Paraguarí Department
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Paraguarí is a departamento
in Paraguay
. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932. The capital is the city of Paraguarí
.
In the area were settled numerous villages whose inhabitants had indoctrination of priests and chaplains who were responsible for directing the agricultural and livestock activities.
Part of the territory was occupied also by the Dominican missionaries who were responsible people "Tavapy" with black people.
At the end of the 16th century, the Franciscan
missionaries founded the city of Yaguarón with indigenous Guarani.
The development of the newborn population was consolidated in the 17th century and civilians took shape in the 18th century. This was followed foundations on which today form part of this department. In 1725 the city was founded Carapeguá
, in 1733 was founded Quiindy
, in 1766 saw the founding of Ybycuí
, in 1769, Pirayú
, was in 1775 founded the current capital of the department: Paraguarí
. Follow the list of successive foundations, in 1776, was founded Quyquyhó
, the cities of Ybytimí
and Acahay
in 1783 and was founded in 1787 Caapucú
.
During the government of Don Carlos Antonio López this territory was benefited with the opening of railways in 1854. Once the War of the Triple Alliance
, the tracks came up Villarrica
, or that generated the founding of new cities like Cerro León, Escobar
, Sapucai
and General Bernardino Caballero.
Over time, people formed two lines, which were on the brink of the route and those who were along the tracks railroad. This situation contributed to that in 1906 will form two separate departments, on the one hand the department Quiindy
with the cities of Paraguarí and routers that was formed by the towns of Carapegua
, Tavapy, General Bernardino Caballero, Escobar
, Yaguarón, Pirayú
, Ypacaraí
and Itauguá
, the latter two belonging to the department at present Central
.
In 1945 the division policy is being changed definitively established the department of Paraguarí IX as it is currently.
and Caaguazú
departamentos are to the north; Misiones
to the south; Guairá
and Caazapá
to the east; and Central
and Ñeembucú
to the west.
Paraguarí has a rich variety of soils in the landscape, elevated to the north and hills that are formed by landslides in the mountains of Senior. Towards the downtown area and south west owns land flat and undulating valley covered with vast grassland good for livestock.
In this department are the hills Mbatovi
and Ybycuí
. It also has smaller hills as the height of Pirayú
, Azcurra, León, Paraguarí and Jhu.
The river tributaries flow into Tebicuary Paraguarí and rivers Tebicuarymí and the stream Mbuyapey bathe their coasts.
Another aspect is located in this area of the lake and the lagoon Ypo, seen, forming streams Ca'añabé, Aguai'y.
In the summer, the maximum temperature reached is 39 °C and the minimum in winter is 2 °C. The average annual temperature is 21 °C.
has branches that extend into the cities of Piribebuy
, Carapegua
-Ybycuí
, Caapucú
-Mbuyapey
and Mbuyapey-Ybycui. Currently, the railroad has stopped working.
Paraguarí has airstrips for small air machines.
As for the media radio, there are amplitude modulation stations such as Radio FM
and 1000, radio Ybyty Rok, Pan American, Yaguarón, Oda, Mensajera, and Carapeguá Colmenar.
Poultry production also occupies an important place in production, are raised chickens, geese, turkeys and guineas.
Agricultural production plays a less important and is geared primarily to supply its own inhabitants. The department has crops of rice
, corn
, onion
, sweet orange
, banana
, sweet potato
, sour orange, beans, tomatoes, pineapple
, grapefruit
, grapes, peas
and potatoes.
The industries that are in Paraguarí are: sugar mill, cotton spinning mills, dairies, distilleries and sugar cane alcohol fuel
.
Among the crafts, Carapeguá stands out with the production of a fabric called poyvi, also occurs ao po'i, encaje ju, hammocks and others.
This department has places marked by a long history. The temple Yaguarón's altar was carved by hand by the Indians in 1775.
Their nature is very broad and has attractions such as Lake Ypoá and its tributaries, the numerous hills that allow the realization of adventure tourism, including the hill Yaguarón located at 180 meters. Above sea level. This hill is peculiarly marked by footprints imprinted in the rocks. The popular belief attributed the footsteps of St. Thomas in its passage through these lands.
It is also the Acahay hill with 672 meters which was declared Natural Monument and consists of an ancient volcano off.
The Eco Reserve Mbatoví
is located in this department. This space has adventure tourism programs and is located at the foot of the hill of the same name.
The Museum Dr. Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia
has an exhibition of objects belonging to proceed.
, it should take Route I Mcal. Lopez
, at approximately 51 km (from Asunción) is the city of Yaguarón. The capital of the department, Paraguarí, lies at an altitude of 66 meters.
From Asuncion, numerous public transport depart from the main bus terminal due to the capital of the department of Paraguarí with an affordable price.
Department (subnational entity)
Department is the name given to the administrative and political subdivisions of many countries.As a territorial unit, "department" was first used by the French Revolutionary governments, apparently to emphasize that each territory was simply an administrative sub-division of the united sovereign...
in 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...
. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932. The capital is 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 :...
.
History
The territory it occupies this department is located in a valley formerly called "Yarigua'a" that was part of the mission of Jesuit priests in the era of colonization.In the area were settled numerous villages whose inhabitants had indoctrination of priests and chaplains who were responsible for directing the agricultural and livestock activities.
Part of the territory was occupied also by the Dominican missionaries who were responsible people "Tavapy" with black people.
At the end of the 16th century, the Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
missionaries founded the city of Yaguarón with indigenous Guarani.
The development of the newborn population was consolidated in the 17th century and civilians took shape in the 18th century. This was followed foundations on which today form part of this department. In 1725 the city was founded Carapeguá
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...
, in 1733 was founded Quiindy
Quiindy
Quiíndy is a district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay, 103 kilometers from Asunción.You can get to this city following the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López"...
, in 1766 saw the founding of 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 :...
, in 1769, Pirayú
Pirayú
Pirayú is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, was in 1775 founded the current capital of the department: 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 :...
. Follow the list of successive foundations, in 1776, was founded Quyquyhó
Quyquyho
Quyquyhó is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.-Location:It is located in the southern region of the Paraguarí Department...
, the cities of Ybytimí
Ybytimí
Ybytimí is a village in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
and 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...
in 1783 and was founded in 1787 Caapucú
Caapucú
Caapucú is a town and distrito in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay, At the 2002 census it had a population of 7,249, and is located 141 km from Asunción, the capital of the country.The Route No...
.
During the government of Don Carlos Antonio López this territory was benefited with the opening of railways in 1854. Once the War of the Triple Alliance
War of the Triple Alliance
The Paraguayan War , also known as War of the Triple Alliance , was a military conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay...
, the tracks came up Villarrica
Villarrica, Paraguay
Villarrica is a city located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, is capital of the Guairá Department. It was founded by the Spanish Captain Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570 in the old Guaira, today in Brazilian territory....
, or that generated the founding of new cities like Cerro León, Escobar
Escobar (Paraguay)
Escobar is a town of Paraguay Paraguarí Department, located some 14 km Paraguarí by Route Villarrica in Paraguarí.-Etymology:The town took this name in honor of President Gral. Patricio Escobar...
, Sapucai
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...
and General Bernardino Caballero.
Over time, people formed two lines, which were on the brink of the route and those who were along the tracks railroad. This situation contributed to that in 1906 will form two separate departments, on the one hand the department Quiindy
Quiindy
Quiíndy is a district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay, 103 kilometers from Asunción.You can get to this city following the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López"...
with the cities of Paraguarí and routers that was formed by the towns of 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...
, Tavapy, General Bernardino Caballero, Escobar
Escobar (Paraguay)
Escobar is a town of Paraguay Paraguarí Department, located some 14 km Paraguarí by Route Villarrica in Paraguarí.-Etymology:The town took this name in honor of President Gral. Patricio Escobar...
, Yaguarón, Pirayú
Pirayú
Pirayú is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, Ypacaraí
Ypacaraí
Ypacaraí is a town in the Central Department of Paraguay on Lake Ypacarai. On the road system, it is located between Asunción and Caacupé. In 2004, the village had a population of 30,150, and is 64.1 m above sea level. Notable agricultural crops of the area include tobacco and cotton...
and Itauguá
Itauguá
Itauguá is a city of the Central Department, Paraguay. Founded in 1728, its known by his exquisite and peculiar art of the ñandutí and his music.The San Rafael Museum shows valious objects of the Colonial Age....
, the latter two belonging to the department at present Central
Central Department
Central is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With its 1,929,834 inhabitants it is the most populated of the 17 departments of Paraguay.-Boundaries:*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes....
.
In 1945 the division policy is being changed definitively established the department of Paraguarí IX as it is currently.
Geography
Paraguarí is located in the south west of the Eastern Region, between 25 ° 25 ' and 26 º 30' south and between 56 º 35 ' and 57 ° 40' west. CordilleraCordillera Department
-History:During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries this area of the country was going through a serious crisis due to population bellicosity of the Indians from Chaco. The villagers from Tobatí located north of the river Pirapo then called, had to migrate south for the continue attacks by...
and Caaguazú
Caaguazú Department
Caaguazú 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,...
departamentos are to the north; Misiones
Misiones Department
Misiones is a department located in the southern region of Paraguay. Its capital is San Juan Bautista. The eighth of Paraguay's 17 departments, it was created in 1906, then known as the San Ignacio Department, and was not given its present name until 1945...
to the south; Guairá
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...
and Caazapá
Caazapá
Caazapá is a city in Paraguay, founded in 1607, by Friar Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the Caazapá Department...
to the east; and Central
Central Department
Central is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With its 1,929,834 inhabitants it is the most populated of the 17 departments of Paraguay.-Boundaries:*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes....
and Ñeembucú
Ñeembucú Department
Ñeembucú is a department located in the south of the Eastern Region of Paraguay. The capital is Pilar. The department is almost entirely rural, and is home to some of the oldest and best-preserved Jesuit ruins, which are located near the town of Humaitá.-Districts:The department is divided in 16...
to the west.
In this department are the hills Mbatovi
Eco Reserva Mbatoví
The Eco-reserva Mbatoví is a protected area and nature reserve located in the Paraguarí Department, Paraguay, in the middle of the Cordillera de los Altos, between Paraguarí and Piribebuy, in the Central Litoral. The area was preserved by its owners to protect the biological diversity of this...
and 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 :...
. It also has smaller hills as the height of Pirayú
Pirayú
Pirayú is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, Azcurra, León, Paraguarí and Jhu.
The river tributaries flow into Tebicuary Paraguarí and rivers Tebicuarymí and the stream Mbuyapey bathe their coasts.
Another aspect is located in this area of the lake and the lagoon Ypo, seen, forming streams Ca'añabé, Aguai'y.
In the summer, the maximum temperature reached is 39 °C and the minimum in winter is 2 °C. The average annual temperature is 21 °C.
Districts
The department is divided into 17 districts:Media and pathways
Previously, the main channel of communication was the rail Carlos Antonio López and the route I Mcal. LopezRoute 1 (Paraguay)
National Route 1 is one of the most important and one of the first highways in Paraguay, which runs from the capital city, Asunción to Itapua Department's capital, Encarnación. Crossing the departments of Central, Paraguarí, Misiones and Itapua...
has branches that extend into the cities of Piribebuy
Piribebuy
Piribebuy is a district in the Cordillera Department of Paraguay. It is of spontaneous origin, though some attribute its founding to Martin Ledesma de Valderrama in 1636. Since its founding documents were burned during the War of the Triple Alliance, 8 March, 1636, was later appointed as its Day of...
, 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...
-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 :...
, Caapucú
Caapucú
Caapucú is a town and distrito in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay, At the 2002 census it had a population of 7,249, and is located 141 km from Asunción, the capital of the country.The Route No...
-Mbuyapey
Mbuyapey
Mbuyapey is a small district in Paraguarí, a department of Paraguay. It contains the town of Mbuyapey, which has a population of around 2,400.- Sources : * – World-Gazetteer.com...
and Mbuyapey-Ybycui. Currently, the railroad has stopped working.
Paraguarí has airstrips for small air machines.
As for the media radio, there are amplitude modulation stations such as Radio FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
and 1000, radio Ybyty Rok, Pan American, Yaguarón, Oda, Mensajera, and Carapeguá Colmenar.
Economy
This department is rich in livestock production. Its inhabitants are principally engaged in raising cattle and pigs, on a smaller scale are breeding sheep, horses and goats.Poultry production also occupies an important place in production, are raised chickens, geese, turkeys and guineas.
Agricultural production plays a less important and is geared primarily to supply its own inhabitants. The department has crops of rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, onion
Onion
The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
, sweet orange
Orange (fruit)
An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....
, banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
, sweet potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
, sour orange, beans, tomatoes, pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...
, grapefruit
Grapefruit
The grapefruit , is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour fruit, an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Barbados. When found, it was named the "forbidden fruit"; it has also been misidentified with the pomelo or shaddock , one of the parents of this hybrid, the other being sweet orange The...
, grapes, peas
PEAS
P.E.A.S. is an acronym in artificial intelligence that stands for Performance, Environment, Actuators, Sensors.-Performance:Performance is a function that measures the quality of the actions the agent did....
and potatoes.
The industries that are in Paraguarí are: sugar mill, cotton spinning mills, dairies, distilleries and sugar cane alcohol fuel
Alcohol fuel
Although fossil fuels have become the dominant energy resource for the modern world, alcohol has been used as a fuel throughout history. The first four aliphatic alcohols are of interest as fuels because they can be synthesized chemically or biologically, and they have characteristics which allow...
.
Among the crafts, Carapeguá stands out with the production of a fabric called poyvi, also occurs ao po'i, encaje ju, hammocks and others.
Tourism
Their nature is very broad and has attractions such as Lake Ypoá and its tributaries, the numerous hills that allow the realization of adventure tourism, including the hill Yaguarón located at 180 meters. Above sea level. This hill is peculiarly marked by footprints imprinted in the rocks. The popular belief attributed the footsteps of St. Thomas in its passage through these lands.
It is also the Acahay hill with 672 meters which was declared Natural Monument and consists of an ancient volcano off.
The Eco Reserve Mbatoví
Eco Reserva Mbatoví
The Eco-reserva Mbatoví is a protected area and nature reserve located in the Paraguarí Department, Paraguay, in the middle of the Cordillera de los Altos, between Paraguarí and Piribebuy, in the Central Litoral. The area was preserved by its owners to protect the biological diversity of this...
is located in this department. This space has adventure tourism programs and is located at the foot of the hill of the same name.
The Museum Dr. Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
200px|right|thumb|José Gaspar Rodríguez de FranciaDr. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco was the first leader of Paraguay following its independence from Spain...
has an exhibition of objects belonging to proceed.
Getting there
Based on the country's capital, AsuncionAsunción
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...
, it should take Route I Mcal. Lopez
Route 1 (Paraguay)
National Route 1 is one of the most important and one of the first highways in Paraguay, which runs from the capital city, Asunción to Itapua Department's capital, Encarnación. Crossing the departments of Central, Paraguarí, Misiones and Itapua...
, at approximately 51 km (from Asunción) is the city of Yaguarón. The capital of the department, Paraguarí, lies at an altitude of 66 meters.
From Asuncion, numerous public transport depart from the main bus terminal due to the capital of the department of Paraguarí with an affordable price.