Nuevo Rocafuerte

Nuevo Rocafuerte
Town
Nuevo Rocafuerte
Interactive map of Nuevo Rocafuerte
Country Ecuador
ProvinceOrellana
CantonAguarico Canton
Area
 • Town
1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Town
657
 • Density393/km2 (1,020/sq mi)

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.

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