La Esmeralda, Venezuela
Place in Amazonas State, Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Esmeralda (Ye'kuana: Medadanña[1][2] or Kadawanadunña[3]) is a small settlement in and the capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”. It is located on the shore of the Orinoco river, only 9 miles from the Casiquiare canal bifurcation that links it to the Amazon River.
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La Esmeralda | |
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Coordinates: 3°10′26″N 65°32′48″W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Amazonas State |
Municipality | Alto Orinoco Municipality |
Founded | 1758; 266 years ago (1758) |
Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 20 030 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Climate | Af |
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The settlement contains about a hundred homes, a school, an airfield and a military outpost.