Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca

E64358

Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca is an indigenous autonomous territory in western Panama, home primarily to the Ngäbe and Buglé peoples.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division of Panama
autonomous territory
indigenous comarca
alsoKnownAs Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé
borderWith Bocas del Toro Province
Chiriquí Province
Veraguas Province
capital Llano Tugrí
climate tropical
containsLanguageCommunity Buglere language speakers
Ngäbere language speakers
continent North America
country Panama
culturalCharacteristic practice of traditional agriculture
strong preservation of indigenous traditions
use of traditional dress
establishedAsComarca 1997
ethnicGroup Buglé people
Ngäbe people
governedBy regional congresses
traditional authorities
hasAutonomyOver cultural affairs
local governance
some natural resource management
hasBoundaryType internal administrative boundary of Panama
hasGovernmentType indigenous autonomous administration
hasHumanDevelopmentLevel below national average of Panama
hasIssue high poverty rates
limited access to education
limited access to health services
hasRepresentationIn National Assembly of Panama
legalBasis Panamanian Law 10 of 1997
locatedIn Central America
western Panama
mainEconomicActivity artisanal crafts
small-scale livestock raising
subsistence agriculture
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Republic of Panama
partOfType comarca indígena
populationMajority Ngäbe
indigenous peoples
populationMinority Buglé
recognizedAs indigenous territory
terrainFeature mountainous regions
tropical forests
timeZone UTC−05:00

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Guaymí
Ngäbe ("Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé")
Ngäbe people
populationCenter
Ngobe
Ngäbere language
region
Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca ("Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé")
alsoKnownAs
Ngäbe ("Ngäbe-Buglé")
alternateName
Ngäbe ("Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé autonomous region")
associatedWith
Ngäbere language ("Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé")
associatedWithTerritory
Ngobe
languageOf
Ngäbere
primaryRegion

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