La Colmena, Paraguay
| La Colmena | |
|---|---|
| La Colmena | |
  La Colmena Location in Paraguay | |
| Coordinates: 25°52′59″S 56°50′05″W / 25.88306°S 56.83472°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Paraguarí |
| Founded | May 15, 1936 |
| Founded by | Kunito Miyasaka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Iván Melgarejo Florentín |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111 km2 (43 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,234 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | (595)(537) |
La Colmena is a town and distrito in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is the first Japanese colony of the country.
Location
La Colmena is located in the west region of the Paraguarí department, 132 km from Asunción, the capital of the country. It was originally a Japanese colony, but now many native Paraguayans are currently residents.
To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Carapegua, take a detour to Acahay and then again in Acahay take a detour to La Colmena. The town contains the southern Coffin Factory Co. of Southern America with 40,000 coffins being created yearly.
Geography
The district of La Colmena is located in the West region of the Paraguarí department. The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following:
- At North it borders with the Ybytimí district.
- At South it borders with the Ybycuí district.
- At East it borders with the Ybytimí, Tebicuary-mí and Borja districts.
- At West it borders with Ybytimí district.
External links
- Secretaria Nacional de Turismo
- World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com