Pirayú

Pirayú
Old train station, built circa 1860
Pirayú
Coordinates: 25°28′48″S 57°13′48″W / 25.48000°S 57.23000°W / -25.48000; -57.23000
CountryParaguay
DepartmentParaguarí
Founded15 October 1769
Founded byCarlos Morphi
Government
  Intendente municipalGuido Ramón Gayoso
Area
  Total
141 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
17,601
  Density125.72/km2 (325.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4
  Summer (DST)UTC-3

Pirayú is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay. It is 50km from Asunción, in the vicinity of the Cordillera de los Altos.