The Aquidabán River (

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: ''Río Aquidabán'') is a river in the

Amambay Department Amambay () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Pedro Juan Caballero. The name comes from the name of a part of the Caaguazú Cordillera, " Amambai Mountains". Amambay is the name of a fern, typical of the forest in the region. Distri ...

, in northeastern

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. It is a tributary of the larger

Paraguay River The Paraguay River (Río Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. It flows about from its headwaters in ...

. Its headwaters start in the

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, and the river flows east-to-west to eventually merge into the Paraguay River just north of Concepción.

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, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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Rivers of Paraguay {{Paraguay-river-stub

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