Santa Rosa del Mbutuy is a town

Town

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 and distrito

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 Caaguazú

Caaguazú Department

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 department of Paraguay

Paraguay

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 that is best described as the 'Cruce del Mbutuy' by residents of the Santa Rosa District, where it is located, because of the intersection of two major roads that the town is built around.
Some of the town's early growth could be attributed to the fact that it was on an asphalt paved road that intersected with a dirt road to the rest of the District of Santa Rosa del Mbutuy, and other departments of the nation.

Economy

Much of the town's economy is derived from traveler services such as food and fuel to those that pass through, as well as services to the local agricultural sector.

Communication

Before cellular phone services where available in the area, it was home to one of the two telephone exchanges in the district.

Location

It is located about 3.5 hours by bus north-east of Asunción

Asunción

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, the capital city of the country.

Sources

• World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com