La Colmena is a town and distrito

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 the first japan

Japan

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ese colony of the country.

Location

La Colmena is located in the west region of the Paraguarí department, 132 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 country.

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

Carapegua

Carapeguá is a city and distrito of the Paraguarí Department, Paraguay, located 84 km from Asunción.Settled by the Caañabé river and over the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López", the Carapeguá district is located near the legendary Ypoá lake.Its also known as the "Caañabé's...

, take a detour to 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 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
  Ybytimí
  Ybytimí is a village in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
   district.
• At South it borders with the Ybycuí
  Ybycuí
  Ybycuí is a Paraguayan rural community of the department of Paraguari, located 120 km away from Asunción,and 40 km from the Ruta una .- Demography :...
  
   district.
• At East it borders with the Ybytimí
  Ybytimí
  Ybytimí is a village in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
  , Tebicuary-mí and Borja
  Borja (Paraguay)
  Borja is a town in the Guairá department of Paraguay.-Population:According to the 2002 Census this district has a total population of 9222 inhabitants. Only 3.2% of the total population lives in the urban area, 298 inhabitants.-Location:...
  
   districts.
• At West it borders with Ybytimí
  Ybytimí
  Ybytimí is a village in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
  district.

External links

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