Canindeyú Department

Canindeyú
—  Department  —

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Coordinates:
Country  Paraguay
Region
Established
Capital Salto del Guairá
Area
 • Total 14,667 km2 (5,663 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 140,551
 • Density 9.6/km2 (24.8/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-04)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-03)
ISO 3166 code PY-14
Number of Districts 10

Canindeyú is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá.

Districts

The department is divided in 11 districts:

  1. Corpus Christi
  2. Curuguaty
  3. General Francisco Caballero Alvarez (Puente Kyhá)
  4. Itanará
  5. Katueté
  6. La Paloma
  7. Nueva Esperanza
  8. Salto del Guairá
  9. Villa Ygatimí
  10. Yasy Cañy
  11. Ypehú

The eastern part of Canindeyu is very green; mostly rolling hills and soy bean farms. A fair portion of the population consists of Brazilian immigrants.

See Also