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Encyclopedia > Departments of Paraguay

Paraguay consists of 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) (capitals in parentheses):

  1. Alto Paraguay (Fuerte Olimpo)
  2. Alto Paraná (Ciudad del Este)
  3. Amambay (Pedro Juan Caballero)
  4. Asunción (Asunción)
  5. Boquerón (Filadelfìa)
  6. Caaguazú (Coronel Oviedo)
  7. Caazapá (Caazapá)
  8. Canindeyú (Salto del Guairá)
  9. Central (Areguá)
  10. Concepción (Concepción)
  11. Cordillera (Caacupé)
  12. Guairá (Villarica)
  13. Itapúa (Encarnación (Paraguay))
  14. Misiones (San Juan Bautista)
  15. Ñeembucú (Pilar)
  16. Paraguarí (Paraguarí)
  17. Presidente Hayes (Pozo Colorado)
  18. San Pedro (San Pedro)

See also the ranked list of Paraguyan departments Map of Paraguay with the departements numbered File links The following pages link to this file: Departments of Paraguay Categories: GFDL images ... Categories: Departments of Paraguay ... Alto Paraná is a department in Paraguay. ... Ciudad del Este is the capital of Alto Paraná department, in Paraguay, situated at 25°42′ S 54°63′ W. Founded in 1957, it was originally called Puerto Flor de Lis, then until 1989 Puerto Presidente Stroessner (after Alfredo Stroessner). ... Categories: Stub | Departments of Paraguay ... Pedro Juan Caballero is a city on the border of north eastern Paraguay and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. ... Asunción is a department in Paraguay. ... Map of Paraguay Panteón de los Héroes in Asunción Asunción, population 500,939 ( 1992), is the capital of Paraguay. ... Boquerón is a department in the Western Region of Paraguay. ... Caaguazú is a department in Paraguay. ... Caazapá is a department in Paraguay. ... Canindeyú is a department in Paraguay. ... Categories: Departments of Paraguay ... Concepción is a department of Paraguay. ... Concepción is a city in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción department. ... Cordillera is a department in Paraguay. ... Guairá is a department in Paraguay. ... Itapúa is a department in Paraguay. ... Misiones is a department in Paraguay. ... Ñeembucú is a department in Paraguay. ... Paraguarí is a department in Paraguay. ... Presidente Hayes is a department in Paraguay. ... San Pedro is a department in Paraguay. ... Population figures from the 2002 census. ...


External links

Paraguay's entry in Statoids (http://www.statoids.com/upy.html)


  Results from FactBites:
 
Article about "Paraguay" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Jul-2004 (798 words)
Lying on both banks of the Paraguay River, it borders Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the northeast and Bolivia to the northwest.
The Paraguayan landscape consists of grassy plains and wooded hills in the region east of Paraguay River that divides the country in two; the region west of the river, the (Gran) Chaco features mostly low, marshy plains near the river and dry forest and thorny scrub further west.
Paraguay's population is distributed unevenly throughout the country.
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