San Juan Nepomuceno (Paraguay)

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San Juan Nepomuceno
Coordinates: 26 ° 6 ′  S , 55 ° 58 ′  W
Map: Paraguay
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San Juan Nepomuceno​
San Juan Nepomuceno on the map of Paraguay
Basic data
Country Paraguay
City foundation November 20, 1797
Residents 39,200  (2019)
Detailed data
surface 1011 km 2
Population density 39 inhabitants / km 2
height 143  m
Post Code 5880
prefix (595) (0544)
Time zone UTC -4
City patron Johannes Nepomuk
Lepacho tree in the San Rafael National Park
Lepacho tree in the San Rafael National Park

San Juan Nepomuceno is a city and a district in the Caazapá department in Paraguay , 250 km from Asunción . The city has about 11,000 inhabitants, the district 39,200 inhabitants. It was named after the Bohemian Saint John Nepomuk . There are several national parks and a nature reserve in the district .

history

In July 1797, the indigenous Charavaná people submitted a request to the Spanish governor Lázaro de Rivera y Espinosa for land to be settled in the fertile basin of the Río Tebicuary . On November 20, 1797, the new settlement was founded as the last Jesuit reduction in Paraguay. On February 8, 1904, the city administration was created, which initially began to build bridges over the Río Capiibari .

climate

There is a subtropical climate with an annual mean temperature of 22 ° C. The maximum temperatures are reached in December and January with values ​​of up to 40 ° C. In June and July the mean minimum temperature is 11 ° C. The mean annual precipitation is 1600 mm, which is evenly distributed over all months.

economy

The main line of business is agriculture and livestock, which are mainly used for self-sufficiency. Soy, beans, peanuts, sugar cane, cassava and fruits (oranges, grapefruits) are grown. Other industries are trade and wood processing.

education

There are branches of several universities in San Juan Nepomuceno:

  • Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción - UCA
  • Universidad Nacional de Villarrica del Espírito Santo - UNVES
  • Universidad San Carlos - USC
  • Universidad Autónoma del Sur - UNASUR
  • Universidad Internacional Tres Fronteras - UnInter
  • Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú - UNCA
  • Universidad Privada del Guairá - UPG

nature

The district is located in the eco-forest region Bosque Atlántico del Alto Paraná - BAAPA , which extends to Brazil . Until the 1960s, most of the area was covered with forest, but this increasingly had to give way to settlement and agriculture. The reforestation of eucalyptus trees began 20 years ago, but it is mainly for economic purposes. So far, 15,000 hectares have been reforested. The most common trees in the district include Lapacho , Cedrela spp. , Peltophorum dubium , Pterogyne nitens and Myrocarpus frondosus . The national parks of San Rafael and Caazapá and the private nature reserve Tapytá - managed by the Moisés Bertoni Foundation - have been established to protect flora and fauna .

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