Nuevo Rocafuerte | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Total Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Orellana |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Aguarico Canton |
Area Total Km2: | 1.67 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 657 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Nuevo Rocafuerte is a town in Ecuador. The capital of Aguarico Canton in Orellana Province, it was founded in 1942 as a result of a battle which displaced the inhabitants of the original settlement and subsequent border agreements which made this location a key border spot on the border with Peru.
It is the birthplace of 46th Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno.[2]
Nuevo Rocafuerte has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.