This article is about Orellana. For the town in Peru, see Orellana (Peru). For the explorer, see Francisco de Orellana. For other uses, see Orellana (disambiguation).
Province in Ecuador
Orellana
Province
Province of Orellana
Flag
Location of Orellana Province in Ecuador.
Cantons of Orellana Province
Country
Ecuador
Established
July 28, 1998
Founded by
Alejandro Labaca
Named for
Francisco de Orellana
Capital
Puerto Francisco de Orellana
Cantons
List of Cantons
Area
• Total
21,692.10 km2 (8,375.37 sq mi)
Population
(2010 census)
• Total
136,396
• Density
6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration
Q
HDI (2017)
0.701[1] high · 23rd
Website
www.orellana.gob.ec
Orellana (Spanish pronunciation: [oɾeˈʝana]) is an inland province of Ecuador. The capital is Puerto Francisco de Orellana (also known as Coca). It was created on July 30, 1998, from part of Napo Province.
The name of the province derives from the explorer Francisco de Orellana who it is told to have sailed from somewhere near the town to the Atlantic Ocean. He did this trip several times looking for the gold city of El Dorado and in search of a rumored Nutmeg forest which at the time was a very expensive spice. During his voyages he met a ferocious tribe of Indians who attacked his ships and many among them were women. This led to the naming of the river as the Amazon river.
The province is divided in four cantons.
^Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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