Puerto Francisco de Orellana, commonly called Coca, is a city in the Ecuadorian Amazon and the capital of Orellana Province, at the confluence of the Coca and Napo rivers. It had a population of about 51,281 at the 2022 census and sits at an elevation of roughly 300 meters in a tropical rainforest climate. Named for the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana, the city functions as a gateway for rainforest tourism and is served by its own airport. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 51,281 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -0.4625, longitude -76.984167
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 253 m
P2046 (area)
area 18.31 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 51281 (2022)
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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.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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