Concepción, Paraguay
| Concepción | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District | |||
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  Concepción | |||
| Coordinates: 23°24′0″S 57°25′48″W / 23.40000°S 57.43000°WCoordinates: 23°24′0″S 57°25′48″W / 23.40000°S 57.43000°W | |||
| Country | Paraguay | ||
| Department | Concepción | ||
| Concepción | 1773 for Agustín Fernando de Pinedo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Intendente municipal | Luis Herminio Acosta Paniagua (PLRA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8,490 km2 (3,280 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 76,378 | ||
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-04) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-03) | ||
| Area code(s) | 8700 | ||
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Concepción is a city in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies next to the Paraguay River.
 Main Catholic chapel in Concepción |
Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the 20th century, as a centre for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco, and a river port. The town was also a centre for the Paraguayan Civil War of 1947. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay.
Transportation
Route 5 "Gral. Bernardino Caballero" connects the city with Pedro Juan Caballero and Asunción.
Climate
Concepción has a humid subtropical climate with abundant annual precipitation, although possessing a highly prominent summer peak. Summers are very hot, rainy and often oppressively humid. Severe thunderstorms are very common in the summer, and have the capability to dump copious amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, along with destructively high winds and occasional hail. Winter is much drier and considerably cooler, with near drought-like conditions often prevailing.
| Climate data for Concepción, Paraguay | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.4 (92.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.2 (90) |
29.3 (84.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.8 (82) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.0 (68) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.2 (81) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.1 (61) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 152.8 (6.016) |
122.8 (4.835) |
140.1 (5.516) |
122.9 (4.839) |
124.8 (4.913) |
62.3 (2.453) |
42.6 (1.677) |
55.8 (2.197) |
67.7 (2.665) |
124.7 (4.909) |
161.8 (6.37) |
163.5 (6.437) |
1,341.8 (52.827) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 92 |
| % humidity | 69 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 72 |
| Source: The Weather Network (humidity only) [1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Climate Statistics for Concepción, Paraguay (1961-1990)". Retrieved November 15, 2011.
Sources
- World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com