Atyrá

Atyrá
Atyrá, Paraguay
Atyrá
Coordinates: 25°16′43″S 57°10′14″W / 25.27861°S 57.17056°W / -25.27861; -57.17056
CountryParaguay
DepartmentCordillera
FoundedOctober 4, 1538 (1538-10-04)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
  Total
15,278
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-04 (ADT)
Area code+595 (520)
ClimateCfa

Atyrá is one of the oldest cities of Paraguay, alongside Yaguarón, Villarrica, Encarnación, Pilar, San Lorenzo, Humaitá among others. Atyrá is 61 KM East from the country's capital, Asunción, located in the Altos Cordillera, as it is part of the Cordillera Department, in Central Paraguay.