Villa Elisa (Paraguay)

Villa Elisa
Coordinates: 25 ° 23 ′  S , 57 ° 35 ′  W Villa Elisa​ Villa Elisa on the map of Paraguay
Basic data
Country	Paraguay
Department	Central
City foundation	June 21, 1899
Residents	78,600  (S 2018)
Detailed data
surface	122 km 2
Population density	622 inhabitants / km 2
City structure	16
Waters	Rio Paraguay
Post Code	2610
prefix	(595) (021)
Time zone	UTC −4
City patron	Virgen del Carmen
Website	www.villaelisa.gov.py
Church of Villa Elisa

Villa Elisa in the Central Department

Villa Elisa is a city and a district in the Central Department in Paraguay with about 78,600 inhabitants.

location

Villa Elisa is bounded by the districts of Lambaré and Asunción in the north, with the district Ñemby to the south, and in the east by Fernando de la Mora . To the west lies the Paraguay River . Villa Elisa forms part of the greater Asunción area.

It is criss-crossed by asphalt roads from north to south.

Districts

There are 16 districts, the main ones being: Centro, San Juan, Villa Bonita, Mbocayaty, Picada, Sol de América, Ypaty, San Miguel, Rosedal, 29 de Septiembre, 3 Bocas, 8 de Diciembre, San José and Gloria Maria.

history

After the Triple Alliance War , in which the country's population was decimated, the government gave new immigrants from Europe agricultural land to farm and raise cattle. Around 1890, Belgian immigrants founded the Mbocayaty colony, which was later also home to French and Italians. They mainly grew fruit. However, the Belgians moved to the capital after a while. Their land was sold to the Dane Emil Johannsen, who named the colony in 1896 in honor of his Austrian wife Elisa von Poleski Colonia Elisa . On June 21, 1899, the first board of directors was created under the leadership of Johannsen. More immigrants from Sweden, Finland and Germany moved to the Elisa colony. They also grew fruit, but could only do this on a small scale due to a lack of manpower. The fruit was exported to Europe. The livestock industry was of secondary importance. On March 22, 1938, Villa Elisa was elevated to a district.

Infrastructure

Villa Elisa has a football stadium, some supermarkets, petrol stations, police stations and four universities: Universidad Nordeste, Universidad Metropolitana, UPAP and UTCD. The city has a number of green spaces, such as the six-hectare Paseo Parque , which opened in 2018, with free WiFi and LED lighting. There are different lines of public transport. The PETROPAR oil refinery and the international Unilever group are the largest companies in Villa Elisa. There are also hospitals, tree nurseries and a hotel. In addition, 13 state institutions have settled in the city, such as the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Women.

Demographics

With a population of 78,000, it is considered one of the 20 largest cities in the country.

climate

Villa Elisa has a hot climate with maximum temperatures of up to 39 ° C. In winter the minimum temperature is 1 ° C. The annual average temperature is 23 ° C.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Villa Elisa cumple 78 años como distrito abc.com.py , March 21, 2016, accessed December 6, 2018.
2. ↑ Villa Elisa inauguró su “Paseo Parque” lanacion.com.py , September 22, 2018, accessed on December 7, 2018.
3. ↑ Villa Elisa, gracias a su estratégica ubicación logra rápido crecimiento adndigital.com.py , accessed on December 7, 2018.
4. ↑ population forecast (see 2018 ); Dirección de Estadística Encuestas y Censos, pages 32–37