Caapucú District is one of the districts of
Paraguarí Department, Paraguay.
Geography
Caapucú District is located in the West region of the Paraguarí Department. The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Most of the inhabitants live in the rural area. Borders are the following:
* At North it borders on the
Quiíndy District and
Ybycuí District.
* At South it borders on
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 p ...
, from which is separated by the
Tebicuary River
The Tebicuary River (Spanish: Río Tebicuary), a tributary of Paraguay River is a river in Paraguay. Located in the southwestern part of that country, it flows eastwards discharging to Paraguay River about 45 km south of Formosa and 30 k ...
.
* At East it borders on Misiones Department and the
Quyquyhó District.
* At West it borders on
Ñeembucú Department
Ñeembucú (; Guaraní: ''Ñe'ẽmbuku'') 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, ...
.
Caapucú District is watered by the Tebicuary River, the Negro River and the following streams:
* Camalote
* Guajhó
* Arroyito
* Paso Itá
* González
* Pindo
* Yaguary
* Itapé
* Paso Pé
* Capiibary
* Paso Ybycuí
* Guaho
* Pirata
In the district there is also a lagoon called Laguna Verá.
The main paved road that crosses throughout great part of the district is the
Route Mariscal Francisco Solano López, and is the route that connects it with the capital of the country,
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
, and with other localities of the department.
Other roads are sand and pebbled roads that connect the districts with one another and with the capital of the department.
It has telephone service provided by Copaco and mobile phone companies. Additionally, printed periodicals all the districts.
From
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
, Route No. 1 “Mariscal Francisco Solano López”, until reaching to the capital of Paraguarí, that is about 66 kilometers away, continues by the same route going through the cities
Carapegua, San Roque González de Santa Cruz,
Quiíndy, until arriving to Caapucú.
References
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