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Encyclopedia > Alto Paraguay Department
Statistics
Capital: Fuerte Olimpo
Area: 82,349 km²
Inhabitants: 15,008 (2002)
Pop. density: 0.2 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2: PY-16
Map
Map of Paraguay highlighting the department

Alto Paraguay is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Fuerte Olimpo. In 1992 the Chaco Department was merged with Alto Paraguay, effectively recreating the original departement Olimpo as it existed until 1945. Fuerte Olimpo is a city in Paraguay. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... A department is geographic area of a centralized country which functions as an administrative unit. ... Fuerte Olimpo is a city in Paraguay. ... Chaco was a department of Paraguay that was merged with Alto Paraguay. ...


Alto Paraguay contains a varied and large amount of natural resources which is why this department is home to several national parks, each with different characteristics. The Defensores del Chaco National Park is the largest in the Paraguayan territory. The mentioned park is home to the hill Cerro León, which is the highest point in the northern region of Paraguay. The dry surface is optimal for the growth of different kinds of cactus. Another park in this department, Parque Nacional Río Negro, is located in an area with several small lakes and is home of most of the fauna in the department. Other national parks in Alto Paraguay are Parque Nacional Coronel Cabrera and Parque Nacional Chovoreca, which reside in dry regions. This article is about national parks. ... This article is about the plant family. ... Fauna is a collective term for animal life of any particular region or time. ...


The most important cities in the Alto Paraguay department are:

The department is divided in 3 districts: Fuerte Olimpo is a city in Paraguay. ...

  1. Fuerte Olimpo District
  2. La Victoria
  3. Mayor Pablo Lagerenza

External link

  • Alto Paraguay Info
Departments of Paraguay Flag of Paraguay
Alto Paraguay - Alto Paraná - Amambay - Asunción Capital District - Boquerón - Caaguazú - Caazapá - Canindeyú - Central - Concepción - Cordillera - Guairá - Itapúa - Misiones - Ñeembucú - Paraguarí - Presidente Hayes - San Pedro


 
 

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