Naso Tjër Di
Lands
The Naso Tjër Di comarca along the Teribe River in Bocas del Toro, northwestern Panama, near the Costa Rican border
Countries Panama
Facts 3
Population
Panama's 2023 census counted 5,568 people who identify as Naso.
As of 2023 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC), Panama, Cuadro 20. Población indígena en la República, por sexo, según provincia, comarca indígena, grupo indígena al que pertenece y grupos de edad: Censo 2023 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
The Naso are led by a king who lives in Sieyik, where Panama's president came in 2020 to sign the law creating their comarca.
As of 2020 Source: Mongabay, Indigenous community wins recognition of its land rights in Panama (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
In December 2020 Panama created the 1,600 square kilometer Naso Tjër Di comarca, the result of decades of Naso efforts to secure their land rights.
As of 2020 Source: Mongabay, Indigenous community wins recognition of its land rights in Panama (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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