Minga Guazú
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Coordinates: 25 ° 29 ′ S , 54 ° 46 ′ W
Minga Guazú
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Minga Guasu in Paraguay |
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Alto Paraná |
| City foundation | May 14, 1958 |
| Residents | 60,719 (Ber. 2002) |
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| surface | 548 km 2 |
| Population density | 111 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 7420 |
| prefix | 064 |
| Time zone | UTC −4 |
| City Presidency | Alcides Romero Roa |
| City patron | Virgin Mary Help |
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Minga Guazú ( Guaraní Minga Guasu ) is a city in the Alto Paraná department . The city, founded in 1958, is 311 km from the capital Asunción and 20 km from Ciudad del Este , the capital of the department.
Toponym
Minga is derived from Quechua mink'a and means voluntary community work , a pre-Colombian tradition in many countries in South America. Guazú means big in Guaraní , so together something like a lot of shared community work.
geography
The rivers Río Monday and Río Acaray and the Arroyos Acaray-mi and Santa Maria flow through the Minga Guazús area .
Minga Guazú essentially consists of two large settlement centers; these are at kilometers 16 and 20 of Route VIII. In one of them, a school and a church was built in 1966, which is dedicated to the patron saint Mariahilf , in the other are the most important public institutions and the college of Don Bosco .
The average annual temperature is 21 ° C. The highest temperatures are 38 ° C and the lowest are 0 ° C. This Paraquays region has the highest annual rainfall .
Demographics
Of the 60,719 inhabitants, the Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos estimates that 31,358 are men and 29,361 women. Minga Guazú belongs to the Área Metropolitana de Ciudad del Este .
history
On May 14, 1958, a group of young people founded the settlement in the Parana forest and colonized the area under the leadership of Pastor Guido Coronel, who was one of the Salesians of Don Bosco .
But Minga Guazú was only officially established by Law No. 623 of March 22, 1990 and received the name of the former colony.
economy
The multinational Cargill has its headquarters for Paraguay in Minga Guazú. In addition to the production and processing of agricultural products, fertilizer is also produced here.
Much of the city's economic activity is carried out by the agricultural cooperative, which over time has developed into a large-scale agricultural and industrial operation.
The main agricultural products include soybeans, as well as corn , cassava , cotton , wheat , mate , sugar cane , poultry and vegetables .
tourism
An exhibition takes place every September. The protective jacket festival is celebrated on May 24th .
The Paraíso Golf Club, which is about 24 km from Ciudad del Este on Ruta VII, is attractive for tourists. Visitors can stay in lakeside bungalows, enjoy horseback riding, archery and fishing. This includes an 18-hole golf course that is integrated into the natural environment.
traffic
The city lies on the Ruta VII and is also easily accessible via the Ruta VI . The Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní is located in the area of Minga Guazú and uses scheduled flights to connect the region with the capital of the country, but also with São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport in Brazil and Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Airport in Argentina.
supporting documents
- ↑ ETIMOLOGÍA DE LA PALABRA MINGA educalingo.com , accessed on October 20, 2018.
- ^ Paraguay ( English ) Cargill. Retrieved March 22, 2010.