Ñumà (
Guaranà Guarani, Guaranà or Guarany may refer to
Ethnography
* Guaranà people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia)
* Guarani language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay
* G ...
: ''Ñumi'') is a district of the
Guairá Department Guaira may refer to:
* Guayrá, a former region of the Spanish Empire in what is now modern Paraguay and Brazil
* GuaÃra Falls, former waterfalls on the Paraná River along the border between Brazil and Paraguay Brazil
* GuaÃra, Paraná
Gu ...
,
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 ...
.
Is located to the south of the city of
Villarrica, the capital of the department, and to the east of the San Salvador district. Is connected to both by wide roads. Is about 198 kilometers away from
Asunción
Asunción (, ) 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 Asunción in the north ...
. You can get to this district following the Route 8 "Doctor Blas Garay".
The activities of the population are fundamentally agricultural. They also dedicate to the work of wood, although this last one has diminished lately.
Geography
The zone of Ñumà is of low prairies. This district has an area of 324 square kilometers with a population (2008) of 3,637 inhabitants. His population density is of 11 inhabitants per square kilometer.
* North: The city of
Villarrica and the
Ybytyruzú Cordillera.
* South: The
Iturbe district.
* West: The
San Salvador
San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...
district.
* East: The
Eugenio A. Garay district.
Hydrography
Through the Ñumà district flows the following streams:
* Yhacá Guazú.
* Remansito.
Demography
According to the main social-demographic indicators, the Ñumà district has:
* Population under 15 years old: 34.5%
* Average of kids per woman: 2.9 kids.
* Average of illiterate: 11.1%
* 59.3% of the working population dedicates to the primary sector, 11.2% to the secondary sector and 28.2% to the tertiary sector.
* Population working on agriculture: 59.3%
* Houses with electricity service: 91.6%
* Houses with water service: 19,9%
Population with unsatisfied basic needs in...
* Education: 9.5%.
* Sanitary infrastructure: 27.2%.
* Housing quality: 35.1%.
* Subsistence capacity: 17.1%.
Economy
The inhabitants in the Ñumà district dedicates to the cultivation of
wheat
Wheat is a group of wild and crop domestication, domesticated Poaceae, grasses of the genus ''Triticum'' (). They are Agriculture, cultivated for their cereal grains, which are staple foods around the world. Well-known Taxonomy of wheat, whe ...
,
sugar-cane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in suc ...
,
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
,
cotton
Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...
and
grapes
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 ...
.
Roads and communication
His most important terrestrial communication is the
Route 8 "Doctor Blas Garay", that connects it with the city of
Villarrica, capital of the Department, and with
Asunción
Asunción (, ) 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 Asunción in the north ...
and other locations of the department and the country. The other internal roads are terraced making easier the intercommunication between the districts.
Has the telephonic services from Copaco and mobile telephony, besides various communication media and the journals from the capital of the country.
Transportation
The district have modern buses to travel to the capital of the country and to the other departments. To the internal trips have buses of less capacity.
How to get there
From
Asunción
Asunción (, ) 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 Asunción in the north ...
you have to follow the
Route 2 "Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia" until the city of
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 ( ...
. There taking the detour of the
Route 8 "Doctor Blas Garay" you get to the Yataity district and the city of Mbocayaty, following the same route you get to the city of
Villarrica, capital of the department, and traveling 22 kilometers to the south you get to ÑumÃ.
Population
According to the General Office of Statistics, Polls and Census, the percentage of the population in groups are:
* Population from 0 to 14 years old: 34.5%
* Population from 15 to 64 years old: 57.5%
* Population from 65 years old: 7.9%
From which 74.21% is settled in the rural area. And from the 3,637l inhabitants, 1,899 are males and 1,738 are females.
Tourism
The natural beauties of the place are ready to rural tourism and wild safaris.
In the district are located the hill Cerro Corá with an altitude of 435 meters and the Ybytyruzú Cordillera that branches from the Caaguazú Cordillera, one of the most important of the Paraguay. His sides shown a vegetation that is worth to admire.
Patronal celebration
Every June 10 is celebrated the Patronal Celebration honoring his saint patron Sacred Heart of Jesus. His image is in the church with the same name.
The festivities starts with the novena every afternoon and the gala party in the municipal shed the 9th.
The 10th at 8 in the morning celebrates a Mass with the district's priest, followed by a procession with a little band and at the noon a barbecue with ridings and bullfights in the afternoon.
References
* Tiempos del mundo.
* GeografÃa del Paraguay.
* Che Retá Paraguay.
* DGEEC.
* ABC Color.
* Ultima Hora.
External links
SENATURDirección General de Encuestas, EstadÃsticas y CensosWorld Gazeteer: Paraguay
– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in the Guairá Department