Encarnación

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Encarnación
Coordinates: 27 ° 20 ′  S , 55 ° 52 ′  W
Map: Paraguay
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Encarnación​
Encarnación on the map of Paraguay
Basic data
Country Paraguay
Department Itapua
City foundation March 25, 1615
Residents 129,665  (2017)
- in the metropolitan area 206,578
City insignia
Escudo de Encarnación.jpg
Bandera flag encarnacion itapua paraguay.PNG
Detailed data
surface 274 km²
Population density 473.2 inhabitants / km 2
height 84  m
Waters Río Paraná
Post Code 6000
prefix (595) (71)
Time zone UTC −4
City Presidency Luis Yd (Partido Patria Querida)
City patron Virgen de Itacua
Website encarnacion.gov.py
View over the Rio Paraná to Encarnación
View over the Rio Paraná to Encarnación

Encarnación is the capital of the departments of Itapúa in Paraguay and has around 130,000 inhabitants of the largest cities in the country. It is located on the Paraná River on the border with Argentina .

geography

The city lies on the right bank of the Rio Paraná, which is up to six kilometers wide here, opposite the Argentine city of Posadas , with which it is connected by the Puente Internacional San Roque González de Santa Cruz . The Paraguayan highways Ruta 1 and Ruta 6 start and end here. The railway line from Buenos Aires also ends in Encarnación . The city has three wide sandy beaches: Playa Mboy Ka'é, Playa San José and Playa San Isidro . Encarnación is often referred to as the pearl of the south because of its mild climate and its beauty .

The city was originally divided into two areas, the higher modern part (also the financial center of the city) and the old town in the immediate vicinity of the Río Paraná. Among the approximately 130,000 inhabitants (as of 2017) there are many of German, Japanese, Arab, Ukrainian, New Zealand, Chinese and also Polish descent.

history

The city was founded on 25. March 1615 by Jesuit Father Roque González de Santa Cruz on the banks of the Rio Parana as a Jesuit reduction founded and received with respect to the calendrical feast of announcing the birth of Christ the name of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación de Itapua ( "Our Lady of the Incarnation of Itapúa ”). On the instructions of the two consuls Carlos Antonio López and Mariano Roque Alonso , the shortened name was officially set in 1843 . The place gained importance in 1854 as part of the construction of the railway line from Central Paraguay.

Encarnacíon is considered the capital of the Paraguayan Carnival, which has been celebrated there since 1916. The Sambadrom has 8,500 spectators.

In 1957, the Encarnación diocese was founded as a territorial prelature ; In 1990 this was raised to a diocese. Current bishop (since 2014) is Mons. Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara .

After the completion of the Yacyretá hydropower plant , around 90 km downstream, the water level of the Paraná began to rise by seven meters in 2011. The riverside districts of the Zona Baja were completely flooded. A total of 40,000 people had to be relocated.

tourism

Tourism in Encarnación has increased very strongly in recent years, the city is now one of the most important tourist reference points in the country and in the summer even the most important tourist city of Paraguay in terms of the number of tourists in these months. It was therefore nicknamed the capital of summer . Especially after the redesign of the Costanera San José beach promenade in December 2011, even more tourists were drawn to the city's three beaches, which are freely accessible to everyone. It had to be relocated after the water level of the Paraná rose by seven meters after the construction of a dam. In addition, the nearby dining, shopping and leisure facilities such as theme parks are some of the most popular places for tourists. There are restaurants with local and international cuisine, discos, night clubs, cinemas, 5-star hotels and parks.

The traditional carnival incarnations take place between January and February each year in the city's new Sambódromo or civic center and are considered the largest carnival in the country. Even after the season there is the Trans-Itapúa or Codasur rally, the Expo Itapúa, among other attractions.

Surroundings

In the vicinity of the city (28 km on route 6) are the former Jesuit missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangüe , which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993 . Along Route 1, the popular beaches of Carmen del Paraná are next to the wide coastal road. Encarnación's Teniente Amin Ayub González Airport is located 14 km from the city center in the adjacent Capitán Miranda district . So far there are only flight connections to Asunción.

gallery

  • View over the Río Paraná from Encarnación

  • Encarnación main square

  • Puente Internacional San Roque González de Santa Cruz

  • The coastal road and the beach of Playa San José

  • Samba dancer from Encarnación

  • On Encarnación Beach

Climate table

Encarnación
Climate diagram
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108
 
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97
 
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153
 
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196
 
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Encarnación
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.5 32.6 30.2 27.2 23.7 21.0 22.0 23.8 25.0 28.1 30.6 32.9 O 27.5
Min. Temperature (° C) 20.0 20.0 18.2 15.2 12.4 10.7 10.7 11.8 12.8 15.2 16.8 18.8 O 15.2
Precipitation ( mm ) 147 175 136 164 145 142 108 97 153 196 164 145 Σ 1,772
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.2 7.8 7.1 5.7 5.8 5.3 6.1 5.9 5.1 6.5 8.4 8.7 O 6.7
Humidity ( % ) 69 73 75 78 80 80 78 73 73 72 68 64 O 73.6
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Source: wetterkontor.de

Town twinning

Posadas in Argentina on the opposite side of the Rio Paraná is twin town of Encarnación.

Born in Encarnación

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics - page 34 . In: dgeec.gov.py , accessed October 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lt. Travel Guide Lonely Planet South America is Encarnación "the most beautiful city in Paraguay" - Lonely Planet travel guide
  3. ↑ Encarnacion: What to Know About the City that Disappeared Under the Dam theculturetrip.com , March 9, 2018, accessed October 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Encarnación: Un polo comercial que se convirtió en centro turístico paraguayo telam.co.ar , May 6, 2016, accessed on October 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ This is Why a Paraguayan Town Has Become the Country's Hottest Beach Destination theculturetrip.com , March 20, 2018, accessed October 25, 2018.

Web links

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