San Ignacio (Paraguay)
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Coordinates: 26 ° 21 ′ S , 57 ° 1 ′ W
San Ignacio on the map of Paraguay
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Misiones |
| City foundation | December 29, 1609 |
| Residents | 50,468 (2018) |
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| surface | 2020 km² |
| height | 124 m |
| Post Code | 4750 |
| prefix | (595) (782) |
| Time zone | UTC −4 |
| City Presidency | Mirena Salas de Ruíz (ANR) |
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San Ignacio is a city and district in the Misiones department in Paraguay 225 km from Asunción . The city has about 19,100 inhabitants, the entire district has a population of 50,468. It is known as the capital of the Hispano-Guarani Baroque .
history
The place was founded on December 29, 1609 as "San Ignacio Guazú" by Jesuit priests . It was the first Jesuit mission in Paraguay. From here the preachers poured out to found other missions such as Santa Rosa, Santiago, Santa María, San Cosme y Damián or Encarnación. However, the Jesuits were expelled again in 1768. In 1966, eleven families of German-born Mennonites from Canada settled on 600 hectares of land near the town of San Ignacio in the Reinfeld colony , who practice agriculture. The colony had grown to 140 people in 1996.
economy
It is mainly used for agriculture and animal husbandry. The main products are rice, soy and corn.
education
There are several universities in the village:
- Universidad Católica de Nuestra Sra. de la Asunción
- Universidad Nacional del Pilar
- Universidad Politécnica y Artística del Paraguay (UPAP)
- Universidad María Auxiliadora (UMAX)
- Universidad Autónoma del Sur (UNASUR)
Individual evidence
- ^ William Schroeder: Mennonite Historical Atlas, 1996, p. 147
- ↑ San Ignacio misiones.gov.py , accessed on 27 November 2018th
- ↑ Misiones (PDF) dgeec.gov.py , accessed on November 27, 2018.