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Orellana Province

Province of Ecuador

Orellana is an inland province of Ecuador. The capital is Puerto Francisco de Orellana . 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. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Orellana Province 21,602 km²
Population 176,254
Male Population 93,182 (52.9%)
Female Population 83,072 (47.1%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +709.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +103.4%
Median Age 20.4 years
Male Median Age 21.3 years
Female Median Age 19.3 years
Timezone Ecuador Time

Map of Orellana Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 21,763 51,208 86,650 176,254
Population Density 1.01 / km² 2.37 / km² 4.01 / km² 8.16 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 103.4% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Orellana Province +709.9% +244.2% +103.4%
Ecuador +131.1% +58.1% +27.9%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Orellana Province Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 12,332 11,694 24,026
5-9 11,752 11,704 23,457
10-14 10,889 10,431 21,320
15-19 9,429 8,939 18,368
20-24 8,413 7,807 16,221
25-29 8,094 7,373 15,467
30-34 7,003 5,686 12,690
35-39 5,983 4,952 10,935
40-44 4,865 3,586 8,452
45-49 4,301 3,216 7,517
50-54 3,167 2,264 5,431
55-59 2,349 1,749 4,099
60-64 1,611 1,249 2,861
65-69 1,287 1,001 2,288
70-74 928 737 1,666
75-79 403 357 760
80-84 232 192 425
85 Plus 143 135 279
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 8.16 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Orellana Province 176,254 21,602 km² 8.16 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1840 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1900 7,453 n/a n/a
1910 8,582 15.1% 1,129
1920 9,472 10.4% 890
1930 10,259 8.3% 787
1940 15,299 49.1% 5,040
1950 16,048 4.9% 749
1960 17,415 8.5% 1,367
1970 19,033 9.3% 1,618
1990 51,208 64% 16,087
2000 86,650 69.2% 35,442
2020 187,231 47% 50,290
2030 205,046 9.5% 17,815
2040 217,435 6% 12,389
2050 223,995 3% 6,560
2060 224,591 0.3% 596
2070 221,750 -1.3% -2,841
2080 215,798 -2.7% -5,952
2090 207,400 -3.9% -8,398
2100 197,924 -4.6% -9,476
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Other Provinces in Ecuador

Name Area Population Population Density
Azuay Province 7,871.1 km² 783,329 257.8 / mi²
Bolívar Province 3,896.7 km² 190,145 126.4 / mi²
Carchi Province 3,777.7 km² 174,134 119.4 / mi²
Cañar Province 3,132.4 km² 240,238 198.6 / mi²
Chimborazo Province 5,896.9 km² 496,675 218.1 / mi²
Cotopaxi Province 6,160.3 km² 448,746 188.7 / mi²
El Oro Province 5,859.7 km² 653,115 288.7 / mi²
Esmeraldas 16,176.5 km² 601,710 96.3 / mi²
Galápagos Province 7,989.5 km² 27,735 8.99 / mi²
Guayas Province 17,583.8 km² 4.0 million 595.1 / mi²
Imbabura Province 4,611.8 km² 435,132 244.4 / mi²
Loja Province 11,067.8 km² 487,154 114.0 / mi²
Los Ríos Province 7,286.6 km² 870,130 309.3 / mi²
Manabí Province 19,039.1 km² 1.5 million 202.8 / mi²
Morona-Santiago Province 23,966.6 km² 171,469 18.5 / mi²
Napo Province 12,509.9 km² 134,736 27.9 / mi²
Pastaza Province 29,508.2 km² 100,456 8.82 / mi²
Pichincha Province 9,455.7 km² 2.9 million 797.9 / mi²
Santa Elena Province 3,695 km² 353,623 247.9 / mi²
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province 3,453.5 km² 424,051 318.0 / mi²
Sucumbíos Province 18,000.6 km² 211,378 30.4 / mi²
Tungurahua Province 3,397.6 km² 549,017 418.5 / mi²
Zamora Chinchipe 10,553.9 km² 101,880 25.0 / mi²
Zona No Delimitada, Ecuador 2,076.6 km² 54,726 68.3 / mi²
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