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Town in Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Mera
Town
Mera
Nickname: Atalaya del Oriente (Orient Watchtower)
Mera is located in EcuadorMeraMera
Coordinates: 01°22′15″S 78°1′10″W / 1.37083°S 78.01944°W / -1.37083; -78.01944
CountryEcuador
ProvincePastaza Province
CantonMera Canton
Named forJuan León Mera
Government
 • TypeMayor and council
 • Governing bodyMunicipality of Mera
 • MayorGustavo Silva
Area
 • Town1.37 km (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation950 m (3,120 ft)
Population
 • Town853
 • Density620/km (1,600/sq mi)
DemonymMereño(a)
Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)
Area code(0)4
ClimateAf

Mera is a town in the eastern foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes. It is also the name of the Canton in Pastaza Province of which it is a part.

It lends its name to Shell Mera, a larger town 4 miles to the east.

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population and area of Mera

Aerial photograph of Mera


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