National Route 7 (in Spanish, officially ''Ruta Nacional Número 7 "José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia",'', or simply ''Ruta Siete'') is an important
highway
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of
Paraguay
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. It links the departmental capitals of
Caaguazú and
Alto Paraná
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,
Coronel Oviedo
Coronel Oviedo (), locally simply known as Oviedo, is a city in east-central Paraguay. It is the capital of the Caaguazú Department, about 150 kilometers east of Asunción, and was founded in 1758.
The city has a population of about 52,400 ( ...
and
Ciudad del Este
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, respectively. Crossing a total of 10
districts of both departments. It starts on the
roundabout of Coronel Oviedo and ends at the
Friendship Bridge, on the
Paraná River, traversing .
Distances and important cities
The following table shows the distances traversed by Ruta 7 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).
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7
Alto Paraná Department
Caaguazú Department