What is "gualaca"

'''Gualaca ''' is a corregimiento in Gualaca District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It is the seat of Gualaca District. It has a land area of and had a population of 5,605 as of 2010, giving it a population density of . Its population as of 1990 was 4,099; its population as of 2000 was 4,430.