La Esmeralda, Venezuela
La Esmeralda | |
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| Coordinates: 3°10′26″N 65°32′48″W / 3.17389°N 65.54667°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Amazonas State |
| Municipality | Alto Orinoco Municipality |
| Founded | 1758 |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 20 030 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Climate | Af |
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La Esmeralda (Ye'kuana: Medadanña or Kadawanadunña) is a small settlement in and the capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River.
The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield and a military outpost.