Puerto Francisco de Orellana
Coca
Puerto Francisco de Orellana (El Coca) | |
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City | |
| From top, left to right: Panoramic view of the city, monument to Francisco de Orellana, Puerto Francisco de Orellana Boardwalk, Child's Park, canoe down the Napo River and Napo River Bridge. From top, left to right: Panoramic view of the city, monument to Francisco de Orellana, Puerto Francisco de Orellana Boardwalk, Child's Park, canoe down the Napo River and Napo River Bridge. | |
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Flag of Coca Flag | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador |
| Province | File:Bandera Provincia Orellana.svg Orellana |
| Canton | Francisco de Orellana Canton |
| Area | |
• City | 16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
• City | 51,281 |
| • Density | 3,067/km2 (7,944/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Orellanese |
| Time zone | ECT |
| Area code | (+593) 6 |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | www.orellana.gob.ec (in Spanish) |
Coca (pronounced [ˈkoka]) (also known as Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto fɾanˈsisko ðe oɾeˈʝana]) or El Coca (pronounced [el ˈkoka])) is the capital of province of Orellana in eastern Ecuador. The city is located in the Amazon rainforest at the confluence of the Coca River and the Napo River (the smaller Payamino River also merges into the Napo in the city). It has a population of 51,281 as of 2022.[2] It is visited by tourists traveling into the rainforest and is served by the Francisco de Orellana Airport.
Overview
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The city is named for Francisco de Orellana, who explored the confluence of the Coca River and the Napo River. It is believed that he set sail from the current location of the town eventually making his way into the Amazon River seeing the "Amazon" or tribes in which the women also fought. Eventually Francisco de Orellana made it to the Atlantic. He made a second expedition leaving but died on the Amazon delta unable to find a way through.
Government
[edit | edit source]The new mayor of the town was Antonio Vera in 2019 to replace Anita Rivas[3] who had served since 2005.
Climate
[edit | edit source]Coca has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Coca | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.7 (85.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 243 (9.6) |
279 (11.0) |
235 (9.3) |
374 (14.7) |
329 (13.0) |
293 (11.5) |
241 (9.5) |
185 (7.3) |
252 (9.9) |
308 (12.1) |
309 (12.2) |
271 (10.7) |
3,319 (130.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Puerto Francisco de Orellana, Orellana, Ecuador at GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population and area of Puerto Francisco de Orellana
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Spanish)
- Official tourism website of El Coca (in English)
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