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TABLE OF CONTENTS 6.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATION .......…………………….. 61 6.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………… 61 6.2 Panama General Aspects 6.2.1 Panama – Political and Administrative Organization …………………. 64 6.2.2 Panama – Demography………………………………………………….64 6.2.3 Panama – Health ………………………………………………………. 65 6.2.4 Panama – Education ……………………………………………………65 6.2.5 Panama – Economic Activities………………………………………… 66 6.2.6 Panama – Basic Services and Infrastructure... ………………………… 66 6.2.7 Panama– Migration ….......................................................................... 68 6.2.8 Panama– Citizen Security....................................................................610 6.3 Current Use of Adjacent Lands Areas .............................................................612 6.3.1 Eastern Pacific Urban Zone ...............................................................612 6.3.2 Zone 2 – Western Pacific Urban ..........................................................612 6.3.3 Zone 3 – Atlantic Urban .....................................................................613 6.3.4 Zone 4 Transisthmian Corridor .........................................................613 6.3.5 Zone 5 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon ..................................613 6.3.6 Zone 6 – Taboga Island .......................................................................614 6.4 Properties and Infrastructures .........................................................................614 6.4.1 Gatun Lake Infrastructures ..................................................................614 6.4.1.1 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon Zone...........................615 6.4.1.2 Transisthmian Corridor Zone ..................................................618 6.4.2 Construction of Locks and Water Reutilization Basins ........................619 6.4.2.1 Cocoli .....................................................................................619 6.4.2.2 Former Gatun Townsite ..........................................................619 6.4.2.3 Jose Dominador Bazan............................................................620 6.5 Population Characteristics .............................................................................620 6.4.1 Eastern Pacific Urban Zone ...............................................................620 6.4.2 Western Pacific Urban Zone ...............................................................621 Environmental Impact Study Category III URS Holdings, Inc. Panama Canal Expansion Program – i July 2007 Third Set of Locks 6.4.3 Atlantic Urban Zone ...........................................................................622 6.4.4 Transisthmian Corridor Zone...............................................................622 6.4.5 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon Zone .......................................623 6.4.6 Taboga Island Zone .............................................................................623 6.6 Education ................................................................................................623 6.6.1 Eastern Pacific Urban Zone ..............................................................626 6.6.2 Western Pacific Urban Zone ...............................................................626 6.6.3 Atlantic Urban Zone ...........................................................................627 6.6.4 Transisthmian Corridor Zone ..............................................................627 6.6.5 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon Zone ......................................627 6.6.6 Taboga Island Zone .............................................................................628 6.7 Demographic, Social, and Economic Indicators...............................................628 6.7.1 Eastern Pacific Urban Zone ...................................................................631 6.7.1.1 Demography ...........................................................................631 6.7.1.2 Human Development ..............................................................632 6.7.1.3 Indigenous Communities ........................................................632 6.7.2 Western Pacific Urban Zone..................................................................632 6.7.2.1 Demography ...........................................................................632 6.7.2.2 Human Development ..............................................................633 6.7.2.3 Indigenous Communities.........................................................634 6.7.3 Atlantic Urban Zone..............................................................................634 6.7.3.1 Demography ...........................................................................634 6.7.3.2 Human Development ..............................................................634 6.7.3.3 Indigenous Communities.........................................................635 6.7.4 Transisthmian Corridor Zone.................................................................635 6.7.4.1 Demography ...........................................................................635 6.7.4.2 Human Development ..............................................................635 6.7.4.3 Indigenous Communities.........................................................636 6.7.5 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon Zone .........................................636 6.7.5.1 Demography ...........................................................................636 6.7.5.2 Human Development ..............................................................637 Environmental Impact Study Category III URS Holdings, Inc. Panama Canal Expansion Program – ii July 2007 Third Set of Locks 6.7.5.3 Indigenous Communities.........................................................637 6.7.6 Taboga Island Zone ...............................................................................637 6.7.6.1 Demography ...........................................................................637 6.7.6.2 Human Development ..............................................................638 6.7.6.3 Indigenous Communities.........................................................638 6.8 Mortality and Morbidity Indicator...................................................................639 6.8.1 Eastern Pacific Urban Zone ................................................................641 6.8.2 Western Pacific Urban Zone ................................................................642 6.8.3 Atlantic Urban Zone ...........................................................................643 6.8.4 Transisthmian Corridor Zone...............................................................643 6.8.5 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon Zone ......................................644 6.8.6 Taboga Island Zone ............................................................................644 6.9 Occupational Indicators and Other Relevant Information 645 6.9.1 Eastern Pacific Urban Zone .................................................................650 6.9.2 Western Pacific Urban Zone ...............................................................650 6.9.3 Atlantic Urban Zone ...........................................................................652 6.9.4 Transisthmian Corridor Zone ..............................................................652 6.9.5 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon Zone ......................................653 6.9.6 Taboga Zone ......................................................................................653 6.10 Equipment, Services, Infrastructure Works, and Economic Activities..............654 6.10.1 Eastern Pacific Urban Zone ................................................................659 6.10.2 Western Pacific Urban Zone ................................................................659 6.10.3 Atlantic Urban Zone ............................................................................660 6.10.4 Transisthmian Corridor Zone .............................................................661 6.10.5 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon Zone ......................................662 6.10.6 Taboga Zone .......................................................................................663 6.11 Local Perception of the Project, Work, or Activity .........................................664 6.11.1 Opinions of Socioeconomic Study Area (SESA) Residents..................665 6.11.1.1 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon Zone ........................665 6.11.1.2 Atlantic Urban Zone .............................................................665 6.11.1.3 Transisthmian Corridor Zone ...............................................665 Environmental Impact Study Category III URS Holdings, Inc. Panama Canal Expansion Program – iii July 2007 Third Set of Locks 6.11.1.4 Eastern and Western Pacific Urban and Taboga Zones..........666 6.11.2 Opinions of Representatives from Local and Provincial Governments and Protected Areas…………………………………… 666 6.11.2.1 Gatun Lake and Costa Abajo de Colon, Atlantic Urban, and Transisthmian Corridor Zones.............................666 6.11.2.2 Eastern and Western Pacific Urban and Taboga Zones..........668 6.11.3 Opinions of National or Regional Organizations and Institutions ........669 6.12 Public Forum ................................................................................................671 6.13 Historical, Archaeological, and