Mera, Pastaza

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Mera
Town
Mera
Nickname: 
Atalaya del Oriente (Orient Watchtower)
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Mera
Coordinates: 01°22′15″S78°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
  TypeMayor and council
  Governing bodyMunicipality of Mera
   Mayor Gustavo Silva
Area
  Town1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Population
 (2022 census) [1]
  Town853
  Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym Mereño(a)
Time zone UTC-5 (ECT)
Area code (0)4
Climate 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.

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Aerial photograph of Mera