Fram (or Colonia Fram) is a city & one of the 30 districts in the

Itapúa Department Itapúa () is a department in the southern region of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Encarnación. It is divided into 30 districts, more than any other district in the country. History This department was created after the breakup of the ...

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History

Fram was founded on March 20, 1927, by

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Pedro Cristophensen, along with Mateo Sanchez, a native of

Carmen del Paraná Carmen del Paraná is a town in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South Americ ...

. The old name of the place was ''Apereá''.
The residents of Fram are of Slavic origin (

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and

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Toponymy

Fram is a

word meaning "Forward" and is the name of the famous ship that brought the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen and his crew to the Arctic ice in 1893.
Fram also is known as "The Capital of Wheat", a nickname earned by being an area of wheat production, since its founding.

Demography

According to the ''Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos'' the district has a total population of 6,923 inhabitants, of which 3.414 live in its urban area.

Location

The city of Fram is situated 46 km north-west of the Encarnación, 22 km north-east of Carmen del Paraná.
You can get there taking Route Number 1 (taking a detour in

Coronel Bogado Coronel Bogado District is a town and district in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked countr ...

) or Route Number 6 (taking a detour in

Capitán Miranda Capitán Miranda is a town in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. I ...

Economy

The district have experienced significant progress in recent years due to the participation of its citizens in solving community problems. It highlights in particular their

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system of the municipality that provides health coverage to all its inhabitants.
The district of Fram has become a center of national development, an example of community development and self-management. There is also a harmony between the people and the business community.
Its main economic items are farming, agribusiness, livestock, pigs and poultry. A beautiful

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completes the landscape of this progressive city.