Balboa district
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Balboa district is a coastal area of Panama City known for its proximity to the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal and its historical role as a former U.S.-administered Canal Zone community.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avenida Balboa area | 1 |
| Balboa District | 1 |
| Balboa district of Panama City | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Panama
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Bridge of the Americas ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| formerOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| formerTerritorialStatus | part of the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal
ⓘ
historically influenced by U.S. presence ⓘ strategic maritime location ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center for Canal operations
ⓘ
port area ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | Canal Zone community ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century Canal Zone period ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Panama City
ⓘ
Panamá Province ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Province
|
| locatedNear |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal
|
| locatedOn | Pacific coast ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vasco Núñez de Balboa ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure |
Miraflores Locks
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal locks (Pacific side)
Port of Balboa ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Panama ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Bay
|
| partOf |
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal area
urban area of Panama City ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | full Panamanian control after Panama Canal treaties ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Balboa District
this entity surface form:
Balboa district of Panama City
this entity surface form:
Avenida Balboa area