Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. This article is about the capital city of Panama. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... Two Panamax running the Miraflores Locks The Panama Canal (Spanish: ) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ...

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History

The town of Balboa, founded by the United States during the construction of the Panama Canal, was named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the Spanish conquistador credited with discovering the Pacific Ocean. The name was suggested to the Canal Zone authorities by the Peruvian ambassador to Panama. Prior to being drained, filled and leveled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the hilly area north of Panama City was home to a few subsistence ranches and unused marshlands. Vasco Núñez de Balboa Vasco Núñez De Balboa (1475–January 15, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. ...

The town of Balboa, like most towns in the Canal Zone, was served by Canal Zone Government-operated schools, post office, police and fire stations, commissary, cafeteria, yacht club, service center and recreational facilities. Balboa's children were educated at the Balboa Elementary School, Balboa High School, and the private St. Mary's School. The town was also home to two private banks, a credit union, a Jewish Welfare Board, several Christian denomination churches, civic clubs, a masonic temple and a YMCA. Balboa High School is a public high school located in the excelsior district of San Francisco, California. ...

Until 1979 when the Canal Zone was abolished under the terms of the Panama Canal Treaties, the town of Balboa was the administrative center of the Canal Zone, a U.S. territory. The Panama Canal's Administration Building, former seat of the Canal Zone Government and Panama Canal Company, is located in Balboa Heights and currently houses the Panama Canal Administration (ACP). Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Around the world there are a number of canal zones. ... Around the world there are a number of canal zones. ... Balboa Heights was more or less part of the Panama Canal township of Balboa, existing on the edge of it towards Ancón, with some of it on the lower slopes of Ancon Hill. ...

Current highlights

Balboa is now governed by the mayor of Panama City as part of the corregimiento of Ancón. Since its incorporation into the Republic of Panama, Balboa has been redeveloped to enhance the port's capacity and to adapt to private ownership of houses and commercial enterprises. This article is about the capital city of Panama. ...

Sightseeing highlights for anyone visiting Balboa include the Administration Building, the Goethals Memorial, the Prado, the somewhat well preserved architecture of the Canal Zone era, and two handicrafts markets.

As it was during the Canal Zone (1904-1979), Balboa is the seat of the Panama Canal's administrative offices and the port of Balboa, one of Panama's main ports. The population as of the 1990 census was 1,214. Around the world there are a number of canal zones. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Two Panamax running the Miraflores Locks The Panama Canal (Spanish: ) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Coordinates: 8°57′N 79°34′W / 8.95, -79.567 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...