It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital.

The governor of the province is Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino.

Panamá Province is now divided into 6 districts (Spanish: distritos) and subdivided into 55 corregimientos.

The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province on 1 January 2014.

[3] Estimate2010[4] Census2023[5][6] 1 These corregimientos represent as Panama City 2 These corregimientos represent as San Miguelito City