Carapeguá
Carapeguá | |
|---|---|
City and district | |
| Coordinates: 25°46′8.32″S 57°14′49.23″W / 25.7689778°S 57.2470083°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Paraguarí |
| Founded | May 14, 1725 |
| Founded by | Martín de Barúa |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Isabelino Silva |
| Area | |
• Total | 435 km2 (168 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 32,939 |
| • Density | 76/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".