Florencia, Caquetá
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| Nickname(s): Golden Gate to the Colombian Amazonia | ||
 Location of the municipality and town of Florencia in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. |
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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 | ||
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| Region | Amazonas Region | |
| Department | Caquetá Department | |
| Founded | 1902 | |
| Incorporated | 1912 | |
| Founded by | Doroteo de Pupiales | |
| Named for | Florence | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | María Susana Portela | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality and city | 2,292 km2 (885 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Municipality and city | 163,323 | |
| • Rank | 35th in Colombia | |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 141,804 | |
| • Urban density | 9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi) | |
| • Rural | 21,519 | |
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| Demonym(s) | Florencian florenciano (m), -na (f) florentino (m), -na (f) |
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| Ethnicity | ||
| • White/Mestizo | 95.9% | |
| • Afro | 3.3% | |
| • Amerindian | 0.8% | |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-05) | |
| Postal code | 180001–180009 | |
| Area code(s) | 57 + 8 | |
| Major airport | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport | |
| Website | Official website (Spanish) | |
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Florencia (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾensja], English: Florence) is a municipality and capital city of the Department of Caquetá, Colombia. It is the most important city in southwest 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 165,000.
Florencia was founded on December 25, 1902 by Capuchin Friar Doroteo De Pupiales (1876-1959) Born in Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia.
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.
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