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'''Las Tablas''' is the capital of the [[Panama]]nian province of [[Los Santos]]. It is located a few kilometers inland from the [[Gulf of Panama]] on the [[Azuero Peninsula]]. Las Tablas is a recognized national center of Panamanian folk: [[Folk art|Art]], [[Folk music|music]], [[gastronomy]], [[architecture]], [[culture]] and [[Folklore|literature]]. The only [[President of Panama|Panamanian president]] to serve three terms, [[Belisario Porras]], was from Las Tablas.
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| area_footnotes = <ref name=inec>[http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/archivos/P3601Cuadro11.xls "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)<nowiki>]</nowiki>] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030354/http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/archivos/P3601Cuadro11.xls |date=2016-03-04 }} (.xls). In {{cite web|title=Resultados Finales Básicos |trans-title=Basic Final Results |url=https://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/publicaciones/Publicaciones.aspx?ID_SUBCATEGORIA=59&ID_PUBLICACION=360&ID_IDIOMA=1&ID_CATEGORIA=13 |publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama]] |accessdate=May 26, 2015 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710070123/http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/Publicaciones/Publicaciones.aspx?ID_SUBCATEGORIA=59&ID_PUBLICACION=360&ID_IDIOMA=1&ID_CATEGORIA=13 |archivedate=July 10, 2015 }}</ref>
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'''Las Tablas''' ({{IPA|es|las ˈta.βlas}}) is the capital of the [[Panama]]nian province of [[Los Santos Province|Los Santos]], with a population of 9,255 as of 2010.<ref name=inec/> It is located a few kilometres inland from the [[Gulf of Panama]] on the [[Azuero Peninsula]]. Las Tablas is a recognised national centre of Panamanian folk: [[Folk art|Art]], [[Folk music|music]], [[gastronomy]], [[architecture]], [[culture]] and [[Folklore|literature]]. The only [[President of Panama|Panamanian president]] to serve three terms, [[Belisario Porras]], was from Las Tablas.
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It is known for a lively yearly [[Carnival]], in which the city splits into two competing factions, "Calle Arriba" (Uptown, literally "Street Above") and "Calle Abajo" (Downtown / Street Below), both centered on two streets of the same name. Each faction will have a carnival queen, a parade, fireworks, music, a decorated plaza, food stands, presentations, concerts, surveys, games, contests, etc., all attempting to overpower the other faction's efforts.


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It is known for a lively yearly [[Carnival]], in which the city splits into two competing factions, "Calle Arriba" (Uptown, literally "Street Above") and "Calle Abajo" (Downtown / Street Below), both centred on two streets of the same name. Each faction will have a carnival queen, a parade, fireworks, music, a decorated plaza, food stands, presentations, concerts, surveys, games, contests, etc., all attempting to overpower the other faction's efforts.


==External links==
==Etymology==
[[File:Iglesia de la Patrona Santa Librada.jpg|thumb|Santa Librada church]]
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*[http://www.oocities.com/tour_pty/Santos3.htm Cuna del Folklore Nacional ] (Spanish) Retrieved March 27, 2005
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*[http://www.panamatours.com/Magazine/magazine_a_eng.htm Las Tablas Carnival info and pictures]


According to folklore, the town takes its name, which translates as "The Boards", from planks of wood salvaged from a Spanish ship used to construct the first houses in the town. The ship had run aground on the coast near the city's future location after fleeing Panama City before the arrival of [[Henry Morgan]].
{{coord|7|46|N|80|17|W|source:plwiki_region:PA|display=title}}


==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Panama]]
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060223022830/http://www.geocities.com/tour_pty/Santos3.htm Cuna del Folklore Nacional ] (Spanish) Retrieved March 27, 2005
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*[http://www.panamatours.com/Magazine/magazine_a_eng.htm Las Tablas Carnival info and pictures]


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{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Populated places in Los Santos Province]]
[[fr:Las Tablas (Panama)]]
[[it:Las Tablas (Panamá)]]
[[Category:Gulf of Panama]]
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 16 August 2024

Las Tablas
City
Santa Librada de Las Tablas
Las Tablas is located in Panama
Las Tablas
Las Tablas
Coordinates: 7°46′N 80°17′W / 7.767°N 80.283°W / 7.767; -80.283
Country Panama
ProvinceLos Santos
DistrictLas Tablas
Founded1671
Area
[1]
 • Land7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
9,255
 • Density1,197.6/km2 (3,102/sq mi)
 Population density calculated based on land area.
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
ClimateAw

Las Tablas (Spanish pronunciation: [las ˈta.βlas]) is the capital of the Panamanian province of Los Santos, with a population of 9,255 as of 2010.[1] It is located a few kilometres inland from the Gulf of Panama on the Azuero Peninsula. Las Tablas is a recognised national centre of Panamanian folk: Art, music, gastronomy, architecture, culture and literature. The only Panamanian president to serve three terms, Belisario Porras, was from Las Tablas.

It is known for a lively yearly Carnival, in which the city splits into two competing factions, "Calle Arriba" (Uptown, literally "Street Above") and "Calle Abajo" (Downtown / Street Below), both centred on two streets of the same name. Each faction will have a carnival queen, a parade, fireworks, music, a decorated plaza, food stands, presentations, concerts, surveys, games, contests, etc., all attempting to overpower the other faction's efforts.

Etymology

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Santa Librada church

According to folklore, the town takes its name, which translates as "The Boards", from planks of wood salvaged from a Spanish ship used to construct the first houses in the town. The ship had run aground on the coast near the city's future location after fleeing Panama City before the arrival of Henry Morgan.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cuadro 11 (Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República...)" [Table 11 (Area, population, and population density in the Republic...)] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (.xls). In "Resultados Finales Básicos" [Basic Final Results] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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