Leticia, Amazonas
Leticia | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
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Sunset in the Amazonas River, Santander Park with the Cathedral of Leticia in the background, downtown Leticia (near the border between Colombia and Brazil), Los Micos River Island, Victoria Regia lotus garden, Leticia City Hall (Alcaldía de Leticia) | |
Location map of the municipality and town of Leticia in the Department of Amazonas. | |
| Coordinates: 4°12′19″S 69°55′58″W / 4.20528°S 69.93278°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Amazonas |
| Foundation | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Luis Mendoza |
| Area | |
| 6,182 km2 (2,387 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 13.05 km2 (5.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| 48,144 | |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33,503 |
| • Urban density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Leticiano |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Area code | 57 + 8 |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | Official website |
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Leticia (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈtisja]) is the southernmost city in the Republic of Colombia, capital of the department of Amazonas, Colombia's southernmost town (4.09° south 69.57° west) and one of the major ports on the Amazon River. It has an elevation of 96 meters (315') above sea level and an average temperature of 27 °C (80.6 °F). Leticia has long been Colombia's shipping point for tropical fish for the aquarium trade. Leticia has a population of 33,503 located on the left bank of the Amazon River at the point where the borders of Colombia, Brazil and Peru meet in an area called Tres Fronteras.
A long-standing border dispute involving Leticia, between Colombia and Peru, was decided in 1934 by the League of Nations after these two nations were engulfed in an armed conflict known as the Colombia-Peru War. It is adjacent to the larger Brazilian city of Tabatinga. Together with the Peruvian city of Santa Rosa de Yavari, the entire urban area has more than 120,000 residents spread along the Amazon River