Florencia
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Key facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Amazonas Region
- Department
- Caquetá Department
- Founded by
- Doroteo de Pupiales
- Named after
- Florence
- Mayor
- María Susana Portela
- Municipality and city
- 2,548 km (984 sq mi)
- Urban
- 20.21 km (7.80 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 242 m (794 ft)
- Rank
- 35th in Colombia
- Density
- 69.84/km (180.9/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Florencian, florenciano (m), -na (f), florentino (m), -na (f)
- White mestizo
- 95.9%
- Afro
- 3.3%
- Amerindian
- 0.8%
- Time zone
- UTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time)
- Postal code
- 180001–180009
- Area code
- 57 + 8
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Florencia ( Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾensja], English: Florence) is a municipality and the capital city of the Department of Caquetá, Colombia. It is the most populous city in the Amazon Region of Colombia. It lies on the Orteguaza River which flows into the Caqueta River. Its population was 177,946 in 2023.
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