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| Downtown of Florencia in 2008 | |||
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| Location of the municipality and town of Florencia in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. | |||
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Florencia
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| Country | Colombia | ||
| Region | Amazonas Region | ||
| Department | Caquetá Department | ||
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| • Total | 2,292 km2 (884.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 157,450 | ||
| • Density | 68.7/km2 (177.9/sq mi) | ||
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| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-05) | ||
| Website | www.florencia-caqueta.gov.co | ||
Florencia (English: Florence) is a municipality and capital city of the Department of Caquetá, Colombia. It is the most important city in southeast Colombia because of its population as well as its more than a hundred years of history. It is the boundary between mountains and the Amazon. It lies on the Orteguaza River which flows into the Caqueta River. Its population is roughly 160,000.
Florencia was founded on December 25, 1902 by Capuchin Friar Doroteo De Pupiales (1876-1959) Born in Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia.
Florencia is located by the steps of the Cordillera Oriental mountain range. The municipality of Florencia limits to the north with the Huila Department and the municipality of El Paujil, to the east with the municipalities of El Paujil and La Montañita, to the south with the municipalities of Milán and Morelia, and to the west with the municipality of Belén de Andaquies and the Huila Department.
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