Paraguarí

Paraguarí
Paraguarí
a street in Paraguarí
Paraguarí
Coordinates: 25°38′0″S 57°9′0″W / 25.63333°S 57.15000°W / -25.63333; -57.15000
Country Paraguay
DepartmentParaguarí
DistrictParaguarí
FoundedAugust 18, 1775
Founded byAgustín Fernando de Pinedo
Government
  Intendente MunicipalJuan Carlos Baruja Fernandez
Area
  Total
273 km2 (105 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total
22,154
  Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
Postal code
4000
Area code(595) (531)

Paraguarí (Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaɣwaˈɾi]; Guarani: Paraguari) is a city, distrito and capital of Paraguarí Department in Paraguay, located 66 km from the country's capital, Asunción. At the 2002 census it had a population of 22,154.