Orellana Province
Orellana is a inland province o Ecuador. The caipital is Puerto Francisco de Orellana (kent as Coca an aw). It wis creatit on 30 Julie 1998, frae pairt o Napo Province.
Orellana | |
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Province | |
Province o Orellana | |
Location o Orellana Province in Ecuador. | |
Cantons o Orellana Province | |
Kintra | Ecuador |
Established | 28 Julie 1998 |
Foondit bi | Alejandro Labaca |
Named for | Francisco de Orellana |
Caipital | Puerto Francisco de Orellana |
Cantons | Leet o Cantons |
Area | |
• Total | 21675 km2 (8,369 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 137,848 |
• Density | 6.4/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Population 2001 | 89443 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
The name o the province derives frae the splorer Francisco de Orellana who it is tauld tae hae sailed frae somewhaur near the toun tae the Atlantic Ocean. He did this trip several times leukin for the gowd ceety o El Dorado an in search o a rumored Nitmug forest which at the time wis a vera expensive spice. Durin his voyages he met a ferocious tribe o Indies who attackit his ships an mony amang thaim wur weemen. This led tae the namin o the river as the Amazon river. The province is dividit in fower cantons.
Cantons
eeditThe province is dividit intae fower cantons. The follaein table leets each wi its population as o the 2001 census, its aurie in square kilometres (km²), an the name o the canton seat or caipital.[2]
Canton | Pop. (2001) | Aurie (km²) | Seat/Caipital |
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Aguarico | 4,658 | 11,358 | Nuevo Rocafuerte |
Francisco de Orellana | 42,010 | 6,995 | Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Coca) |
Joya de los Sachas | 26,363 | 1,195 | La Joya de los Sachas |
Loreto | 13,462 | 2,127 | Loreto |
Economy
eeditThe jungle habitat that composes maist o the territory, maks the province rely on exports o crude ile, an timber. its seicont maist important soorce o income is tourism, afferin jungle sploration, indigenous encoonters, an rivers. Minin is placit as the third reliable soorce o income.
Places o interest
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eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ [1][deid airtin]
- ↑ Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.