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'''Ancón''' is a township in central [[Panama]] (sometimes considered a suburb small town within actual Panama City), northeast of the [town-]limits of the town of [[Balboa, Panama|Balboa]]. [[Ancon Hill]] is also the name of a large hill that overlooks [[Panama City, Panama|Panama City]], and served as a form of protection from [[piracy|pirates]], and sea invasion. The township was originally located around this hill, and was created to house employees of the [[Panama Canal]] during its construction. As part of the construction effort, the historic [[Gorgas Hospital|Gorgas Army Hospital]] was founded in this township and built on the slope of the hill. The first ship to officially transit the canal, the [[SS Ancon|SS ''Ancon'']], was named after the township. The community continued to serve as housing for employees of the Panama Canal Company until 1980 when parts of it began to be turned over to the country of Panama as a part of the 1977 [[Torrijos-Carter Treaties]]. Modern Ancón is a corregimiento (the Panamanian equivalent of a "suburb" in the United States) of Panama City, serving mainly as a residential area (and now uses the Gorgas Army Hospital building as the |
'''Ancón''' is a township in central [[Panama]] (sometimes considered a suburb small town within actual Panama City), northeast of the [town-]limits of the town of [[Balboa, Panama|Balboa]]. [[Ancon Hill]] is also the name of a large hill that overlooks [[Panama City, Panama|Panama City]], and served as a form of protection from [[piracy|pirates]], and sea invasion. The township was originally located around this hill, and was created to house employees of the [[Panama Canal]] during its construction. As part of the construction effort, the historic [[Gorgas Hospital|Gorgas Army Hospital]] was founded in this township and built on the slope of the hill. The first ship to officially transit the canal, the [[SS Ancon|SS ''Ancon'']], was named after the township. The community continued to serve as housing for employees of the Panama Canal Company until 1980 when parts of it began to be turned over to the country of Panama as a part of the 1977 [[Torrijos-Carter Treaties]]. Modern Ancón is a corregimiento (the Panamanian equivalent of a "suburb" in the United States) of Panama City, serving mainly as a residential area (and now uses the Gorgas Army Hospital building as the Panamanian [[Oncology]] Hospital - but mainly for the research and investigation of cancer. The area also houses the Panamanian Supreme Court, just a few feet away from the Gorgas Army Hospital building, and several [[Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute]] buildings for research into tropical biology). In 2008, its population was estimated at 10,634. |
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| Country | Panama |
| Province | Panamá |
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• Total | 10,634 |
Ancón is a township in central Panama (sometimes considered a suburb small town within actual Panama City), northeast of the [town-]limits of the town of Balboa. Ancon Hill is also the name of a large hill that overlooks Panama City, and served as a form of protection from pirates, and sea invasion. The township was originally located around this hill, and was created to house employees of the Panama Canal during its construction. As part of the construction effort, the historic Gorgas Army Hospital was founded in this township and built on the slope of the hill. The first ship to officially transit the canal, the SS Ancon, was named after the township. The community continued to serve as housing for employees of the Panama Canal Company until 1980 when parts of it began to be turned over to the country of Panama as a part of the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties. Modern Ancón is a corregimiento (the Panamanian equivalent of a "suburb" in the United States) of Panama City, serving mainly as a residential area (and now uses the Gorgas Army Hospital building as the Panamanian Oncology Hospital - but mainly for the research and investigation of cancer. The area also houses the Panamanian Supreme Court, just a few feet away from the Gorgas Army Hospital building, and several Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute buildings for research into tropical biology). In 2008, its population was estimated at 10,634.
Sources
- World Gazeteer: Panama – World-Gazetteer.com
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