Guna Yala

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9°17′46″N 78°20′39″W / 9.29611°N 78.34417°W / 9.29611; -78.34417

Guna Yala
Comarca indígena
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Coordinates: 9°33′N 78°58′W / 9.550°N 78.967°W / 9.550; -78.967
Country	Panama
Capital	Gaigirgordub
Area
• Total	2,358.2 km2 (910.5 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	32,016[1]
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2023
• Total	$100 million[2]
• Per capita	$4,500
Time zone	UTC-5 (ETZ)
ISO 3166 code	PA-KY
HDI (2017)	0.580[3] medium

Guna Yala, formerly known as San Blas, is a comarca indígena (indigenous province) in northeast Panama. Guna Yala is home to the indigenous people known as the Gunas. Its capital is Gaigirgordub. It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by the Darién Province and Emberá-Wounaan, on the east by Colombia, and on the west by the province of Colón.

32,016 people lived here in 2023, with over 95% of them being indigenous peoples.^[4]