Concepción (city in Paraguay)

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Concepción
Coordinates: 23 ° 24 ′  S , 57 ° 26 ′  W
Map: Paraguay
marker
Concepción​
Concepción on the map of Paraguay
Basic data
Country Paraguay
Department Concepción
City foundation 1787
Residents 84,550  (2018)
City insignia
Escudo de Concepción (Paraguay) .PNG
Detailed data
Time zone UTC −4
Street with church in Concepción
Street with church in Concepción

Concepción is a city in Paraguay on the Paraguay River and the capital of the Concepción department . The city has around 84,550 (as of 2018) inhabitants. It has an important port that cargo ships call at on their way to Mato Grosso in Brazil .

history

Concepción was founded on May 25, 1787 by the governor Agustín Fernando de Pinedo to prevent an advance of Brazil from the north and to pacify the Indians of the region. It only experienced its boom in the early twentieth century through Italian immigrants and is now a center in northern Paraguay with a river port. The Paraguayan civil war began in Concepción in 1947, which is why it is also called the Revolución de Concepción (Revolution of Concepción).

Since 1929 the city has been the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Concepción .

From 1909 to 1960 a narrow-gauge railway, Ferrocaril del Norte , connected Concepción with Horqueta. In May 1988, a bridge was inaugurated over the Paraguay River.

education

There are several universities in the city:

  • Universidad Católica “Nuestra Sra de la Asunción” (UCA)
  • Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA)
  • Universidad Nacional de Concepción (UNC)
  • Universidad Tecnológica Intercontinental (UTIC)
  • Universidad Politécnica del Paraguay (UPAP)
  • Universidad del Norte (UniNorte)

literature

  • R. Andrew Nickson , Historical Dictionary of Paraguay, The Scarecrow Press, Metuchen & London, 1993, ISBN 0-8108-2643-7

Web links

Commons : Concepción, Paraguay  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Concepción - Frendy.de
  2. ↑ En enero probarán el puerto de Concepción ultimahora.com , July 23, 2017, accessed on December 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ LAS UNIVERSIDADES DE CONCEPCION EN LA ACTUALIDAD soyconcepcioner.blogspot.com , November 29, 2008, accessed on December 7, 2018.