Piribebuy

Piribebuy
Coordinates: 25 ° 28 ′ S , 57 ° 2 ′ W Piribebuy on the map of Paraguay	Piribebuy
	Piribebuy
Basic data
Country	Paraguay
Department	Cordillera Department
City foundation	March 8, 1636
Residents	25,363 (2012)
	City insignia
Detailed data
	Church of the Dulce Nombre de Jesus

Piribebuy ( Guaraní Pirĩvevui ) is a small town with an estimated population of 28,773 for 2018 ( 2015 estimate ) and a district (distrito) in the Cordillera department in Paraguay ( South America ).

history

Piribebuy was founded in 1636 by Martin Ledesma de Valderrama . Since the founding documents were burned during Paraguay's Triple Alliance War against Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, March 8, 1636 was later set as the founding date. After the capital Asunción was occupied by the armed forces of the triple alliance states in the course of this war and the Paraguayan army had to withdraw further and further, Piribebuy became the new capital of that part of Paraguay that was still under the control of President Francisco Solano López (1827– 1870) stood. On August 12, 1869, Piribebuy, which at that time was little more than a larger village, was taken by around 20,000 Allied soldiers after a five-hour battle. A little more than 50 soldiers were killed on the part of the attackers, and around 15 times as many on the part of the defenders, who numbered a little more than 1,600 men and fanatically defended themselves to the point of self-sacrifice. After the Triple Alliance War, the capital was moved back to Asunción.

City structure

Piribebuy is divided into the following districts:

Centro
Santa Ana
San Blas
Maria Auxilliadora and
Virgen de Rosario

Attractions

Piribebuy is known for its church Dulce Nombre de Jesus .

Distrito Piribebuy

In addition to the city of Piribebuy itself, the Piribebuy district also includes the following sub-communities: 4. de Julio, Cañada, Capilla Cué, Chololó, Colonia Piraretá, Cordillera, Guasu Rocái, Ita Guyrá, Itá Moroti, Itá Moroti Guasu, Itá Moroti'i, Itapé Ita Ybú, Mcal. Estigarribia, Mcal. Lopéz, Naranjo, Naranjito, Ojopoi, Pasito, Paso Jhú, Presidente Franco, Tape guasu, Yacarey, Yataity, Yhaca, Yhagui Guasu, Yhaguymi, Ykuá Porá and Yruguá.

Around two thirds of the population live in the city of Piribebuy, the rest in the sub-municipalities of the district.

sons and daughters of the town

Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos (1926–2009), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Asunción
Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada (* 1965), Roman Catholic Bishop of Concepción

Individual evidence

↑ DGEEC: Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015. (PDF) In: gov.py. P. 17 , archived from the original on October 16, 2015 ; Retrieved April 10, 2018 (Spanish).
↑ DGEEC: Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015. (PDF) In: gov.py. P. 32 , archived from the original on October 16, 2015 ; Retrieved April 10, 2018 (Spanish).

[1] DGEEC: Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015. (PDF) In: gov.py. P. 17 , archived from the original on October 16, 2015 ; Retrieved April 10, 2018 (Spanish).

[2] DGEEC: Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015. (PDF) In: gov.py. P. 32 , archived from the original on October 16, 2015 ; Retrieved April 10, 2018 (Spanish).