Concepción, Paraguay
Concepción | |
|---|---|
City and district | |
| Coordinates: 23°24′0″S 57°25′48″W / 23.40000°S 57.43000°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Concepción |
| Government | |
| • Intendente municipal | Luis Herminio Acosta Paniagua (PLRA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,490 km2 (3,280 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 76,378 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03 (PYT) |
| Area code | 8700 |
| Climate | Aw |
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Concepción (Spanish pronunciation: [konseβˈsjon]) is a city and district in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies next to the Paraguay River.
Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the 20th century, as a centre for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco, and a river port. The town was also a centre for the Paraguayan Civil War of 1947. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay.