title: Bayano River
text: # Bayano River
  
  Bayano River is a river of Panama in the Panamá Province. It is an alternative name for the upper part of the Chepo River.
  
  It is named after Bayano, the leader of a slave revolt and ruler of a kingdom of former slaves in 16th century Panama.
  
  It was dammed in the 1970s, creating Lago Bayano. This dam provides much of the electrical power for Panama City.
  
  