Caaguazú Department
Caaguazú (Spanish: Departamento de Caaguazú) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Coronel Oviedo. Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-05.
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Departamento de Caaguazú | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Caaguazú, in red, in Paraguay | |
| Coordinates: 25°25′S 56°27′W / 25.417°S 56.450°WCoordinates: 25°25′S 56°27′W / 25.417°S 56.450°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Region | Oriental |
| Capital | Coronel Oviedo |
| Boroughs | 22 (See list) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mario Alberto Varela |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,474 km2 (4,430 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
| • Total | 484,177 |
| • Density | 42.1978/km2 (109.292/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
| ISO 3166 code | PY-05 |
History
In 1712, Gregorio Bazán de Pedraza founded the town of Villa de San Isidro Labrador de Curuguaty, followed by Ybytimí in 1715, San Joaquín in 1746, and Carayaó in 1770.
The department was created in 1906 with the name of Yhú; the town of Yhú was named as the capital of the department. Other towns were Ajos (present day Coronel Oviedo), Carayaó, San Joaquín and Caaguazú. Upon territorial reorganization in 1945, it was given the name of Caaguazú.
Its present limits were defined in 1973.
Geography
The Caaguazú department is in middle of the Oriental region. It has an area of 11,474 km2 (4,430 sq mi), 2.82% of the area of Paraguay. Its estimated population in 2013 is 484,177 for a population density of 42.2 inhabitants/km2.[1]
The Caaguazú mountain range crosses the department from the north to the south. The main river in the department, and of Paraguay, is the Paraguay.
Limits
- To the north: San Pedro and Canindeyú departments.
- To the east: Alto Paraná department.
- To the south: Guairá and Caazapá departments.
- To the west: Cordillera and Paraguarí departments.
Climate
As of 2012[update], the total amount of precipitation for the year 2012 in the city of Coronel Oviedo was 1,834.9 mm (72.2 in). The month with the most precipitation was April with 297.3 mm (11.7 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was August with 15.0 mm (0.6 in).[2]
The average temperature for the year 2012 in Coronel Oviedo was 22.6 °C (72.7 °F). The warmest month, on average, was December with an average temperature of 27.6 °C (81.7 °F). The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of 15.1 °C (59.2 °F).[2]
Districts
The department is divided in 22 districts:
| No. | Districts | Area (km²) |
Population[3] (2015) |
Density |
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| 1 | Caaguazú | 982.08 | 120,160 | 122.4 |
| 2 | Carayaó | 897.69 | 15,655 | 17.4 |
| 3 | Coronel Oviedo | 869.97 | 113,566 | 130.5 |
| 4 | Doctor Cecilio Báez | 147.97 | 7,671 | 51.8 |
| 5 | Doctor Juan Eulogio Estigarribia | 639.00 | 35,276 | 55.2 |
| 6 | Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos | 555.22 | 23,827 | 42.9 |
| 7 | José Domingo Ocampos | 151.40 | 10,981 | 72.5 |
| 8 | La Pastora | 363.48 | 5,225 | 14.4 |
| 9 | Mariscal Francisco Solano López | 871.28 | 6,872 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Nueva Londres | 228.35 | 4,905 | 21.5 |
| 11 | Nueva Toledo | 594.11 | 4,924 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Raúl Arsenio Oviedo | 639.96 | 16,674 | 26.1 |
| 13 | Repatriación | 863.56 | 33,044 | 38.3 |
| 14 | R. I. Tres Corrales | 285.88 | 9,243 | 32.3 |
| 15 | San Joaquín | 401.92 | 17,624 | 43.8 |
| 16 | San José de los Arroyos | 497.91 | 19,125 | 38.4 |
| 17 | Santa Rosa del Mbutuy | 326.05 | 12,822 | 39.3 |
| 18 | Simón Bolívar | 354.01 | 6,095 | 17.2 |
| 19 | Tembiaporá | 450.35 | 14,345 | 31.9 |
| 20 | Tres de Febrero | 236.78 | 9,942 | 42.0 |
| 21 | Vaquería | 1,168.03 | 11,718 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Yhú | 1,398.35 | 34,831 | 24.9 |
Caaguazú Department Media
Entrance to the city of Nueva Londres
The toll of Coronel Oviedo, a few meters away from the entrance to Nueva Londres
Mapa Politico Caaguazu Paraguay
The Church of Coronel Oviedo
A street of Coronel Oviedo
A land for reforestation in San José de los Arroyos
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Compendio Estadístico 2013" (PDF) (in español). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Compendio Estadístico Ambiental del Paraguay 2002-2012" (PDF) (in español). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015 (8.3 MB)" (PDF) (in español). DGEEC. 2015. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
Other websites
- Portal de Caaguazú (in Spanish)
- Statoids - Departments of Paraguay