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| image_caption = '''Top''': View of Plaza Pizarro, '''Second''': A sightseeing boat at Biblioteca River, '''Third''': House of the Episcopal Curia, '''Four''': Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport '''Bottom''': Piedmont of Florencia
'''Florencia''' ({{lang-en|Florence}}) is a [[Municipalities of Colombia|municipality]] and capital city of the [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Caquetá Department|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.
| image_flag = Flag of Florencia (Caquetá).svg
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.
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Colombia|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Amazonas Region (Colombia)|Amazonas Region]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Departments of Colombia|Department]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Caquetá Department]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = María Susana Portela
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1902
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 = 1912
| founder = Doroteo de Pupiales
| named_for = [[Florence]]
| area_total_km2 = 2548
| area_urban_km2 = 20.21
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_note = DANE
| population_footnotes = <ref>https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacion-capital-DANE-2019.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| population_total = 177,946
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_rank = [[List of cities in Colombia|35th in Colombia]]
| population_demonym = Florencian<br />{{lang|es|florenciano}} (m), {{lang|es|-na}} (f)<br />{{lang|es|florentino}} (m), {{lang|es|-na}} (f)
| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="DANE2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2005/PERFIL_PDF_CG2005/18001T7T000.PDF |title= ''Perfil Municipal de Florencia - Censo 2005''|author=[[National Administrative Department of Statistics]] - DANE |year=2005 |access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = [[White People|White]]/[[Mestizo]]
| demographics1_info1 = 95.9%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Afro Colombian|Afro]]
| demographics1_info2 = 3.3%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Amerindian]]
| demographics1_info3 = 0.8%
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| timezone = Colombia Standard Time
| utc_offset = -05
| area_code = 57 + 8
| postal_code_type = [[Postal code]]
| postal_code = 180001–180009
| elevation_m = 242
| website = [http://www.florencia-caqueta.gov.co Official website] {{in lang|es}}
| blank_name = Major airport
| blank_info = [[Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport]]
| footnotes =
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'''Florencia''' ({{IPA|es|floˈɾensja}}, {{langx|en|Florence}}) is a [[Municipalities of Colombia|municipality]] and the capital city of the [[Departments of Colombia|Department]] of [[Caquetá Department|Caquetá]], [[Colombia]]. It is the most populous city in the [[Amazon Region of Colombia]]. It lies on the [[Orteguaza River]] which flows into the [[Caqueta River]]. Its population is 177,946 in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telefónicas |first=Telencuestas-Encuestas |title=Cuántos habitantes tiene Florencia, Caquetá en 2023 |url=https://telencuestas.com/censos-de-poblacion/colombia/2023/caqueta/florencia |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Telencuestas |language=es}}</ref><ref>https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacion-capital-DANE-2019.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The name of the city pays homage to an Italian businessman dedicated to the rubber trade, Paolo Ricci, from the city of [[Florence]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b9hRAQAAMAAJ&q=Paolo+Ricci+Florencia+Caquet%C3%A1 |title=Caquetá: características geográficas |date=2010 |publisher=Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi, Subdirección de Geografía y Cartogafia |isbn=978-958-8323-37-4 |language=es}}</ref>
[[File:Plaza de Toros Santo Domingo.JPG|thumb|Santo Domingo bullring]]


==History==
==History==
The area where Florencia is located was inhabited by tribes of the [[Andaquí people|Andaquí]] ethnic group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bustos |first=Mauricio |title=La Red Cultural del Banco de la República |url=https://www.banrepcultural.org/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Banrepcultural |language=spanish}}</ref> The territory where the city is located was also inhabited by [[Witoto]] and {{Ill|Coreguaje people|lt=Coreguaje|es|Coreguaje}} tribes. In 1542, the territory was explored for the first time by the Spanish conquistador, [[Hernán Pérez de Quesada]].<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3pwxDwAAQBAJ&dq=Paolo+Ricci+Florencia+Caquet%C3%A1&pg=PT382 |title=Diez festivales en Colombia: Valores e impacto |date=2013-02-22 |publisher=Edtitorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana |isbn=978-958-716-785-6 |language=es}}</ref> Florencia was founded on December 25, 1902 by Capuchin Friar Doroteo De Pupiales (1876-1959) Born in [[Pupiales]], [[Nariño]], [[Colombia]]. Rubber plantations around several areas of what is now known as the department of Caqueta encouraged the creation of the city next to the {{Ill|Hacha River|lt=Hacha River|es|Río Hacha}}.<ref name=":0" /> The city became an important site after the creation of the trail between the settlement and the town of [[Guadalupe, Huila|Guadalupe]] in what is now the department of Huila.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Niño |first1=Oscar Arcila |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LAlJAwAAQBAJ&dq=Fundacion+de+Florencia%2C+Caqueta&pg=PA36 |title=Caquetá, Construcción de un territorio amazónico en el siglo XX |last2=León |first2=Gloria González |last3=Rey |first3=Franz Gutiérrez |last4=Salazar |first4=Adriana Rodríguez |last5=Salazar |first5=Carlos Ariel |date=2002-04-02 |publisher=Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas "SINCHI" |isbn=978-958-96878-1-9 |language=es}}</ref>

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


==Geography==
==Geography==
Florencia is located at the foot of the [[Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)|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, Caquetá|Milán]] and [[Morelia, Caquetá|Morelia]], and to the west with the municipality of [[Belén de Andaquies]] and the Huila Department.


==Climate==
Florencia is located by the steps of the [[Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)|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, Caquetá|Milán]] and [[Morelia, Caquetá|Morelia]], and to the west with the municipality of [[Belén de Andaquies]] and the Huila Department.
Florencia has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Af''), and experiences significant rainfall during the course of the year. There is still a large amount of rainfall, even in the driest month. The average temperature in Florencia is {{convert|26.1|°C|1|disp=or}}. In Florencia, January is the driest month, while June tends to be the wettest month. About {{convert|3840|mm|in|-1|disp=or}} of rain falls annually during the year.


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==External links==
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* {{es icon}} [http://www.alcaldiadeflorencia.gov.co/ Florencia official website]
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* {{es icon}} [http://www.gobernaciondecaqueta.gov.co/home.php?menuizq=353&Id_Categoria=114 Government of Caqueta; Florencia]
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* {{es icon}} [http://siatac.siac.net.co Environmental information on Colombian Amazon region website]
|location = Florencia ([[Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport]]), elevation {{convert|244|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 32.6
|Feb high C = 32.0
|Mar high C = 31.0
|Apr high C = 30.2
|May high C = 29.8
|Jun high C = 28.9
|Jul high C = 28.8
|Aug high C = 30.0
|Sep high C = 30.9
|Oct high C = 31.2
|Nov high C = 31.3
|Dec high C = 32.0
| year high C = 30.7
|Jan mean C = 26.9
|Feb mean C = 26.6
|Mar mean C = 26.2
|Apr mean C = 25.7
|May mean C = 25.5
|Jun mean C = 24.8
|Jul mean C = 24.6
|Aug mean C = 25.2
|Sep mean C = 25.7
|Oct mean C = 26
|Nov mean C = 26.2
|Dec mean C = 26.5
| year mean C = 25.8
|Jan low C = 21.6
|Feb low C = 21.8
|Mar low C = 21.7
|Apr low C = 21.6
|May low C = 21.5
|Jun low C = 21.0
|Jul low C = 20.6
|Aug low C = 20.7
|Sep low C = 21.0
|Oct low C = 21.4
|Nov low C = 21.6
|Dec low C = 21.7
| year low C = 21.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 103.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 191.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 294.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 442.2
|May precipitation mm = 514.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 494.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 426.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 322.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 312.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 275.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 243.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 136.9
|year precipitation mm = 3758.6
| Jan precipitation days = 12
| Feb precipitation days = 15
| Mar precipitation days = 21
| Apr precipitation days = 24
| May precipitation days = 27
| Jun precipitation days = 26
| Jul precipitation days = 25
| Aug precipitation days = 23
| Sep precipitation days = 20
| Oct precipitation days = 21
| Nov precipitation days = 20
| Dec precipitation days = 15
| year precipitation days = 247
| Jan humidity = 76
| Feb humidity = 78
| Mar humidity = 81
| Apr humidity = 83
| May humidity = 84
| Jun humidity = 85
| Jul humidity = 84
| Aug humidity = 81
| Sep humidity = 80
| Oct humidity = 80
| Nov humidity = 81
| Dec humidity = 79
| year humidity = 81
|Jan sun = 176.7
|Feb sun = 124.2
|Mar sun = 108.5
|Apr sun = 105.0
|May sun = 105.4
|Jun sun = 96.0
|Jul sun = 102.3
|Aug sun = 127.1
|Sep sun = 144.0
|Oct sun = 148.8
|Nov sun = 147.0
|Dec sun = 173.6
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|Febd sun = 4.4
|Mard sun = 3.5
|Aprd sun = 3.5
|Mayd sun = 3.4
|Jund sun = 3.2
|Juld sun = 3.3
|Augd sun = 4.1
|Sepd sun = 4.8
|Octd sun = 4.8
|Novd sun = 4.9
|Decd sun = 5.6
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
|language=es
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|location = Florencia (Macagual), elevation {{convert|280|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 32.2
|Feb high C = 31.7
|Mar high C = 30.6
|Apr high C = 30.0
|May high C = 29.6
|Jun high C = 28.7
|Jul high C = 28.6
|Aug high C = 29.7
|Sep high C = 30.8
|Oct high C = 31.0
|Nov high C = 30.9
|Dec high C = 31.7
| year high C = 30.4
|Jan mean C = 26.0
|Feb mean C = 25.8
|Mar mean C = 25.4
|Apr mean C = 25.0
|May mean C = 24.8
|Jun mean C = 24.2
|Jul mean C = 23.8
|Aug mean C = 24.4
|Sep mean C = 24.9
|Oct mean C = 25.2
|Nov mean C = 25.4
|Dec mean C = 25.7
| year mean C = 25.0
|Jan low C = 21.2
|Feb low C = 21.3
|Mar low C = 21.7
|Apr low C = 21.7
|May low C = 21.7
|Jun low C = 21.2
|Jul low C = 20.7
|Aug low C = 20.8
|Sep low C = 21.0
|Oct low C = 21.5
|Nov low C = 21.7
|Dec low C = 21.6
| year low C = 21.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 106.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 193.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 307.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 442.8
|May precipitation mm = 478.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 449.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 416.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 300.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 274.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 298.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 243.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 136.0
|year precipitation mm = 3592.8
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| Feb precipitation days = 15
| Mar precipitation days = 21
| Apr precipitation days = 23
| May precipitation days = 26
| Jun precipitation days = 25
| Jul precipitation days = 24
| Aug precipitation days = 22
| Sep precipitation days = 19
| Oct precipitation days = 20
| Nov precipitation days = 18
| Dec precipitation days = 14
| year precipitation days = 234
| Jan humidity = 81
| Feb humidity = 82
| Mar humidity = 86
| Apr humidity = 88
| May humidity = 88
| Jun humidity = 88
| Jul humidity = 87
| Aug humidity = 86
| Sep humidity = 84
| Oct humidity = 85
| Nov humidity = 85
| Dec humidity = 84
| year humidity = 85
|Jan sun = 170.5
|Feb sun = 124.2
|Mar sun = 102.3
|Apr sun = 99.0
|May sun = 108.5
|Jun sun = 99.0
|Jul sun = 108.5
|Aug sun = 133.3
|Sep sun = 144.0
|Oct sun = 148.8
|Nov sun = 147.0
|Dec sun = 170.5
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|Octd sun = 4.8
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
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}}


== Economy ==
[[Category:Municipalities of Caquetá]]
According to a report of the first half of 2022 by the [[Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (Colombia)|MinCIT]], the main economic activities of the city were Trade and repair of vehicles with 22.6%, followed by Public Administration and Defense with 18.8% and third, Artistic Activities with 10.9%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Perfiles Económicos Departamentales - Caquetá |url=https://www.mincit.gov.co/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=5f834ed5-8943-4317-897d-9b047844ceb2 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Colombian Ministry of Commerce |language=es}}</ref>
[[Category:Populated places in the Caquetá Department]]
[[Category:Capitals of Colombian Departments]]


== Heritage Sites ==
{{Caquetá-geo-stub}}

* '''El Encanto Petroglyphs''': These petroglyphs are located to the left of the Hacha River near Barrio Torasso. The engravings are approximately 16 meters long.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arqueología - Caquetá |url=https://www.sinic.gov.co/SINIC/ColombiaCultural/ColCulturalBusca.aspx?AREID=3&SECID=8&IdDep=18&COLTEM=211 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Sistema Nacional de Información Cultural |language=es}}</ref> They were first described by archaeologist Eliécer Silva Celis in 1963. Among the petroglyphs are Zoomorphic and Human figures.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lizarazo |first=María |date=2022-05-10 |title=El arte rupestre de la Amazonia que está en riesgo de perderse |url=https://www.elespectador.com/ambiente/amazonas/el-arte-rupestre-de-la-amazonia-que-esta-en-riesgo-de-perderse/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=[[El Espectador]] |language=spanish}}</ref>
* '''Curiplaya Building''': A historic building of colonial architecture built in the 1950s. This building served as a hotel, currently it houses some cultural entities of the municipality and the department.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guía departamental del Caquetá (CITUR) |url=https://www.citur.gov.co/upload/publications/documentos/37.Guias_departamentales_Caqueta.pdf |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Centro de Información Turística de Colombia |page=42 |language=es}}</ref> In addition it is the headquarters of the Palace of Culture and Fine Arts of the Amazon (Spanish: ''Palacio de la Cultura y Bellas Artes de la Amazonía'').<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Arias |first=Gloria |date=2016-07-27 |title=Conozca las maravillas naturales del Caquetá |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-16655898 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=[[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]] |language=spanish}}</ref> The building was declared a national cultural property in 2000 by the [[Ministry of Culture (Colombia)|Colombian Ministry of Culture]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Lista de Bienes declarados Bien de Interés Cultural de Ámbito Nacional |trans-title=List of Properties declared of Cultural Interest at the National Level |url=https://www.mincultura.gov.co/prensa/noticias/Documents/Patrimonio/BIENES%20DE%20INTER%C3%89S%20CULTURAL%20DEL%20%C3%81MBITO%20NACIONAL_mayo%202020.pdf |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=[[Ministry of Culture (Colombia)|Colombia Ministry of Culture]]}}</ref> The name "Curiplaya" means "Golden Beach" in the [[Witoto language]].<ref name=":1" />

==See also==
* [[Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Florencia]]
* [[Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Florencia (Caquetá)|Florencia}}
* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.florencia-caqueta.gov.co/ Alcaldía Municipal de Florencia en Caquetá] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026182926/http://www.florencia-caqueta.gov.co/ |date=2018-10-26 }}
* {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070712215008/http://www.alcaldiadeflorencia.gov.co/ Florencia official website]
* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.gobernaciondecaqueta.gov.co/home.php?menuizq=353&Id_Categoria=114 Government of Caqueta; Florencia]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124404/http://caquetapositivo.com/ Portal Positivo del Caquetá]
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142921/http://clasificadosdelcaqueta.com/ Clasificados del Caquetá]

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Latest revision as of 06:34, 26 October 2024

For other uses, see Florencia (disambiguation).
Florencia
Municipality and city
Top: View of Plaza Pizarro, Second: A sightseeing boat at Biblioteca River, Third: House of the Episcopal Curia, Four: Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport Bottom: Piedmont of Florencia
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Official seal of Florencia
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Nickname: 
Golden Gate to the Colombian Amazonia
Location of the municipality and town of Florencia in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Florencia in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Florencia is located in Colombia
Florencia
Florencia
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 1°36′50″N 75°36′46″W / 1.61389°N 75.61278°W / 1.61389; -75.61278
Country Colombia
RegionAmazonas Region
DepartmentCaquetá Department
Founded1902
Incorporated1912
Founded byDoroteo de Pupiales
Named forFlorence
Government
 • MayorMaría Susana Portela
Area
 • Municipality and city
2,548 km2 (984 sq mi)
 • Urban
20.21 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
Elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Municipality and city
177,946
 • Rank35th in Colombia
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
 DANE
Demonym(s)Florencian
florenciano (m), -na (f)
florentino (m), -na (f)
Ethnicity
[2]
 • White/Mestizo95.9%
 • Afro3.3%
 • Amerindian0.8%
Time zoneUTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time)
Postal code
180001–180009
Area code57 + 8
Major airportGustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Florencia (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾensja], English: Florence) is a municipality and the capital city of the Department of Caquetá, Colombia. It is the most populous city in the Amazon Region of Colombia. It lies on the Orteguaza River which flows into the Caqueta River. Its population is 177,946 in 2023.[3][4]

Etymology

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The name of the city pays homage to an Italian businessman dedicated to the rubber trade, Paolo Ricci, from the city of Florence.[5]

Santo Domingo bullring

History

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The area where Florencia is located was inhabited by tribes of the Andaquí ethnic group.[6] The territory where the city is located was also inhabited by Witoto and Coreguaje [es] tribes. In 1542, the territory was explored for the first time by the Spanish conquistador, Hernán Pérez de Quesada.[7] Florencia was founded on December 25, 1902 by Capuchin Friar Doroteo De Pupiales (1876-1959) Born in Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia. Rubber plantations around several areas of what is now known as the department of Caqueta encouraged the creation of the city next to the Hacha River [es].[8] The city became an important site after the creation of the trail between the settlement and the town of Guadalupe in what is now the department of Huila.[8]

Geography

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Florencia is located at the foot 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.

Climate

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Florencia has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af), and experiences significant rainfall during the course of the year. There is still a large amount of rainfall, even in the driest month. The average temperature in Florencia is 26.1 °C or 79.0 °F. In Florencia, January is the driest month, while June tends to be the wettest month. About 3,840 millimetres or 150 inches of rain falls annually during the year.

Climate data for Florencia (Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport), elevation 244 m (801 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.6
(90.7) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		29.8
(85.6) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.8
(83.8) 		30.0
(86.0) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.0
(89.6) 		30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.5
(77.9) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26
(79) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.8
(78.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.4
(70.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 103.7
(4.08) 		191.6
(7.54) 		294.4
(11.59) 		442.2
(17.41) 		514.2
(20.24) 		494.5
(19.47) 		426.2
(16.78) 		322.7
(12.70) 		312.8
(12.31) 		275.7
(10.85) 		243.6
(9.59) 		136.9
(5.39) 		3,758.6
(147.98)
Average precipitation days 12 15 21 24 27 26 25 23 20 21 20 15 247
Average relative humidity (%) 76 78 81 83 84 85 84 81 80 80 81 79 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 176.7 124.2 108.5 105.0 105.4 96.0 102.3 127.1 144.0 148.8 147.0 173.6 1,558.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.7 4.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.6 4.3
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[9]
Climate data for Florencia (Macagual), elevation 280 m (920 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0) 		31.7
(89.1) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.7
(89.1) 		30.4
(86.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.8
(74.8) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.0
(77.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.3
(70.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 106.3
(4.19) 		193.2
(7.61) 		307.1
(12.09) 		442.8
(17.43) 		478.7
(18.85) 		449.8
(17.71) 		416.3
(16.39) 		300.9
(11.85) 		274.6
(10.81) 		298.4
(11.75) 		243.2
(9.57) 		136.0
(5.35) 		3,592.8
(141.45)
Average precipitation days 12 15 21 23 26 25 24 22 19 20 18 14 234
Average relative humidity (%) 81 82 86 88 88 88 87 86 84 85 85 84 85
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170.5 124.2 102.3 99.0 108.5 99.0 108.5 133.3 144.0 148.8 147.0 170.5 1,555.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.5 4.4 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.5 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.5 4.3
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[9]

Economy

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According to a report of the first half of 2022 by the MinCIT, the main economic activities of the city were Trade and repair of vehicles with 22.6%, followed by Public Administration and Defense with 18.8% and third, Artistic Activities with 10.9%.[10]

Heritage Sites

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  • El Encanto Petroglyphs: These petroglyphs are located to the left of the Hacha River near Barrio Torasso. The engravings are approximately 16 meters long.[11] They were first described by archaeologist Eliécer Silva Celis in 1963. Among the petroglyphs are Zoomorphic and Human figures.[12]
  • Curiplaya Building: A historic building of colonial architecture built in the 1950s. This building served as a hotel, currently it houses some cultural entities of the municipality and the department.[13] In addition it is the headquarters of the Palace of Culture and Fine Arts of the Amazon (Spanish: Palacio de la Cultura y Bellas Artes de la Amazonía).[14] The building was declared a national cultural property in 2000 by the Colombian Ministry of Culture.[15] The name "Curiplaya" means "Golden Beach" in the Witoto language.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacion-capital-DANE-2019.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ National Administrative Department of Statistics - DANE (2005). "Perfil Municipal de Florencia - Censo 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  3. ^ Telefónicas, Telencuestas-Encuestas. "Cuántos habitantes tiene Florencia, Caquetá en 2023". Telencuestas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacion-capital-DANE-2019.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ Caquetá: características geográficas (in Spanish). Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi, Subdirección de Geografía y Cartogafia. 2010. ISBN 978-958-8323-37-4.
  6. ^ Bustos, Mauricio. "La Red Cultural del Banco de la República". Banrepcultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  7. ^ Diez festivales en Colombia: Valores e impacto (in Spanish). Edtitorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. 2013-02-22. ISBN 978-958-716-785-6.
  8. ^ a b Niño, Oscar Arcila; León, Gloria González; Rey, Franz Gutiérrez; Salazar, Adriana Rodríguez; Salazar, Carlos Ariel (2002-04-02). Caquetá, Construcción de un territorio amazónico en el siglo XX (in Spanish). Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas "SINCHI". ISBN 978-958-96878-1-9.
  9. ^ a b "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Perfiles Económicos Departamentales - Caquetá". Colombian Ministry of Commerce (in Spanish). 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  11. ^ "Arqueología - Caquetá". Sistema Nacional de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  12. ^ Lizarazo, María (2022-05-10). "El arte rupestre de la Amazonia que está en riesgo de perderse". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  13. ^ "Guía departamental del Caquetá (CITUR)" (PDF). Centro de Información Turística de Colombia (in Spanish). p. 42. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  14. ^ a b Arias, Gloria (2016-07-27). "Conozca las maravillas naturales del Caquetá". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  15. ^ "Lista de Bienes declarados Bien de Interés Cultural de Ámbito Nacional" [List of Properties declared of Cultural Interest at the National Level] (PDF). Colombia Ministry of Culture. 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
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