Hernandarias, Paraguay
Hernandarias
Takuru Pucu | |
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District and city | |
Hernandarias in the Alto Paraná Department | |
| Coordinates: 25°22′00″S 54°45′00″W / 25.36667°S 54.75000°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Alto Paraná |
| Foundation | 7 July 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Lic. Rubén Rojas |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 79,735 |
| Time zone | -4 Gmt |
| Postal code | 7220 |
| Area code | (595) (631) |
Hernandarias is a district and city of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. It was named after Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the first South American governor born in the Americas. It is located across the highway from the Itaipu Dam.
Located 349 km from Asunción. It is known as the "Latin American Capital of Electric Power" and is part of the Gran Ciudad del Este.