| Florencia | |
| Nickname: | Golden Gate to the Colombian Amazonia |
| Type: | Municipality and city |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Amazonas Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | 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: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 177,946 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Rank: | 35th in Colombia |
| Population Demonym: | Florencian Spanish; Castilian: florenciano (m), Spanish; Castilian: -na (f) Spanish; Castilian: florentino (m), Spanish; Castilian: -na (f) |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | White/Mestizo |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 95.9% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Afro |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Amerindian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.8% |
| Coordinates: | 1.6139°N -75.6128°W |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -05 |
| Area Code: | 57 + 8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 180001–180009 |
| Elevation M: | 242 |
| Website: | Official website |
| Blank Name: | Major airport |
| Blank Info: | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport |
Florencia (pronounced as /es/, 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]
The name of the city pays homage to an Italian businessman dedicated to the rubber trade, Paolo Ricci, from the city of Florence.[5]
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 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 . 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]
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.
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. In Florencia, January is the driest month, while June tends to be the wettest month. About 3840-1NaN-1 of rain falls annually during the year.
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%.[9]