Itapúa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Itapúa
Department
International bridge that connects Encarnación, (Paraguay) with Posadas (Argentina)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Itapúa, in red, in Paraguay
Country	Paraguay
Region	Oriental
Capital	Encarnación
Districts	30
Area
• Total	16,525 km2 (6,380 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• 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:

Related pages

• Departments of Paraguay
• ISO 3166-2:PY

See also

In Spanish: Departamento de Itapúa para niños