General Bernardino Caballero (or simply Caballero) is a town and a district

District

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 in the Paraguarí Department

Paraguarí Department

Paraguarí is a departamento in Paraguay. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932. The capital is the city of Paraguarí.- History :...

 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...

. It is named after Bernardino Caballero

Bernardino Caballero

Bernardino Caballero Melgarejo was the President of Paraguay from 1881 until 1886 and founder of the Colorado Party....

, President of Paraguay from 1881 until 1886.

Location

Caballero is located in the north-west region of the Paraguarí department

Paraguarí Department

Paraguarí is a departamento in Paraguay. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932. The capital is the city of Paraguarí.- History :...

, 101 km from Asunción

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

, the capital of the Paraguay; and about 30 km from the city of Paraguarí

Paraguarí

Paraguarí is a city, distrito and capital of Paraguarí Department in Paraguay, located 66 km from the country’s capital, Asunción. At the 2002 census it had a population of 22,154.- Toponymy :...

.

To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Paraguarí

Paraguarí

Paraguarí is a city, distrito and capital of Paraguarí Department in Paraguay, located 66 km from the country’s capital, Asunción. At the 2002 census it had a population of 22,154.- Toponymy :...

, and there take a detour to Gral. Bernardino Caballero.

Geography

The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following:

• At North it borders with the districts of Valenzuela and San José de los Arroyos
  San José de los Arroyos
  San José de los Arroyos is a town in the Caaguazú Department of Paraguay. It is located 100 km to the east of Asuncion on a branch of the Pan-american highway, "Ruta #2". The county comprises an urban area of around 8,000 inhabitants and some twelve smaller satellite villages or dependencies...
  
  .
• At South it borders with the Acahay
  Acahay
  Acahay is a town and distrito in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay. At the 2002 census it had a population of 14,863.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
   and La Colmena
  La Colmena (Paraguarí)
  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.To get there one should take the national...
  
   districts.
• At East it borders with Ybytimí
  Ybytimí
  Ybytimí is a village in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
   district.
• At West it borders with Sapucaí
  Sapucaí
  Sapucaí is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.-Industry:Sapucai boasts what may be the last remaining dedicated workshop for the repair of wood-fired steam locomotives in the world.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
  district.

External links

• Secretaria Nacional de Turismo
• World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com