Caazapá Department
Caazapá
Departamento de Caazapá | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Caazapá, in red, in Paraguay | |
| Coordinates:26°12′S56°23′W/ 26.200°S 56.383°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Region | Oriental |
| Capital | Caazapá |
| Boroughs | 10 (See list) |
| Government | |
| •Governor | Avelino Dávalos Estigarribia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,496 km2(3,666 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 151,415 |
| • Density | 16/km2(41/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caazapeño |
| Time zone | UTC-04(AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-03(ADT) |
| ISO 3166 code | PY-06 |
| Website | Official website |
TheCaazapá department(Spanish:Departamento de Caazapá) is adepartmentofParaguay.Thecapitalis thecityofCaazapá.ItsISO 3166-2code isPY-06.
Its name comes fromGuaranika´aguy jehasapá,that means "beyond the forest".[3]
People from the department are calleCaazapeño(women:Caazapeña).
Geography
[change|change source]The Caazapá department is in the southeast of theOrientalregion. It has an area of 9,496 km2(3,666 sq mi). As of 2012[update],the department has a population of 151,415 (2.3% of the population of the country) for apopulation densityof 15.9.[2]
The Caaguazúmountain rangecrosses the department from east to west and divides the department in two regions: the northwestern region, with flat lands, and southeastern region, with smallhillswithforests.
The Tebicuary river flows from east to west in the south of the department; it serves as limit with theItapúadepartment. The Tebicuary–mí river serves as limit with theParaguarídepartment.[4]
The protected areas in the department are theNational parkCaaguazú, the Golondrina Private Reserve and the Protected Wildlife Area Susu Island.[4]
Limits
[change|change source]- To the north:GuairáandCaaguazúdepartments.
- To the east:Alto Paranádepartment.
- To the south:Itapúadepartment.
- To the west:ParaguaríandMisionesdepartments.
Climate
[change|change source]As of 2012[update],the total amount ofprecipitationin the city of Caazapá was 1,408.6 mm (55.5 in). The month with the most precipitation was October with 144.3 mm (5.7 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was August with 37.8 mm (1.5 in).[5]
Theaveragetemperature for the year 2012 in Caazapá was 22.6 °C (72.7 °F). The warmest month, on average, was January with an average temperature of 26.6 °C (79.9 °F). The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of 16.5 °C (61.7 °F).[5]
Districts
[change|change source]The department is divided in 11districts:
| No. | Districts | Area[6] (km²) |
Population[7] (2015) |
Density |
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| 1 | Abaí | 2,144.30 | 31,722 | 14.8 |
| 2 | Buena Vista | 150.61 | 6,145 | 40.8 |
| 3 | Caazapá | 830.89 | 25,977 | 31.3 |
| 4 | Doctor Moisés S. Bertoni | 676.15 | 5,619 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Fulgencio Yegros | 977.59 | 6,819 | 7.0 |
| 6 | General Higinio Morínigo | 219.05 | 6,249 | 28.5 |
| 7 | Maciel | 427.63 | 4,743 | 11.1 |
| 8 | San Juan Nepomuceno | 945.00 | 35,725 | 37.8 |
| 9 | Tavaí | 1,233.05 | 17,558 | 14.2 |
| 10 | Yuty | 1,120.34 | 21,501 | 19.2 |
| 11 | 3 de Mayo | 732.71 | 17,518 | 23.9 |
Economy
[change|change source]Farmingis the maineconomicactivity in the department. The maincropsarecottonandsoybean.Butcattleraising is the most important activity.[4]
Related pages
[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑"Portal - Gobernación de Caazapá"(in Spanish). Gobernación de Caazapá. Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2016.Retrieved8 October2016.
- ↑2.02.12.2"Proyección Densidad Tasa 2012"(PDF)(in Spanish). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos.Retrieved8 October2016.
- ↑"El Departamento"(in Spanish). Gobernación de Caazapá. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 November 2016.Retrieved8 October2016.
- ↑4.04.14.2"El Departamento"(in Spanish). Gobernación de Caazapá. Archived fromthe originalon 2 May 2017.Retrieved8 October2016.
- ↑5.05.1"Compendio Estadístico Ambiental del Paraguay 2002-2012"(PDF)(in Spanish). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. December 2013.Retrieved8 October2016.
- ↑"Territorio y Población"(zip)(in Spanish). ADEPO - Asociación Paraguaya de Estudios de Población. 2015.Retrieved8 October2016.
- ↑"Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015 (8.3 MB)"(PDF)(in Spanish). DGEEC. 2015.Retrieved8 October2016.
Other websites
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- Gobernación de Caazapá websiteArchived2016-10-10 at theWayback Machine(in Spanish)
- Statoids- Departments of Paraguay
- Secretaria Nacional de TurismoArchived2015-05-20 at theWayback Machine(in Spanish)
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