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Notes respecting the Isthmus of Panamà.
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SUMMARY.
Canton of Panamà 16,724
{{{1}}} Los Santos 21,848
{{{1}}} Chorrera 7411
{{{1}}} Natá 17,108
{{{1}}} Porto Velo 2425
{{{1}}} Darien 1172
Province of Panama. 66,188
Canton of Santiago 14,170
{{{1}}} La Mesa 8722
{{{1}}} Remedios 5010
{{{1}}} Alange 7465
Province of Feraguaa 85,367
Total number of inhabitants in the government
of the Isthmus in the year 1822
101,550

Most of these cantons are alike in their resources and agriculture (with the exception of Porto-Bello and Darien, which are almost uncultivated), but distinct reports of the produce of each were not procured. The following specification, however, of that of the canton of Los Santos, in 1827, may serve as an example with regard to cultivation; and a census of the parish of San Francisco de la Montaña is also subjoined.