Cordillera Department Facts for Kids

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Cordillera

Departamento de Cordillera

Basilica of Caacupé

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Location of Cordillera, in red, in Paraguay

Country

Paraguay

Region

Oriental

Capital

Caacupé

Boroughs

20 (See list)

Area

• Total

4,948 km² (1,910 sq mi)

Population

(2012)

• Total

282,981

• Density

57.191/km² (148.124/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Cordillerano

Time zone

UTC-04 (AST)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-03 (ADT)

ISO 3166 code

PY-03

Website

Official website: http://www.gobernacioncordillera.gov.py/

The Cordillera department (which means Mountain Range department in Spanish) is a special area in Paraguay. Think of it like a state or a big region. Its main city, or capital, is Caacupé. It also has a special code, PY-03, which helps identify it.

Where is Cordillera?
- What are its neighbors?
- Rivers and Lakes
How is Cordillera divided?
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Where is Cordillera?

The Cordillera department is located in the eastern part of Paraguay, called the Oriental region. It's quite large, covering about 4,948 square kilometers. In 2012, around 282,981 people lived here.

What are its neighbors?

Cordillera shares its borders with several other departments:

To the north: San Pedro department.
To the east: Caaguazú department.
To the south: Paraguarí and Central departments.
To the west: Presidente Hayes department. The Paraguay River separates these two areas.

	San Pedro department
Presidente Hayes department		Caaguazú department
	Cordillera

Central department	Paraguarí department

Rivers and Lakes

The most important river in Cordillera is the Paraguay River. It forms the western edge of the department.

The main lake in the area is Ypacaraí.

How is Cordillera divided?

The Cordillera department is split into 20 smaller areas called districts. Each district has its own local government.

Districts of the Cordillera department
No.	Districts	Area (km²)	Population (2015)	Density
1	Altos	&&&&&&&&&&&&0130.&&&&&0130	&&&&&&&&&&013922.&&&&&013,922	107.1
2	Arroyos y Esteros	&&&&&&&&&&&&0537.&&&&&0537	&&&&&&&&&&023942.&&&&&023,942	44.6
3	Atyrá	&&&&&&&&&&&&0145.&&&&&0145	&&&&&&&&&&016318.&&&&&016,318	112.5
4	Caacupé	&&&&&&&&&&&&0145.&&&&&0145	&&&&&&&&&&053615.&&&&&053,615	369.8
5	Caraguatay	&&&&&&&&&&&&0524.&&&&&0524	&&&&&&&&&&013399.&&&&&013,399	25.6
6	Emboscada	&&&&&&&&&&&&0193.&&&&&0193	&&&&&&&&&&017684.&&&&&017,684	91.6
7	Eusebio Ayala	&&&&&&&&&&&&0274.&&&&&0274	&&&&&&&&&&022890.&&&&&022,890	83.5
8	Isla Pucú	&&&&&&&&&&&&&099.&&&&&099	&&&&&&&&&&&07775.&&&&&07,775	78.5
9	Itacurubí de la Cordillera	&&&&&&&&&&&&0134.&&&&&0134	&&&&&&&&&&011171.&&&&&011,171	83.4
10	Juan de Mena	&&&&&&&&&&&&0968.&&&&&0968	&&&&&&&&&&&06656.&&&&&06,656	6.9
11	Loma Grande	&&&&&&&&&&&&&085.&&&&&085	&&&&&&&&&&&03426.&&&&&03,426	40.3
12	Mbocayaty del Yhaguy	&&&&&&&&&&&&0264.&&&&&0264	&&&&&&&&&&&04234.&&&&&04,234	16.0
13	Nueva Colombia	&&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077	&&&&&&&&&&&03879.&&&&&03,879	50.4
14	Piribebuy	&&&&&&&&&&&&0209.&&&&&0209	&&&&&&&&&&027019.&&&&&027,019	129.3
15	Primero de Marzo	&&&&&&&&&&&&&082.&&&&&082	&&&&&&&&&&&06675.&&&&&06,675	81.4
16	San Bernardino	&&&&&&&&&&&&0113.&&&&&0113	&&&&&&&&&&011566.&&&&&011,566	102.4
17	San José Obrero	&&&&&&&&&&&&0197.&&&&&0197	&&&&&&&&&&&04348.&&&&&04,348	22.1
18	Santa Elena	&&&&&&&&&&&&0112.&&&&&0112	&&&&&&&&&&&05172.&&&&&05,172	46.2
19	Tobatí	&&&&&&&&&&&&0285.&&&&&0285	&&&&&&&&&&030836.&&&&&030,836	108.2
20	Valenzuela	&&&&&&&&&&&&0173.&&&&&0173	&&&&&&&&&&&06785.&&&&&06,785	39.2