San Juan Bautista, Paraguay

San Juan Bautista
San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
The San Juan Bautista Cathedral, Paraguay
San Juan Bautista
Coordinates: 26°38′0″S 57°10′0″W / 26.63333°S 57.16667°W / -26.63333; -57.16667
Country Paraguay
DepartmentMisiones
Founded1893
Government
  Intendente MunicipalSr. Andrés María Riveros Obregón (PLRA)
Area
  Total
5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
  Total
16,593
  Density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Postal code
4700
Area code+595 (81)

San Juan Bautista (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwam bawˈtista]), capital of the Department of Misiones, Paraguay, is considered the cradle of the religious mission culture. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones.