Florencia, Caquetá
Florencia | |
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Municipality and city | |
Top: View of Plaza Pizarro, Second: A sightseeing boat at Biblioteca River, Third: House of the Episcopal Curia, Four: Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport Bottom: Piedmont of Florencia | |
| Nickname: Golden Gate to the Colombian Amazonia | |
Location of the municipality and town of Florencia in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 1°36′50″N 75°36′46″W / 1.61389°N 75.61278°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Amazonas Region |
| Department | Caquetá Department |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Incorporated | 1912 |
| Founded by | Doroteo de Pupiales |
| Named after | Florence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | María Susana Portela |
| Area | |
| 2,548 km2 (984 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 20.21 km2 (7.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| 177,946 | |
| • Rank | 35th in Colombia |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| DANE | |
| Demonym(s) | Florencian florenciano (m), -na (f) florentino (m), -na (f) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • 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 |
| Major airport | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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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 is 177,946 in 2023.