Afro-Panamanians: Difference between revisions

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'''Afro-Panamanian''' are Panamanians of African descent. Afro-Panamanians are 15% of the population and it is estimated 50% of Panamanians have African ancestry. The Afro-Panamanian population can be broken into the "Afro-Colonial", Afro-Panamanians descended from slaves brought to Panama during the colonial period and the "Afro-Antillean", West Indian immigrants from [[Trinidad]], [[Barbados]], [[Martinique]] and [[Jamaica]], brought in to build the [[Panama Canal]]. Afro-Panamanians can be found in towns and cities [[Colón, Panama|Colón]], [[Cristóbal, Colón|Cristóbal]] and [[Balboa, Panama|Balboa]], [[Río Abajo]] area of [[Panama City]], the Canal Zone, and province of [[Bocas del Toro Province|Bocas del Toro]].<ref name=WDMIP>{{cite web|title=AFRO-PANAMANIANS|url=http://www.minorityrights.org/4210/panama/afropanamanians.html|work=Word Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples|publisher=Word Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref>