Maciel is a district located in the north western part of the
Caazapá Department
Caazapá () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Caazapá. Among Paraguayans, the department is well known for its orange and mandarin trees, and for its forest hills. The eastern part of Caazapá is relatively undeveloped and c ...
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. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
.
Location
The district is located in the north western part of the department and shares border with two districts of 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. The name Caazapá comes from the Guarani words "Ka'aguy jehasapa" which means "a ...
and
Doctor Moisés S. Bertoni), one of the
Paraguarí Department (
Mbuyapey
Mbuyapey is a district of the Paraguarí Department in Paraguay. It is located 182 km southeast of Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Parag ...
) and two of the
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 Nu ...
(
Borja and
Iturbe).
Population
At the 2002 census Maciel had a population of 3,957, an increase of 0.4% since 1992.
References
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How to get here
It is located only 10 km away from the
city of Caazapá, where one can get taking the national route number 8.
Populated places in the Caazapá Department