Macas, known as the Emerald of the East, is a city in the Upano River valley of southeastern Ecuador and the capital of Morona Santiago Province. It had a population of about 22,398 at the 2022 census and sits at an elevation of roughly 1,050 meters. First founded in 1538 as Sevilla del Oro and refounded in 1599, it served historically as a Spanish staging point for the colonization of the Amazon and became the province's capital in 1929; today its economy rests on agriculture, livestock and a growing jungle tourism trade.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Macas (city) (Wikipedia)
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Macas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmakas]) is the capital of Morona Santiago province in southeastern Ecuador.
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1,050
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -2.25, -78.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -2.25, -78.25
-2.25 -78.25 Cfb
3. GeoNames: Macas - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3654541, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 3654541, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
-2.30741 -78.12026 P PPLA EC 15 1401 140150 23687 1315 America/Guayaquil
Macas (Wikipedia)
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