Florencia, Caquetá
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| Florencia | |||
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| Nickname(s): Golden Gate to the Colombian Amazonia | |||
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| Coordinates: 1°36′50″N 75°36′46″W / 1.61389°N 75.61278°WCoordinates: 1°36′50″N 75°36′46″W / 1.61389°N 75.61278°W | |||
| Country |  Colombia |
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| Region | Amazonas Region | ||
| Department | Caquetá Department | ||
| Founded | 1902 | ||
| Incorporated | 1912 | ||
| Founder | Doroteo de Pupiales | ||
| Named for | Florence | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | María Susana Portela | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality and city | 2,292 km2 (884.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 14.56 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) | ||
| Population (2010)[1] | |||
| • Municipality and city | 157,450 | ||
| • Rank | 35th in Colombia | ||
| • Density | 68.7/km2 (177.9/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 135,837 | ||
| • Urban density | 9,329.5/km2 (24,163.2/sq mi) | ||
| • Rural | 21,613 | ||
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| Demonym | Florencian florenciano (m), -na (f) florentino (m), -na (f) |
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| Ethnicity[1] | |||
| • White/Mestizo | 95.9% | ||
| • Afro | 3.3% | ||
| • Amerindian | 0.8% | ||
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-05) | ||
| Postal code | 180001–180002 | ||
| Area code(s) | +57 8 | ||
| Major airport | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport | ||
| Website | www.florencia-caqueta-gov.co | ||
Florencia (English: Florence) is a municipality and capital city of the Department of Caquetá, Colombia. It is the most important city in southeast Colombia because of its population as well as its more than a hundred years of history. It is the boundary between mountains and the Amazon. It lies on the Orteguaza River which flows into the Caqueta River. Its population is roughly 160,000.
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[edit] History
Florencia was founded on December 25, 1902 by Capuchin Friar Doroteo De Pupiales (1876-1959) Born in Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia.
[edit] Geography
Florencia is located by the steps of the Cordillera Oriental mountain range. The municipality of Florencia limits to the north with the Huila Department and the municipality of El Paujil, to the east with the municipalities of El Paujil and La Montañita, to the south with the municipalities of Milán and Morelia, and to the west with the municipality of Belén de Andaquies and the Huila Department.
[edit] References
- ^ a b National Administrative Department of Statistics - DANE (2005). "Perfil Municipal de Florencia - Censo 2005". http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/PERFIL_PDF_CG2005/18001T7T000.PDF. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Florencia (Caquetá) |
- (Spanish) Florencia official website
- (Spanish) Government of Caqueta; Florencia
- (Spanish) Environmental information on Colombian Amazon region website
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