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Concepción
City and district
Sunset over Concepción.jpg
Flag of Concepción
Flag
Coat of arms of Concepción
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Concepción, Paraguay is located in Paraguay
Concepción, Paraguay
Concepción, Paraguay
Location in Paraguay
Country Paraguay
Department Concepción
Area
 • Total 8,490 km2 (3,280 sq mi)
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total 76,378
 • Density 8.996/km2 (23.300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-04 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-03 (ADT)
Area code(s) 8700
Climate Aw

Concepción (Spanish pronunciation: [konseβˈsjon]) is a city and district in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies next to the Paraguay River.

Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the 20th century, as a centre for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco, and a river port. The town was also a centre for the Paraguayan Civil War of 1947. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay.

Transportation

Route 5 "Gral. Bernardino Caballero" connects the city with Pedro Juan Caballero and Asunción.

Climate

Concepción Catholic chapel
Main Catholic chapel in Concepción

Concepción has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with abundant annual precipitation, although possessing a highly prominent summer peak. Summers are very hot, rainy, and often oppressively humid. Severe thunderstorms are very common in the summer and have the capability to dump copious amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, along with destructively high winds and occasional hail. Winter is much drier and considerably cooler, with near drought-like conditions often prevailing. Concepción is also located in very close proximity to the Tropic of Capricorn, with the latitudinal line lying just south of the city.

Climate data for Concepción (1991–2020, extremes 1937–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.0
(109.4)
41.0
(105.8)
41.6
(106.9)
38.2
(100.8)
36.5
(97.7)
36.4
(97.5)
36.2
(97.2)
40.0
(104.0)
42.4
(108.3)
43.0
(109.4)
43.5
(110.3)
41.4
(106.5)
43.5
(110.3)
Average high °C (°F) 34.6
(94.3)
33.7
(92.7)
33.0
(91.4)
30.7
(87.3)
26.6
(79.9)
25.6
(78.1)
25.6
(78.1)
28.5
(83.3)
30.5
(86.9)
32.1
(89.8)
32.4
(90.3)
33.7
(92.7)
30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)
27.2
(81.0)
26.3
(79.3)
23.9
(75.0)
20.2
(68.4)
19.2
(66.6)
18.4
(65.1)
20.4
(68.7)
22.7
(72.9)
25.3
(77.5)
25.8
(78.4)
27.4
(81.3)
23.7
(74.7)
Average low °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
22.8
(73.0)
21.7
(71.1)
19.2
(66.6)
15.7
(60.3)
14.7
(58.5)
13.2
(55.8)
14.5
(58.1)
17.0
(62.6)
20.3
(68.5)
20.7
(69.3)
22.6
(72.7)
18.8
(65.8)
Record low °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)
12.0
(53.6)
8.0
(46.4)
5.3
(41.5)
1.5
(34.7)
0.0
(32.0)
−1.5
(29.3)
−2.8
(27.0)
1.8
(35.2)
5.7
(42.3)
9.5
(49.1)
11.4
(52.5)
−2.8
(27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 158.9
(6.26)
152.9
(6.02)
129.6
(5.10)
142.2
(5.60)
113.7
(4.48)
68.6
(2.70)
37.7
(1.48)
28.9
(1.14)
76.3
(3.00)
138.2
(5.44)
200.0
(7.87)
163.0
(6.42)
1,409.8
(55.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10 9 8 7 7 7 5 6 7 8 8 10 92
Average relative humidity (%) 69 73 74 76 77 77 72 70 68 67 67 70 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 224 213 217 184 182 152 183 156 173 208 222 222 2,336
Source 1: NOAA (July, November, and December record highs, and March, April and October record lows) (precipitation days, humidity 1961-1990), Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun) Ogimet

Consular representation

Brazil has a Vice-consulate in Concepción.

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