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Caaguazú
District & City
Flag of Caaguazú
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Caaguazú District is located in Paraguay
Caaguazú District
Caaguazú District
Location in Paraguay
Country Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
Department Bandera del Departamento de Caaguazú.JPG Caaguazú
Founded May 8, 1845
Area
 • Total 977.64 km2 (377.47 sq mi)
Population
 (Est. 2021)
 • Total 127,328
Demonym(s) Caaguazeño/a
Postal code
3400
Area code(s) 522
Website http://caaguazu.gov.py/

Caaguazú (pronounced ka-a-gwa-SOO) is a city and district in Paraguay. It is located in the Caaguazú Department, which shares the same name as the city.

Population of Caaguazú

Caaguazú is home to many people! The city part has about 63,000 residents. If you count the whole district, there are around 127,328 people living there. This information comes from the INE, which is like Paraguay's official group for counting people.

Caaguazú's Main Business

Caaguazú is famous for its wood! For a long time, it had the most sawmills in Paraguay. Sawmills are places where logs are cut into planks and other wood products. Because of this, Caaguazú is still called the "Wood Capital" of Paraguay. In Spanish, this is "Capital de la Madera."

Even today, Caaguazú has more than ten large wood factories. These factories make things like wood flooring. Many sawmills have moved to the northeastern part of Paraguay. This is because there are more trees and logs available there.

Getting Around Caaguazú

Two important national roads pass through Caaguazú. These are Route PY02 and Route PY13. Route PY02 connects Caaguazú to two major cities in Paraguay.

To the west, it connects to Asunción, which is about 173 kilometers (107 miles) away. To the east, it connects to Ciudad del Este, which is about 135 kilometers (84 miles) away. The closest airport to Caaguazú is Guaraní International Airport (AGT). This airport is about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the district.

See also

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