Capitán Mauricio José Troche
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Mauricio José Troche is one of the districts
in the Guairá department
, Paraguay. It is located 183 km away from Asunción, capital of Paraguay
.
In this area the population dedicates mostly to the agriculture and farming. They also dedicate to the artisan fabrication of ao po’i.
The production of sugar cane is very important because it is industrialized, obtaining as a result fuel alcohol.
The current governor is Sofía Cardozo de Aquino, from the ANR Party. She will occupy the position until 2010.
July and August are the months with less rain, the rest of the year it rains about 138 mm that reach an annual average of 1,600 mm. November and October are the rainiest months.
Population with unsatisfied basic needs:
, being the sugar cane the most important plantation. Guairá department is the number one producer of sugar cane in the country.
Between 1972 and 1983 the production doubled, and since then presented a constant increment. The great vantage point about this production is the industrialization of raw material, turning sugar cane into sugar, fuel alcohol or rum.
In the district is the factory of absolute alcohol, that the ex Paraguayan Alcohol Administration passed to Paraguayan Petroleum, Petropar.
Other important plantations are: cotton
, tobacco
, wheat
, yerba mate
and fruits such as grapes.
Cows, goats, pigs and horses livestock is also an important activity.
It has telephone service from Copaco Company (a state company) and the service of movie phone companies, as well as newspapers and other means of communication.
The common mean of transportation are buses, which travel to the capital and also do an inter tour through the district.
Districts of Paraguay
||The departments of Paraguay are divided into districts .-List of districts:List of districts of Paraguay, showing the population and the department. This district was created after the 2002 Census....
in the Guairá department
Guairá Department
Guairá is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villarrica.It covers a surface of , with a population of 178130 inhabitants .You can get there through the Road nª8 Blas Garay...
, Paraguay. It is located 183 km away from Asunción, capital of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
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In this area the population dedicates mostly to the agriculture and farming. They also dedicate to the artisan fabrication of ao po’i.
The production of sugar cane is very important because it is industrialized, obtaining as a result fuel alcohol.
Municipality
This Municipality was founded in 1919. It can be accessed through Route No. VIII “Dr. Blás Garay” and it is located in the north part of the Guairá department.The current governor is Sofía Cardozo de Aquino, from the ANR Party. She will occupy the position until 2010.
Geography
The district of Captain Mauricio José Troche is located in the north area of the Guairá department, in a well defined region of the Occidental region of the department; the area is the most fertile and populated.Extension
This district has an extension of 63 square kilometers, with a total population of 9,539 inhabitants; the population density is 151.41 inhabitants per square kilometer, most of it in the rural sector.Climate
The climate usually is mild and healthy. The average annual temperature is 22°C; it reaches 38º or 39°C in summer and drops to 0°C in winter.July and August are the months with less rain, the rest of the year it rains about 138 mm that reach an annual average of 1,600 mm. November and October are the rainiest months.
Limits
The districts borders on:- Caaguazú departmentCaaguazú DepartmentCaaguazú is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Coronel Oviedo.- History :The area that today is known as Caaguazú, was threatened during the 16th and 17th centuries by the Portuguese Bandeirantes and Guaicurú Indians, desolating the land for many years.In the 18th century,...
to the north - Natalicio TalaveraNatalicio TalaveraNatalicio Talavera is a town in the Guairá department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, Colonia IndependenciaIndependencia, ParaguayIndependencia is a town in the Guairá department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
and Paso Yobái districts to the south - Paso YobáiPaso YobaiFounded in 1923 by the French colonist Jorge Naville, Paso Yobai is the largest district of the Guairá Department, Paraguay. It is also the easternmost district of the department. Paso Yobai was governed as part of the district of Independencia until 1993, when it was granted independence by the...
district to the east - Doctor BotrellDoctor BotrellDoctor Botrell is a village and distrito in the Guairá department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
district to the west
Hydrography
This district is watered by the Tebicuary-mi River and the streams:- Itacarú
- Morotí
Demography
The main social and demographic indicators:- Population under the age of 15: 38.4%
- Children per woman: 3.0
- Percentage of illiterate inhabitants: 8.1%
- Population that work in the primary sector: 55.6%
- Population that work in the secondary sector: 18.3%
- Population that work in the tertiary sector: 25.6%
- Housings with electric power service: 91.6%
- Housings with running water service: 30.5%
Population with unsatisfied basic needs:
- Population with no access to education: 7.2%
- Population with no access to health infrastructures: 22.8%
- Population with no good living conditions: 34.2%
- Population with no capacity to subsistence: 13.3%
Economy
The principal activity in the district is the agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, being the sugar cane the most important plantation. Guairá department is the number one producer of sugar cane in the country.
Between 1972 and 1983 the production doubled, and since then presented a constant increment. The great vantage point about this production is the industrialization of raw material, turning sugar cane into sugar, fuel alcohol or rum.
In the district is the factory of absolute alcohol, that the ex Paraguayan Alcohol Administration passed to Paraguayan Petroleum, Petropar.
Other important plantations are: cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
, tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
, wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
, yerba mate
Yerba mate
Maté, yerba maté or erva maté , Ilex paraguariensis, is a species of holly native to subtropical South America in northeastern Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay...
and fruits such as grapes.
Cows, goats, pigs and horses livestock is also an important activity.
How to get there
To get to Mauricio José Troche district, from Asunción, capital of the country, it is necessary to travel through Route No. VIII “Dr. Blás Garay” until arriving to Villarrica, cross Mbocayaty and Natalicio Talavera districts.Communication
The most important way of access to the city is Route No. VIII “Dr. Blás Garay”, which connects this district with the capital of the country and other localities in the department.It has telephone service from Copaco Company (a state company) and the service of movie phone companies, as well as newspapers and other means of communication.
Transportation
The most important way of access to the city is Route No. VIII “Dr. Blás Garay”. It has other pebbled roads that communicate with paved roads that make easier the transportation.The common mean of transportation are buses, which travel to the capital and also do an inter tour through the district.
Population
According to the information provided by the General Direction of Polls, Statistics and Census:- Population under the age of 14: 38.4%
- Population between 15 and 64 years old: 56.3%
- Population over the age of 65: 5.4%
- Most of the population lives in the rural area.
Art and Culture
In the district, part of the population dedicates to make ao po’i. There’s also native art.External links
- Secretaría Nacional de Turismo. Paraguay
- World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com