Florencia, Caquetá
—  Municipality and town  —
Location of the municipality and town of Florencia, Caquetá in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Caquetá Department
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Florencia (English: Florence) is a municipality and capital city of the Department of Caquetá, Colombia. 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 150,000.

[edit] History

Florencia was founded on December 25, 1902 by Capuchin Friar Doroteo De Pupiales (1876-1959) Born in Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia.

[edit] Geography

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.

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Florencia official website
• (Spanish) Government of Caqueta; Florencia
• (Spanish) Environmental information on Colombian Amazon region website

v • d • e Municipalities in the Caquetá Department Albania • Belén de Andaquies • Cartagena del Chairá • Curillo • El Doncello • El Paujil • Florencia • La Montañita • Milán • Morelia • Puerto Rico • San José de la Fragua • San Vicente del Caguán • Solano • Solita • Valparaíso

Coordinates: 1°37′00″N 75°36′00″W / 1.6166°N 75.6°W / 1.6166; -75.6

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