David, known as David City in colonial times, is a city and corregimiento in western Panama. It is the capital of the Chiriquí Province and has a population of 76,863 inhabitants as of 2023 census. It is a relatively affluent city with a firmly established, dominant middle class and a very low unemployment and poverty index. The Pan-American Highway is a popular route to David. The city is named after King David from the Bible. David is the largest city in Panama that is not part of the Panama city metro area.
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The development of the banking sector, public construction works such as the expansion of the airport and the David-Boquete highway alongside the growth of commercial activity in the city have increased its prominence as one of the fastest-growing regions in the country. The city is the economic center of the Chiriqui province and produces more than half the gross domestic product of the province, which totals 2.1 billion. It is known for being the third-largest city in the country both in population and by GDP and for being the largest city in Western Panama.
From the Wikipedia article David, Chiriquí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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