Areguá

Areguá
Coordinates: 25 ° 19 ′  S , 57 ° 23 ′  W Areguá​ Areguá on the map of Paraguay
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
Website	www.municipios.gov.py/aregua
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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.

Web links

Commons : Areguá  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics (PDF) p. 35.dgeec.gov.py , accessed on December 7, 2018.
2. ↑ Areguá: turismo encantador abc.com.py , May 11, 2017, accessed December 7, 2018.
3. ↑ 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.

Areguá (aerial view)

Pottery Street in Aregua