Carapeguá
| Carapeguá Karapegua |
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Coordinates: 25 ° 46 ′ S , 57 ° 15 ′ W
Carapeguá
Karapegua on the map of Paraguay |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Paraguarí |
| City foundation | 1725 |
| Residents | 6000 (2002) |
| Detailed data | |
| surface | 435 km 2 |
| Population density | 14 people / km 2 |
| Post Code | 4240 |
| prefix | (595) (532) |
| Time zone | UTC −4 |
Carapeguá ( Guaraní : Karapegua) is a city in Paraguay ( South America ). It is the capital of the Distrito Carapeguá and is located in the Paraguarí department . The distance to the capital Asunción is about 84 kilometers.
The city lies on the dry Caañabé river and was founded in 1725 by Martín de Barúa. It has around 6,000 inhabitants (2002 calculation) . Around 30,000 people live in the Carapeguá district of the same name.
literature
- R. Andrew Nickson , Historical Dictionary of Paraguay, The Scarecrow Press, Metuchen & London, 1993, ISBN 0-8108-2643-7
Web links
Commons : Karapegua - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- The administrative districts of Central, Cordillera and Paraguarí
- Climate in Carapeguá
- Information on the development of the cities in the Paraguarí Department (PDF; 1.5 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the city of Carapeguá in Paraguay ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Further information (PDF; 1.5 MB)
