Chitré

Chitré: cathedral

Chitré, town, southwestern Panama, situated at the base of the Azuero Peninsula. It lies on the left bank of the Villa River, near Parita Bay (of the Gulf of Panama). Chitré serves as a marketing centre for the vegetables and livestock that are produced in the area; it also produces ice, beverages, and brandy. A road leads north from Chitré to the Inter-American (Pan-American) Highway, and the town has an airfield. Pop. (2000) 7,756; (2010) 9,092.