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== Getting started with Panama research == | == Getting started with Panama research == | ||
Panama is politically divided into 9 provinces and 5 indigenous "comarcas." Understanding political divisions is essential to doing family history, as these divisions determine where records are recorded and archived. To learn more about Panama's political division, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_regions_of_Panama Click here.] | Panama is politically divided into 9 provinces and 5 provincial-level indigenous territories called "comarcas." Understanding political divisions is essential to doing family history, as these divisions determine where records are recorded and archived. To learn more about Panama's political division, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_regions_of_Panama Click here.] | ||
== Jurisdictions == | == Jurisdictions == | ||