Paraguarí (; Guaraní: Paraguari) is a '' departamento'' in

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932.Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos : ''Censos 2002 : Listas de Áreas de Variables de Personas : Departamentos''
Retrieved 8 March 2010 The capital is the city of Paraguarí.

History

The territory which forms this department is located in a valley formerly called "Yarigua'a" that was part of the mission of Jesuit priests in the era of colonization. Numerous villages existed in this area, whose inhabitants were influenced by priests and chaplains responsible for directing agricultural and livestock activities. Part of the territory was occupied also by the Dominican missionaries who were responsible for "Tavapy" with black people. At the end of the 16th century, the

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missionaries founded the city of Yaguarón with indigenous Guaraní. The development of the new population was consolidated in the 17th century and civilians took shape in the 18th century. Foundations followed on which today form part of this department. In 1725 Carapeguá was founded, in 1733 Quiindy, 1766 saw the founding of

Ybycuí Ybycuí is a Paraguayan rural community of the department of Paraguari, located 120 km away from Asunción, and 40 km from Route 1. Toponimics Its name means "Sandy" in Guaraní. Geography Ybycuí is located 122 km away ...

, in 1769, Pirayú The current capital of the department, Paraguarí, was founded in 1775. Subsequently, Quyquyhó was founded in 1776, Ybytimí and Acahay in 1783 and was founded Caapucú in 1787. During the government of Don Carlos Antonio López this territory benefited by the opening of railways in 1854. Once the

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, the tracks reached Villarrica, which generated the founding of new cities like Cerro León, Escobar, Sapucai and General Bernardino Caballero. Over time, people formed two lines, which were on the brink of the route and those who were along the railroad tracks. This situation contributed to the formation of two separate departments in 1906, Quiindy with the cities of Paraguarí and routes that was formed by the towns of Carapegua, Tavapy, General Bernardino Caballero, Escobar, Yaguarón, Pirayú, Ypacaraí and

Itauguá Itauguá () is a city of the Central Department, Paraguay. Founded in 1728, it is known for the ñandutí, a form of traditional lacemaking, and its music. The San Rafael Museum shows various objects from the Colonial Age. The National Hospit ...

, the latter two belonging to the department at present Central. In 1945 the division policy changed, establishing the department of Paraguarí IX as it is currently.

Geography

Paraguarí is located in the south west of the Eastern Region, between 25°25′ and 26°30′ south and between 56°35′W and 57°40′W.

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and Caaguazú ''departamentos'' are to the north; Misiones to the south; Guairá and

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. There are five neighbourhoods called "Barrios" in the city: Then main one is the ...

to the east; and Central and

Ñeembucú Ñeembucú (; Paraguayan Guaraní, Guaraní: ''Ñe'ẽmbuku'') is a Departments of Paraguay, department located in the south of the Eastern Region of Paraguay. The capital is Pilar, Paraguay, Pilar. The department is almost entirely rural, and ...

to the west. Paraguarí has a rich variety of soils in the landscape, elevated to the north and hills that are formed by landslides in the mountains of Senior. Towards the downtown area and south west owns land flat and undulating valley covered with vast grassland good for livestock. In this department are the hills Mbatovi and

. It also has smaller hills as the height of Pirayú, Azcurra, León, Paraguarí and Jhu. The river tributaries flow into Tebicuary Paraguarí and rivers Tebicuarymí and the stream Mbuyapey bathe their coasts. Another aspect is located in this area of the lake and the lagoon Ypo, seen, forming streams Ca'añabé, Aguai'y. In the summer, the maximum temperature reached is 39 °C and the minimum in winter is 2 °C. The average annual temperature is 21 °C.

Districts

The department is divided into 17 districts: # Acahay # Caapucú # Carapeguá # Escobar # General Bernardino Caballero # La Colmena # Mbuyapey # Paraguarí # Pirayú # Quiíndy # Quyquyhó # San Roque González de Santa Cruz # Sapucai # Tebicuary-mí # Yaguarón #

# Ybytimí

Media and pathways

Previously, the main channel of communication was the rail Carlos Antonio López and the route I Mcal. Lopez has branches that extend into the cities of

Piribebuy Piribebuy (in Guarani language, Guaraní, ''Pirĩvevúi'') is a List of cities and towns in Paraguay, town and districts of Paraguay, district in the Cordillera Department of Paraguay. It is of spontaneous origin, though some attribute its found ...

, Carapegua-

, Caapucú- Mbuyapey and Mbuyapey-Ybycui. Currently, the railroad has stopped working. Paraguarí has airstrips for small air machines. As for the media radio, there are amplitude modulation stations such as Radio FM and 1000, radio Ybyty Rok, Pan American, Yaguarón, Oda, Mensajera, and Carapeguá Colmenar.

Economy

This department is rich in livestock production. Its inhabitants are principally engaged in raising cattle and pigs, on a smaller scale are breeding sheep, horses and goats. Poultry production also occupies an important place in production, are raised chickens, geese, turkeys and guineas. Agricultural production plays a less important and is geared primarily to supply its own inhabitants. The department has crops of

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

corn Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout Poaceae, grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago ...

onion An onion (''Allium cepa'' , from Latin ), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus '' Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classifie ...

, sweet orange,

banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus '' Musa''. In some countries, cooking bananas are called plantains, distinguishing the ...

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of ...

, sour orange,

bean A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are traditi ...

tomato The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible Berry (botany), berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originate ...

es,

pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a Tropical vegetation, tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been culti ...

grapefruit The grapefruit (''Citrus'' × ''paradisi'') is a subtropical citrus tree known for its relatively large, sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit. The flesh of the fruit is segmented and varies in color from pale yellow to dark red. Grapefru ...

grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...

pea Pea (''pisum'' in Latin) is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus gave the species the scientific name ''Pisum sativum' ...

s and

potato The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...

es. The industries that are in Paraguarí are: sugar mill, cotton spinning mills, dairies, distilleries and

sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

alcohol fuel Various alcohols are used as fuel for internal combustion engines. The first four aliphatic alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol) are of interest as fuels because they can be synthesized chemically or biologically, and they have ...

. Among the crafts, Carapeguá stands out with the production of a fabric called poyvi, also occurs ao po'i, encaje ju, hammocks and others.

Tourism

This department has places marked by a long history. The temple Yaguarón's altar was carved by hand by the Indians in 1775. Their nature is very broad and has attractions such as Lake Ypoá and its tributaries, the numerous hills that allow the realization of adventure tourism, including the hill Yaguarón located at 180 meters. Above sea level. This hill is peculiarly marked by footprints imprinted in the rocks. The popular belief attributed the footsteps of St. Thomas in its passage through these lands. It is also the Acahay hill with 672 meters which was declared Natural Monument and consists of an ancient volcano off. The Eco Reserve Mbatoví is located in this department. This space has adventure tourism programs and is located at the foot of the hill of the same name. The Museum Dr. Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia has an exhibition of objects belonging to proceed.

Getting there

Based on the country's capital, Asuncion, it should take Route I Mcal. Lopez, at approximately 51 km (from Asunción) is the city of Yaguarón. The capital of the department, Paraguarí, lies at an altitude of 66 meters. From Asuncion, numerous public transport depart from th
main bus terminal
due to the capital of the department of Paraguarí with an affordable price.

References

Bibliography

* Geography of Paraguay - Editorial Hispanic Paraguay SRL-1a. Edition 1999 - Asuncion Paraguay * Geography of Paraguay Illustrated - - Distributed Arami SRL * The Magic of our land. Alliance Foundation. Asuncion. 2007.

External links

Secretaria Nacional de Turismo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paraguari Department States and territories established in 1945