San Pedro Department, Paraguay Facts for Kids

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San Pedro

Departamento de San Pedro

A toll by the entrance of San Pedro

Flag	Coat of arms

Location of San Pedro, in red, in Paraguay

Country

Paraguay

Region

Oriental

Capital

San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú

Boroughs

20 (See list)

Area

• Total

20,002 km² (7,723 sq mi)

Population

(2012)

• Total

360,094

• Density

18.0029/km² (46.6273/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Sampedrano

Time zone

UTC-04 (AST)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-03 (ADT)

ISO 3166 code

PY-02

Website

Official website: http://sanpedro.gov.py/

The San Pedro department (Spanish: Departamento de San Pedro) is a region in Paraguay. It is like a state or province. Its main city, or capital, is San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú. The name "San Pedro" means "Saint Peter" and comes from its capital city. Its special code is PY-02.

History of San Pedro
Geography of San Pedro
Districts
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History of San Pedro

In the 1600s and 1700s, there were some challenges in the San Pedro area. To help the region grow and become stronger, three towns were founded. These were San Estanislao in 1749, and Villa del Rosario and San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú both in 1786.

San Pedro became the second department in Paraguay by law in 1906. At first, it included many areas like Itacurubí del Rosario, Santa Rosa del Aguaray, and even the land that is now the Canindeyú department. Its final borders were set by a law on December 26, 1973.

Geography of San Pedro

The San Pedro department is located in the north-central part of Paraguay's Oriental region. It covers a large area of 20,002 km² (7,723 sq mi). This makes it the biggest department in the Oriental region. About 360,094 people live here, which means there are about 18.0 people per square kilometer.

Neighboring Regions

San Pedro shares its borders with several other departments:

To the north: Concepción and Amambay departments.
To the east: Amambay and Canindeyú departments.
To the south: Caaguazú and Cordillera departments.
To the west: The Paraguay river separates it from the Presidente Hayes department.

	Concepción department	Amambay department
Presidente Hayes department		Canindeyú department
	San Pedro

	Caaguazú and Cordillera departments

Rivers in San Pedro

The most important river in the department is the Paraguay River. It forms the western border of San Pedro.

Other important rivers include the Jejuí Guazú, which is 327 km (203 mi) long. The Ypané river is also significant, measuring 323 km (201 mi) in length.

Climate in San Pedro

In 2014, the city of San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú received about 1,783.0 mm (70.2 in) of rain in total. April was the wettest month, with 353.4 mm (13.9 in) of rain. August was the driest month, with no rain recorded.

The average temperature in San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú in 2014 was 23.7 °C (74.7 °F). February was the warmest month, with an average temperature of 34.7 °C (94.5 °F). July was the coolest month, with an average temperature of 13.7 °C (56.7 °F).

Districts

The San Pedro department is divided into 20 smaller areas called districts. Each district has its own local government.

Districts of the San Pedro department
No.	Districts	Area (km²)	Population (2015)	Density
1	Antequera	&&&&&&&&&&&&0480.&&&&&0480	&&&&&&&&&&&02119.&&&&&02,119	4.4
2	Capiibary	&&&&&&&&&&&&0826.&&&&&0826	&&&&&&&&&&022691.&&&&&022,691	27.5
3	Choré	&&&&&&&&&&&&0965.&&&&&0965	&&&&&&&&&&015402.&&&&&015,402	16.0
4	General Elizardo Aquino	&&&&&&&&&&&&0816.&&&&&0816	&&&&&&&&&&012773.&&&&&012,773	15.7
5	General Isidoro Resquín	&&&&&&&&&&&01075.&&&&&01,075	&&&&&&&&&&013285.&&&&&013,285	12.4
6	Guayaibí	&&&&&&&&&&&01460.&&&&&01,460	&&&&&&&&&&015859.&&&&&015,859	10.9
7	Itacurubí del Rosario	&&&&&&&&&&&&0769.&&&&&0769	&&&&&&&&&&&06137.&&&&&06,137	8.0
8	Liberación	&&&&&&&&&&&&0587.&&&&&0587	&&&&&&&&&&012383.&&&&&012,383	21.1
9	Lima	&&&&&&&&&&&&0658.&&&&&0658	&&&&&&&&&&&06404.&&&&&06,404	9.7
10	Nueva Germania	&&&&&&&&&&&&0657.&&&&&0657	&&&&&&&&&&&03391.&&&&&03,391	5.2
11	San Estanislao	&&&&&&&&&&&01700.&&&&&01,700	&&&&&&&&&&027203.&&&&&027,203	16.0
12	San Pablo	&&&&&&&&&&&&0320.&&&&&0320	&&&&&&&&&&&02016.&&&&&02,016	6.3
13	San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú	&&&&&&&&&&&03176.&&&&&03,176	&&&&&&&&&&017896.&&&&&017,896	5.6
14	Santa Rosa del Aguaray	&&&&&&&&&&&01572.&&&&&01,572	&&&&&&&&&&019415.&&&&&019,415	12.4
15	Tacuatí	&&&&&&&&&&&02283.&&&&&02,283	&&&&&&&&&&&07900.&&&&&07,900	3.5
16	Unión	&&&&&&&&&&&&0587.&&&&&0587	&&&&&&&&&&&03780.&&&&&03,780	6.4
17	Veinticinco de Diciembre	&&&&&&&&&&&&0995.&&&&&0995	&&&&&&&&&&&05414.&&&&&05,414	5.4
18	Villa del Rosario	&&&&&&&&&&&01975.&&&&&01,975	&&&&&&&&&&&05734.&&&&&05,734	2.9
19	Yataity del Norte	&&&&&&&&&&&&0316.&&&&&0316	&&&&&&&&&&&06753.&&&&&06,753	21.4
20	Yrybucuá	&&&&&&&&&&&&0509.&&&&&0509	&&&&&&&&&&&07873.&&&&&07,873	15.5