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cédula

Also spelled: cédula de identidad personal · número de cédula

Definition

Panama's national ID document, issued by the Electoral Tribunal. Its number encodes the province of birth in the first digit, which in practice reveals where a person is from.

Example

You need your cédula for any paperwork, even to buy a SIM card.Necesitas la cédula para cualquier trámite, hasta para comprar un chip.

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Where it is used
nationwide
Currency
in use today
Origin
Emitida por el Tribunal Electoral.

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See also

paz y salvoTribunal Electoral

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