Trinidad (District in Paraguay)
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Basic data | |
Country | Paraguay |
Department | Itapua |
surface | 257 km² |
Residents | 6873 (2002) |
density | 27 inhabitants per km² |
founding | August 31, 1966 |
ISO 3166-2 | PY-7 |
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Intendente | Arístides Aguilar Cuella |
Political party | ANR |
The Jesuit Reduction of Trinidad |
Coordinates: 27 ° 8 ′ S , 55 ° 42 ′ W
Trinidad is a district in the Itapúa department of Paraguay . It has existed since August 31, 1966.
The origins go back to 1706, when the Jesuit priest Juan de Anaya founded the Jesuit reduction La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná together with a group of people from the village of San Carlos .
The Trinidad District covers an area of 257 km² . The 2002 census counted 6,873 inhabitants, of which 2,417 (35%) lived in the urban zone. It is surrounded by the neighboring districts of Jesús , Hohenau , Nueva Alborada and Capitán Miranda .