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Orellana
Province
Province of Orellana
Yasuní National Park
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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 (El Coca)
Cantons	List of Cantons
Area
• Total	21,601 km (8,340 sq mi)
Population
• Total	182,166
• Density	8.4/km (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Vehicle registration	Q
HDI (2017)	0.701 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.

Cantons

The province is divided into four cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:

• Mestizo 57.5%
• Indigenous 31.8%
• Afro-Ecuadorian 4.9%
• White 4.4%
• Montubio 1.2%
• Other 0.2%

Economy

Jungle composes most of the province's territory, forcing it to rely primarily on exports of crude oil, and timber. Its second most important source of income is tourism, offering jungle exploration, indigenous encounters, and rivers. Mining is the third reliable source of income.

Places of interest

• Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

See also

• Cantons of Ecuador

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population and area of Orellana Province
2. Villalba, Juan. "Human Development Index in Ecuador". Scribd (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
3. Cantons of Ecuador. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
4. "Resultados" (PDF).

v t e Provinces of Ecuador
Province	Azuay Bolívar Cañar Carchi Chimborazo Cotopaxi El Oro Esmeraldas Galápagos Guayas Imbabura Loja Los Ríos Manabí Morona-Santiago Napo Orellana Pastaza Pichincha Santa Elena Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Sucumbíos Tungurahua Zamora-Chinchipe
Former Provinces	Azogues Cuenca Guayaquil Napo Pastaza León Oriente Santiago Zamora Veintemilla

0°56′S 75°40′W / 0.933°S 75.667°W / -0.933; -75.667

• Orellana Province
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