| Valenzuela | |
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| — City — | |
| Parish church | |
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Valenzuela
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Cordillera |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eladio Galeano Lugo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 173 km2 (66.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,581 |
| • Density | 32.3/km2 (83.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-04) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-03) |
| Postal code | 3070 |
Valenzuela is a town and district of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay, located some 107 km from Asunción. The town, as of 2002, had a population of 713, while the district's one amounted to 5,581.
Economy is based on agriculture, especially cultivation of ananas. The parish church of Valenzuela houses a Baroque pulpit dating to the first Jesuit missions in the country.