Caraguatay, Paraguay

Caraguatay
Caraguatay
Caraguatay
Coordinates: 25°14′0″S 56°49′0″W / 25.23333°S 56.81667°W / -25.23333; -56.81667
CountryParaguay
DepartmentCordillera
Founded24 September 1770
Government
  Intendente municipalJesús Salvador Torres Martínez
Area
  Total
91 km2 (35 sq mi)
Elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Population
  Total
11,568
Postal code
3150
Area code(595) (517)

Caraguatay (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾaɣwaˈtaj]), Guaraní: Karaguatay) is a distrito and town located in the Vapor Cué region of the Cordillera Department in Paraguay. The livelihood of most citizens includes farming, fishing, and local trading.