Carapeguá

Carapeguá
City and district
Carapeguá
Coordinates: 25°46′8.32″S 57°14′49.23″W / 25.7689778°S 57.2470083°W / -25.7689778; -57.2470083
CountryParaguay
DepartmentParaguarí
FoundedMay 14, 1725
Founded byMartín de Barúa
Government
  Intendente MunicipalIsabelino Silva
Area
  Total
435 km2 (168 sq mi)
Population
  Total
32,939
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal code
4240
Area code(595) (532)

Carapeguá (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾapeˈɣwa], Guaraní: Karapegua) is a city and district of the Paraguarí Department, Paraguay, located 84 km from Asunción. It was founded in 1725.

Settled by the Caañabé river and over the Route 1 "Mariscal Francisco Solano López", the Carapeguá district is located near the legendary Ypoá lake.

It is also known as the "Caañabé's Pearl".