Isla del Rey, Panama

It has an area of 234 square kilometres (90 sq mi), and a population of 1,676 (census 2000).

There are four towns, which are San Miguel (pop.

The first European to see Isla del Rey was Vasco Núñez de Balboa in October 1513 on his first expedition to the Pacific Ocean.

He could only see the islands from afar, as the poor weather prevented his canoes from landing there.

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