| José Falcón | |||
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| Country | Paraguay | ||
| Department | Presidente Hayes | ||
| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Intendente Municipal | Walter Agustín Olmedo (ANR) | ||
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 3.808 | ||
| Time zone | -4 Gmt | ||
| Postal code | 9690 | ||
| Area code(s) | (595) (499) | ||
José Falcón is a district in Presidente Hayes Department of Paraguay. Located 48 km from Asuncion.
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Located in the Western region of Paraguay, in the area of Paraguayan Chaco. Its physical appearance is part of the characteristics of the Chaco soil: lowland with abundant vegetation of palm trees.
It is a coastal city located at the junction between the Pilcomayo and Paraguay rivers. This district is located in a lowland area with clay soil. With no meaningful elevations. The geography in general at this part of the department is characterized by being swampy, with palm trees and grasses. It is a region that is highly prone to flooding in the rainy seasons of the year.
Jose Falcon limits with:
The district is located in an area of very hot weather in summer. In Jose Falcon the temperature reaches 44 °C. In winter the temperature is 0 °C. The average annual temperature is 26 °C.
Jose Falcon has 3,808 inhabitants in total, of which 2,014 are men and 1,794 women, according to estimations by the Directorate General of Statistics, Census and Surveys.
The current surface of the young municipality is 1,919 sq km, with a population of approximately 9,000 inhabitants.
This area is characterized by a high commercial and tourist exchange between Paraguay and Argentina. Its strategic location near the border, makes commercial traffic intense. The town of Puerto Falcon joins the city of Clorinda by the bridge San Ignacio de Loyola, on Pilcomayo River. It is a strategic border trade, in the Department of President Hayes.
By law in 1997 the municipality of Jose Falcon was created, as a detachment of the municipality of Villa Hayes. A group of residents organized in a Coordinator Pro municipality prompted the creation of the municipality. The area has economic and social infrastructure and a strategic position to enhance sustainable development and become a powerful pole of development.
This city has its own attractiveness of the Chaco region, which makes it an important tourist center, there is also an intense commercial traffic between Paraguay and Argentina which makes it an important source of resources.
You reach the town by a detour of Route XII "Vice President Sanchez," is a detachment of the town of Villa Hayes.