Canindeyú Department

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Canindeyú Department
Bolivien Argentinien Uruguay Brasilien Alto Paraguay Boquerón Presidente Hayes Concepción Amambay San Pedro Canindeyú Cordillera Asunción Central Ñeembucú Misiones Caaguazú Guairá Alto Paraná Paraguarí Caazapá Itapúalocation
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Country Paraguay
Capital Salto del Guairá
surface 14,667 km²
Residents 221,600 (2017)
density 15 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 PY-14

Coordinates: 24 ° 4 ′  S , 54 ° 19 ′  W

Canindeyú ( Guaraní : Kanindeju ) is a department in Paraguay , it is one of a total of 17 administrative districts . The name is derived from the kandindé parrot and the contraction of sayjú yellow. It was founded in 1973 as a spin-off from the neighboring departments.

The department and the capital Salto del Guairá border on Brazil , which leads to a strong shopping tourism and gave the city the largest shopping center in the country. In the fertile area, corn, soy, sugar cane, wheat, cotton, rice and tobacco are grown and cattle, pigs and horses are raised.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ bienvenidoaparaguay.com , accessed November 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Canindeyú gdeec.gov.py , accessed November 7, 2018.