Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to
Ethnography
* Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia)
* Guaraní language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay
* ...
: Karapegua'') is a city and ''
district
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'' of the
Paraguarí Department
Paraguarí (; Guaraní: Paraguari) is a ''departamento'' in Paraguay. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932.Paraguay
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, located 84 km from
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) 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 o ...
. It was founded in 1725.
Settled by the Caañabé river and over the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López", the Carapeguá district is located near the legendary Ypoá lake.
It is also known as the "Caañabé's Pearl".
Area
This district has an area of 435 square kilometers, populated by approximately 32,939 inhabitants and with a population density of 75,72 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Economy
Carapeguá is known as the capital of the ''poyvi'' (the Guaraní word for "thread") because of its fine artisan production in objects made of threads like blankets, ponchos, sheets, hammocks and others. They are made with a technique popularly called "poyvi" in which old looms are used.
The inhabitants are dedicated to agricultural and cattle activities, and also to the cultivation of sugar-cane. In cattle production, they stock-breed cows, sheep and horses. In agricultural production they cultivate
sugar cane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) 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 stal ...
,
corn
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,
cotton
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and
manioc
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.
There exists a sugar mill and factories of sausages and tanning.
Roads and Communication
The main asphalted road is the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López", that connects the district with
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) 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 o ...
and other locations of the department and the country.
Population
Carapeguá is the most populated district of the
Paraguarí Department
Paraguarí (; Guaraní: Paraguari) is a ''departamento'' in Paraguay. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932.Yaguarón
Yaguarón is a city in Paraguay, located at the base of Yaguarón Hill in the Yaguarón District of Paraguarí Department, from the capital Asunción. The town began as a Franciscan reservation for the Guaraní Indians.
It contains a famou ...
district.
* South: The
San Roque González de Santa Cruz
San Roque González de Santa Cruz is a ''distrito'' in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay, it is located 97 km from Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on th ...
district.
* East: The
Paraguarí
Paraguarí (; gn, Paraguari) is a city, '' distrito'' and capital of Paraguarí Department in Paraguay, located 66 km from the country's capital, Asunción. At the 2002 census it had a population of 22,154.Acahay districts.
* West: The
Central Department
Central () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 2,243,792 inhabitants, it is the most populated and the smallest of the 17 departments of Paraguay.
Boundaries
*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes
*Wes ...
.
Hydrography
Through this district flows the streams Caañabé and Aguai'hy-mí. In the western side of this district is the Ypoa estuary.
Demography
82.09% of the population is settled on the rural zone. 82.78% of the total houses correspond to the rural sector.
The main social-demographic indicators in the district says:
* Population under 15 years old: 31%
* Average of kids per woman: 2.7 kids
* Percentage of illiterates: 6.4%
* Population occupied in the primary sector: 32.8%
* Population occupied in the secondary sector: 32.1%.
* Population occupied in the tertiary sector: 34.5%
* Population occupied in agricultural works: 32.7%
* Percentage of houses with electricity service: 91.1%.
* Percentage of houses with water service: 57.2%.
Population with unsatisfied basic needs in:
* Education: 5.7%
* Sanitary infrastructure: 17.2%
* Housing quality: 27.9%
Tourism
In this district could be visited the House of the Culture and the Historical Artisan Museum of the Oñondivepá Cultural Center, that shows diverse samples of the history, art and culture of the region.
The cathedral and the bishopric see also deserve a visit.
There are many commerce where could be acquired the products made of poyvi, like sheets, hammocks, blankets and ponchos.
By the Caapucumí company you can get to Mosito Isle navigating in cachiveos (canoes made of timbó trunks) to visit the paradisiac isle of 35 hectares in the middle of the Ypoá estuary.
References
*Tiempos del mundo.
*Geografía del Paraguay. Editorial Hispana. 1999. Asunción.
*Che Retá Paraguay.
*Datos del la DGEEC.
*ABC Color.
*Última Hora.