Itapúa facts for kids
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Itapúa
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International bridge that connects Encarnación, (Paraguay) with Posadas (Argentina)
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Location of Itapúa, in red, in Paraguay
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Country | Paraguay | ||
Region | Oriental | ||
Capital | Encarnación | ||
Districts | 30 | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 16,525 km2 (6,380 sq mi) | ||
Population
(2013)
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• Total | 551,128 | ||
• Density | 33.3512/km2 (86.3791/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) | ||
ISO 3166 code | PY-7 | ||
Website | Official website: http://www.itapua.gov.py |
The Itapúa department (Spanish: Departamento de Itapúa) is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Encarnación.
Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-7.
Geography
The Itapúa department is in the southeastern part of the country, in the Oriental region. It has an area of 16,525 km2 (6,380 sq mi), with a estimated population for 2013 of 551,128 for a Population density of 33.4.
Limits
- To the north: Caazapá and Alto Paraná departments.
- To the south and east: Argentina, separated by the Paraná river.
- To the west: Misiones department.
Caazapá | Alto Paraná | |||
Misiones | Argentina | |||
Itapúa | ||||
Argentina |
Rivers
The main river in the department is the Paraná river.
Climate
As of 2012[update], the total amount of precipitation for the year 2012 in the city of Encarnación was 1,417.0 mm (55.8 in). The month with the most precipitation was December with 439 mm (17.3 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was January with 27.3 mm (1.1 in).
The average temperature for the year 2012 in Encarnación was 22.2 °C (72.0 °F). The warmest month, on average, was February with an average temperature of 27.9 °C (82.2 °F). The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of 14.1 °C (57.4 °F).
Districts
The department is divided in 30 districts:
No. | Districts | Area (km²) |
Population (2015) |
Density |
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1 | Alto Verá | 899.20 | 17,468 | 19.4 |
2 | Bella Vista | 300.01 | 13,566 | 45.2 |
3 | Cambyretá | 191.78 | 51,972 | 271.0 |
4 | Capitán Meza | 440.23 | 13,802 | 31.4 |
5 | Capitán Miranda | 219.15 | 13,014 | 59.4 |
6 | Carlos Antonio López | 821.85 | 19,734 | 24.0 |
7 | Carmen del Paraná | 319.88 | 8,545 | 26.7 |
8 | Coronel Bogado | 651.40 | 20,715 | 31.8 |
9 | Edelira | 633.95 | 24,320 | 38.4 |
10 | Encarnación | 320.32 | 127,527 | 398.1 |
11 | Fram | 327.84 | 9,811 | 29.9 |
12 | General Artigas | 1,337.67 | 12,975 | 9.7 |
13 | General Delgado | 456.06 | 7,894 | 17.3 |
14 | Hohenau | 197.03 | 14,414 | 73.2 |
15 | Itapúa Poty | 523.50 | 16,785 | 32.1 |
16 | Jesús | 143.99 | 6,339 | 44.0 |
17 | José Leandro Oviedo | 129.58 | 4,834 | 37.3 |
18 | La Paz | 239.17 | 3,333 | 13.9 |
19 | Mayor Otaño | 260.28 | 15,196 | 58.4 |
20 | Natalio | 386.03 | 21,227 | 55.0 |
21 | Nueva Alborada | 231.49 | 7,754 | 20.1 |
22 | Obligado | 412.98 | 16,281 | 39.4 |
23 | Pirapó | 838.34 | 8,938 | 10.7 |
24 | San Cosme y Damián | 1,583.43 | 9,712 | 6.1 |
25 | San Juan del Paraná | 103.36 | 9,410 | 91.0 |
26 | San Pedro del Paraná | 1,483.69 | 33,366 | 322.8 |
27 | San Rafael del Paraná | 1,458.79 | 22,831 | 15.7 |
28 | Tomás Romero Pereira | 601.70 | 29,916 | 49.7 |
29 | Trinidad | 176.12 | 9,340 | 53.0 |
30 | Yatytay | 220.74 | 13,182 | 59.7 |
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See also
In Spanish: Departamento de Itapúa para niños