Cordillera Department facts for kids
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Cordillera
Departamento de Cordillera
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Basilica of Caacupé
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Location of Cordillera, in red, in Paraguay
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Country | Paraguay | ||
Region | Oriental | ||
Capital | Caacupé | ||
Boroughs | 20 (See list) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 4,948 km2 (1,910 sq mi) | ||
Population
(2012)
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• 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 (Spanish: Departamento de Cordillera) is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Caacupé. Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-03.
Geography
The Cordillera department is in the Oriental region. It has an area of 4,948 km2 (1,910 sq mi), the largest of the Oriental region, with a population of 282,981 for a population density of 14.1.
Limits
- To the north: San Pedro department.
- To the east: Caaguazú department.
- To the south: Paraguarí and Central departments.
- To the west: Presidente Hayes department, separated by the Paraguay river.
San Pedro department | ||||
Presidente Hayes department | Caaguazú department | |||
Cordillera | ||||
Central department | Paraguarí department |
Rivers
The main river in the department, and of Paraguay, is the Paraguay that makes the western border of the department.
The main lake is the Ypacaraí.
Districts
The department is divided in 20 districts:
No. | Districts | Area (km²) |
Population (2015) |
Density |
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1 | Altos | 130 | 13,922 | 107.1 |
2 | Arroyos y Esteros | 537 | 23,942 | 44.6 |
3 | Atyrá | 145 | 16,318 | 112.5 |
4 | Caacupé | 145 | 53,615 | 369.8 |
5 | Caraguatay | 524 | 13,399 | 25.6 |
6 | Emboscada | 193 | 17,684 | 91.6 |
7 | Eusebio Ayala | 274 | 22,890 | 83.5 |
8 | Isla Pucú | 99 | 7,775 | 78.5 |
9 | Itacurubí de la Cordillera | 134 | 11,171 | 83.4 |
10 | Juan de Mena | 968 | 6,656 | 6.9 |
11 | Loma Grande | 85 | 3,426 | 40.3 |
12 | Mbocayaty del Yhaguy | 264 | 4,234 | 16.0 |
13 | Nueva Colombia | 77 | 3,879 | 50.4 |
14 | Piribebuy | 209 | 27,019 | 129.3 |
15 | Primero de Marzo | 82 | 6,675 | 81.4 |
16 | San Bernardino | 113 | 11,566 | 102.4 |
17 | San José Obrero | 197 | 4,348 | 22.1 |
18 | Santa Elena | 112 | 5,172 | 46.2 |
19 | Tobatí | 285 | 30,836 | 108.2 |
20 | Valenzuela | 173 | 6,785 | 39.2 |
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See also
In Spanish: Departamento de Cordillera para niños
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