Guairá Department facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Guairá Departamento de Guairá
Department
Villarrica's church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Guairá, in red, in Paraguay
Country	Paraguay
Region	Oriental
Capital	Villarrica
Boroughs	18 (See list)
Area
• Total	3,846 km2 (1,485 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	198,532
• Density	51.620/km2 (133.696/sq mi)
	Estimated population
Demonym(s)	Guaireño
Time zone	UTC-04 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-03 (ADT)
ISO 3166 code	PY-04

The Guairá department (Spanish: Departamento de Guairá) is an important part of Paraguay. It's like a state or province within the country. Its capital city is Villarrica, which is a well-known place. Guairá has a special code, PY-04, which helps identify it easily.

Geography

The Guairá department is located in the central part of Paraguay's Oriental region. It's one of the smaller departments in this region and in the whole country. It covers an area of about 3,846 square kilometers (1,485 square miles). In 2013, about 198,532 people lived there. This means that for every square kilometer, there were about 51.6 people.

Where is Guairá?

Guairá shares its borders with other departments:

• To the north: The Caaguazú department.
• To the east: Both Caaguazú and Caazapá departments.
• To the south: The Caazapá department.
• To the west: The Paraguarí department.

		Caaguazú department	Caaguazú department
	Paraguarí department		Caazapá department
		Guairá
		Caazapá department

Highest Points in Guairá

Some of the highest points in all of Paraguay are found right here in the Guairá department. These tall peaks include:

• Tres Kandu, which is 842 meters (2,762 feet) high.
• Capii, standing at 816 meters (2,677 feet) high.
• Peró, reaching 815 meters (2,674 feet) high.
• Amor, with a height of 765 meters (2,510 feet).

Rivers of Guairá

The most important river in the department is the Tebicuary. This river flows into the Paraguay River, which is a much larger river. The Tebicuari-mi is another important river that flows into the Tebicuary. A river that flows into a larger river is called a tributary.

Climate and Weather

In 2014, the city of Villarrica received a total of 2,281.8 millimeters (89.83 inches) of rain. The month with the most rain was April, with 453.6 millimeters (17.86 inches). The driest month was August, with only 18.4 millimeters (0.72 inches) of rain.

The average temperature in Villarrica for 2014 was 23°C (73°F). February was the warmest month, with an average temperature of 27.8°C (82.0°F). July was the coolest month, with an average temperature of 17.5°C (63.5°F).

Districts

The Guairá department is divided into 18 smaller areas called districts. Each district has its own local government and communities. Here is a list of these districts, along with their size and population:

Related pages

• Departments of Paraguay
• ISO 3166-2:PY

See also

In Spanish: Departamento de Guairá para niños