Alberdi is a town in the Ñeembucú department of

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. It is south of the capital city,

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. As of 2021, the population of Alberdi is 9,679.DGEEC (October 2015).
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History

Alberdi was founded on 29 August 1930 under president José Patricio Guggiari.Riveros Montiel, Tania Inocencia; Olmedo de Ríos, Shirley Lorena (2019).
Atlas Turístico del Ñeembucú
. ''Universidad Nacional de Pilar, Facultad de Ciencias, Tecnologías y Artes'' (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-23. The town was named after Juan Bautista Alberdi, an

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diplomat and writer who voiced his support of Paraguay during the

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Geography

Alberdi is located along the

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in northern Ñeembucú, a department in southeast Paraguay. It is neighbored by the Paraguayan towns of Villa Oliva to the north and Villa Franca to the south, as well as the city of

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, Argentina across the Paraguay River to the west. Most of the town is located within the region of Lake Ypoá, which is marked by landscapes of estuaries, streams and rivers that contribute to the region's cool and humid climate. Many of the riparian areas of Alberdi are prone to significant flooding following periods of heavy rain.

Demographics

According to the department of Ñeembucú, Alberdi's 2021 population of 9,679 accounted for 11% of the department's total population. Alberdi is the second most populated city behind Pilar, the department capital.

Economy

Commerce destination

Being at the

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, a popular characteristic of the town is its commerce with the Argentine city of Formosa, which sits across the river. A large number of Argentines travel through the Formosa-Alberdi Port in order to shop for merchandise, mainly electronics and clothing, in Alberdi due to prices being markedly lower than those found in Argentina. The local Alberdi municipality encourages the activity and assists in organizing travel to and from Formosa by offering speedboats to shuttle tourists across the Paraguay River every half hour, as the Villeta–Alberdi– Pilar Route passes through the city.

Agriculture

In addition to commercial tourism, Alberdi relies to a lesser extent on agriculture and fishing. The primary crops are

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lettuce Lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'') is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae mostly grown as a leaf vegetable. The leaves are most often used raw in Green salad, green salads, although lettuce is also seen in other kinds of food, such as sandwiche ...

, and squash. File:Ciudad de Alberdi, vista desde el río Paraguay.jpg, Alberdi, Paraguay seen from

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Notable people

* Carlos Federico Abente ( Guaraní poet) * Demetrio Ortiz (composer)

References

Populated places in the Ñeembucú Department {{Paraguay-geo-stub