Panama Canal Zone

American concession in Panama between 1903 and 1979
AdministrativeArea unincorporated_territory_of_the_united_states Q498979
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Panama Canal Zone

Summary

Panama Canal Zone is an unincorporated territory of the United States[1]. It draws 1,090 Wikipedia views per month (unincorporated_territory_of_the_united_states category, ranking #4 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Panama Canal Zone is in the country of United States[3].
  • Panama Canal Zone is on the continent of North America[4].
  • Panama Canal Zone's instance of is recorded as unincorporated territory of the United States[5].
  • Panama Canal is named after Panama Canal Zone[6].
  • Panama Canal Zone's Commons category is recorded as Panama Canal Zone[7].
  • 1903 marks the founding of Panama Canal Zone[8].
  • Panama Canal Zone was dissolved in October 1, 1979[9].
  • Panama Canal Zone began on December 2, 1903[10].
  • Panama Canal Zone's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.1176694444444, 'lon': -79.720166666667}[11].
  • Panama Canal Zone's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Panama Canal Zone[12].
  • Panama Canal Zone's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[13].
  • Panama Canal Zone's category for people born here is recorded as Q32756645[14].
  • Panama Canal Zone's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Zonian'}[15].
  • Panama Canal Zone's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zoneíta'}[16].
  • Panama Canal Zone's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Panama Canal Zone'}[17].
  • Panama Canal Zone's category of associated people is recorded as Category:Zonians[18].
  • Panama Canal Zone covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1432'}[19].

Body

Geography

Panama Canal Zone is in the country of United States[3]. It is on the continent of North America[4].

Physical Characteristics

Panama Canal Zone covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1432'}[19].

Designation and Status

Panama Canal Zone's instance of is recorded as unincorporated territory of the United States[5].

History and Context

1903 marks the founding of Panama Canal Zone[8]. Panama Canal is named after it[6].

Why It Matters

Panama Canal Zone draws 1,090 Wikipedia views per month (unincorporated_territory_of_the_united_states category, ranking #4 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United States
    Dissolved
    Aliases
    Coordinate location {'lat': 9.1176694444444, 'lon': -79.720166666667}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/panamska-prieplavova-zona/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see Use"
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