Areguá
Areguá | |
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Coordinates: 25 ° 19 ′ S , 57 ° 23 ′ W
Areguá on the map of Paraguay
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Basic data | |
Country | Paraguay |
Department | Central |
City foundation | 1538 |
Residents | 16,600 (2018) |
City insignia | |
Detailed data | |
surface | 122 km 2 |
Population density | 136 inhabitants / km 2 |
height | 70 m |
Post Code | 2680 |
prefix | (595) (291) |
Time zone | UTC −4 |
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Areguá ( Guaraní Aregua ) is a city and a district in Paraguay . The city has 16,600 inhabitants, the entire district 74,000 (as of 2018). Areguá is the capital of the Central Department . It was founded in 1538 by Domingo Martínez de Irala and is one of the oldest city foundations in Paraguay.
The city is located near Lake Ypacaraí , which is about 30 km from Asunción . It spreads on a gently rising mountain from which you can see the entire area up to Lake Ypacarai. Areguá is also in the immediate vicinity of the town of Ypacaraí , which bears the same name as the lake.
The city is known for its many craft workshops in the pottery sector, which sell their goods in a long shopping street. It also has a well-known church and idyllic streets in the center.
The historic city center of Areguá was declared Paraguay's national cultural heritage in 1997.
Areguá is connected to Asunción via Luque by a busy country road.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Population statistics (PDF) p. 35.dgeec.gov.py , accessed on December 7, 2018.
- ↑ Areguá: turismo encantador abc.com.py , May 11, 2017, accessed December 7, 2018.
- ↑ Ley Nº 1181 / Declara Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación el Casco Histórico de la Ciudad de Areguá bacn.gov.py , November 25, 1997, accessed on December 7, 2018.