Mera, Pastaza

Mera
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Mera

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Nickname(s): Atalaya del Oreinte(Orient Watchtower)
Mera
Coordinates: 01°22′15″S 78°1′10″W / 1.37083°S 78.01944°W / -1.37083; -78.01944Coordinates: 01°22′15″S 78°1′10″W / 1.37083°S 78.01944°W / -1.37083; -78.01944
Country Ecuador
Province Pastaza Province
Canton Mera Canton
Named for Juan León Mera
Government
  Type Mayor and council
  Governing body Municipality of Mera
  Mayor Lic. Gustavo Silva
Elevation 950 m (3,120 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 8,800
  (approximate population)
Demonym(s) Mereño(a)
Time zone ECT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) (0)4

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.


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