Mera | |
Official Name: | Mera |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Total Type: | Town |
Nickname: | Atalaya del Oriente (Orient Watchtower) |
Pushpin Map: | Ecuador |
Coordinates: | -1.3708°N -78.0194°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ecuador |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Pastaza Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Mera Canton |
Named For: | Juan León Mera |
Government Type: | Mayor and council |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Municipality of Mera |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Gustavo Silva |
Elevation M: | 950 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.37 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 853 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Mereño(a) |
Timezone: | ECT |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | (0)4 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Af |
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.