Nueva Loja | |
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City | |
 From top, left to right: February 12 Street, Monument to the Worker, New Loja Ecological Park, Simon Bolivar Park, Monument to the Heroes of Cenepa, Our Lady of the Swan Cathedral, Aguarico River Bridge and New Loja Recreational Park | |
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  Nueva Loja | |
| Coordinates: 00°05′05″N 76°52′58″W / 0.08472°N 76.88278°W[1] | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province |  Sucumbíos |
| Canton | Lago Agrio |
| Founded | May 5, 1971 |
| Area | |
• City | 21.65 km2 (8.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
• City | 55,627 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Neolojano, -a |
| Area code | (+593) 06 |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | www.lagoagrio.gob.ec (in Spanish) |
Nueva Loja[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnwe.βa ˈlo.xa]), also known as Lago Agrio, is the capital of the province of Sucumbíos in Ecuador. It was founded in the 1960s as a base camp of Texaco. The official population as of the 2022 census is 55,627.[2]
- ^ a b Nueva Loja, Sucumbios, Ecuador at GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de