Panama City (
Spanish:
ciudad de Panamá) is the
capital and largest city of the
Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,440,381, and is located at the Pacific entrance of the
Panama Canal, in the
province of Panama. The city is the political and administrative center of the country, as well as a hub for international banking and commerce. It is considered a
"beta-" world city, one of three Central American cities listed in this category.