Puerto Francisco de Orellana

Puerto Francisco de Orellana
(El Coca)
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.
Flag of Puerto Francisco de Orellana
Puerto Francisco de Orellana is located in Ecuador
Puerto Francisco de Orellana
Puerto Francisco de Orellana
Coordinates: 00°27′45″S 76°59′03″W / 0.46250°S 76.98417°W / -0.46250; -76.98417[1]
Country Ecuador
Province Orellana
CantonFrancisco de Orellana Canton
Area
 • City16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • City51,281
 • Density3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
DemonymOrellanese
Time zoneECT
Area code(+593) 6
ClimateAf
Websitewww.orellana.gob.ec (in Spanish)

Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto fɾanˈsisko ðe oɾeˈʝana]), also known as 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.

  1. ^ Puerto Francisco de Orellana, Orellana, Ecuador at GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population and area of Puerto Francisco de Orellana

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