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ÑumÃ
Ñumà (GuaranÃ: ''Ñumi'') is a district of the Guairá Department, Paraguay. Is located to the south of the city of Villarrica, the capital of the department, and to the east of the San Salvador district. Is connected to both by wide roads. Is about 198 kilometers away from Asunción. You can get to this district following the Route 8 "Doctor Blas Garay". The activities of the population are fundamentally agricultural. They also dedicate to the work of wood, although this last one has diminished lately. Geography The zone of Ñumà is of low prairies. This district has an area of 324 square kilometers with a population (2008) of 3,637 inhabitants. His population density is of 11 inhabitants per square kilometer. * North: The city of Villarrica and the Ybytyruzú Cordillera. * South: The Iturbe district. * West: The San Salvador district. * East: The Eugenio A. Garay district. Hydrography Through the Ñumà district flows the following streams: * Yhacá Guazú. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guairá Department
Guairá () is a Department (subnational entity), department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villarrica, Paraguay, Villarrica. It covers a surface of , with a population of 178,130 inhabitants (2002). One can arrive there by taking the Number 8 Blas Garay Road. It was founded on May 14, 1570, by Ruy Diaz Melgarejo, Ruiz Diaz de Melgarejo. History Until circa the 19th century, the departmenti was called ''La Guayra'' or ''Guairá'', or also ''La Pineria'' (meaning "the Cury forests"); the region was under the jurisdiction of Cabildo de Asunción on the east of the Paraguay River until the line of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Tratado de Tordesillas. This place was also site of the first great Jesuit mission of Guayra, having the borders around the northern limits, the Paranapanema River, or according to other versions, the Tiete River, and the Iguazu River on the south. It used to be called Guayra o Guaira, a large territory that currently corresponds to the state of Parana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |