of a district.See*Coclé Province#Districts...
:
Los Pozos (capital), El Capurí, El Calabacito, El Cedro, La Arena, La Pitaloza, Los Cerritos, Los Cerros de Paja and Las Llanas.
Culture
This district is also well known for a common greeting, mostly by men but also by women, called a . The sound is similar to a short howl. The greeting was originally developed by field workers as a way to avoid one another while working in tall grasses with machettees. While this type of work has greatly decreased, the greeting has remained. Passers by often greet one another with it and may recognize one another before seeing each other by the sound of their grito. During celebrations, it is common for a group of people to form a circle and yell grito's at one another.