Tuira River
| Tuira River | |
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  Location of mouth | |
| Native name | Rio Tuira |
| Location | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Darién Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 8°19′10″N 78°18′31″W / 8.3194°N 78.3086°WCoordinates: 8°19′10″N 78°18′31″W / 8.3194°N 78.3086°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 230 km (140 mi) |
| Basin size | 10,664.42 km2 (4,117.56 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 363.8 m³/s |
The Tuira River is located in the Darién Province of eastern Panama. It flows into the Bay of San Miguel at the province capital of La Palma.[1][2]
It is the largest river in Panama, and one of its tributaries, the Chucunaque River, is the longest river in Panama.
References[]
- ^ "Estategia de desarrollo sostenible de Darién" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Presidencia-CONADES. 2009. pp. 52–53.
- ^ "Rio Tuira". GeoNames. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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- Rivers of Panama
- Darién Province
- North America river stubs
- Panama geography stubs