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[[File:San Miguel (1).jpg|thumb|right|300px|San Miguel, Isla del Rey, 2003]]

'''Isla del Rey''' is the largest [[island]] in the [[Pearl Islands]] in the [[Gulf of Panama]]. It has an area of {{convert|234|km2|0|abbr=out}}, and a population of 1,676 (census 2000). Its current name is probably more a reference to Christ the King than to a secular king. There are four towns, which are [[San Miguel, Panamá Province|San Miguel]] (pop. 967), [[La Esmeralda, Panama|La Esmeralda]] (pop. 524), [[La Ensenada]] (pop. 94) and [[La Guinea]] (pop. 83). It is larger than the other Pearl Islands combined, and is the second largest island in [[Panama]], after [[Coiba]].

The first European to see Isla del Rey was [[Vasco Núñez de Balboa]] in October 1513 on his first expedition to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. He could only see the islands from afar, as the poor weather prevented his canoes from landing there. He named the island '''Isla Rica''' (Rich Island).

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* [http://www.mcglaun.com/isladelrey.gif Image of Isla del Rey]

[[Category:Pacific islands of Panama|Rey]]
[[Category:Gulf of Panama]]
[[Category:Panamá Province]]


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