| San Juan del Paraná | |||
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| Country | Paraguay | ||
| Department | Itapúa | ||
| Founded | 1789 | ||
| Founder | Joaquín de Alós y Brú | ||
| Government | |||
| • Intendente Municipal | Aldo Numan Lepretti Báez | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 250 km2 (96.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 7,447 | ||
| • Density | 29/km2 (75.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | -4 Gmt | ||
| Postal code | 6980 | ||
| Area code(s) | (595) (742) | ||
San Juan del Paraná is one of the 30 districts of the Itapúa Department, Paraguay.
Is located to the west of the city of Encarnación, the capital of the department, and was founded by Joaquín de Alós y Brú in 1789.
Its inhabitants dedicate to low-scale agriculture and to the subsistence cattle.
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It has an area of 25 square kilometers with a total population if 7,447 inhabitants and a population density of 29.796 inhabitants per square kilometer.
This is the coldest zone in the country due to its position in the southernmost border, the absence of elevations that stop the southern wind and the high rate of humidity. Its average temperature nearly reaches 21 °C and the minimum temperatures could reach −4 °C in the riparian zones. Only in some exceptional cases the temperatures reaches a maximum of 39 °C. The rain average is of 1,700 millimeters annually, October being the most rainy month.
Through this district flows the Paraná river and the Caraguatá spring.
The main social-demographic indicators in the district says:
23.6 % of the occupied population dedicates to the primary sector, 27.6% to the secondary sector and 47.1% to the tertiary sector.
Population with unsatisfied basic needs in:
The inhabitants of this district dedicates to the cultivation of wheat, soy and other subsistence products. In the cattle activities, they stock-breed cows and sheeps. Also have many industries.
The most important road is the branch of the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López", currently not asphalted, that connects it with the capital of the department, with Asunción and other locations of the department and the country. The other internal roads are terraced making easier the intercommunication between the districts
Has the telephonic services from Copaco and mobile telephony, besides various communication media and the journals from the capital of the country.
Following the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López" from Asunción until getting to the 365th kilometer, then taking an not asphalted branch of this road.
The roads are good and allow a fluid transit of people and cargo.
Modern transport busses takes the passengers to Asunción, the capital of the department and other locations of the region.
According to the data provided by the General Office of Statistics, Polls and Census, the total population of the San Juan del Paraná district is 7,447 inhabitants, being 3,921 males and 3,526 females.71.99% of the population is settled in the rural zone.
The city offers a commercial zone where could be found almost everything that a tourist looks for. This is one of the touristic reference points of Paraguay.
This district is ready to receive water sports. Has beautiful beaches and zones qualified for fishing.
Along the Paraná river and the Caraguatá stream are beautiful beaches special as places for relaxation and touristic attraction.
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