Presidente Hayes Department

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Statistics
Capital: Pozo Colorado
Area: 72,907 km²
Inhabitants: 81,876 (2002)
Pop. density: 1.1 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2: PY-15
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Map of Paraguay highlighting the department

Presidente Hayes is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Pozo Colorado. The department was named after U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, who was the arbitrator in a boundary dispute between Paraguay and Argentina after the War of the Triple Alliance.

The department is divided in 5 districts:

  1. Benjamín Aceval
  2. Nanawa
  3. Pozo Colorado
  4. Puerto Pinasco
  5. Villa Hayes
Departments of Paraguay Flag of Paraguay
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