Itapúa
The Itapúa department (Spanish: Departamento de Itapúa) is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Encarnación.
Itapúa | |
|---|---|
 International bridge that connects Encarnación, (Paraguay) with Posadas (Argentina) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Itapúa, in red, in Paraguay | |
| Coordinates: 27°20′S 55°53′W / 27.333°S 55.883°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Region | Oriental |
| Capital | Encarnación |
| Districts | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Luis Roberto Gneiting Dichtiar[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,525 km2 (6,380 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 551,128 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
| ISO 3166 code | PY-7 |
| Website | Official website |
Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-7.
Geography
changeThe Itapúa department is in the southeastern part of the country, in the Oriental region. It has an area of 16,525 km2 (6,380 sq mi), with a estimated population for 2013 of 551,128 for a Population density of 33.4.[2]
Limits
change- To the north: Caazapá and Alto Paraná departments.
- To the south and east: Argentina, separated by the Paraná river.
- To the west: Misiones department.
Rivers
changeThe main river in the department is the Paraná river.
Climate
changeAs of 2012[update], the total amount of precipitation for the year 2012 in the city of Encarnación was 1,417.0 mm (55.8 in). The month with the most precipitation was December with 439 mm (17.3 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was January with 27.3 mm (1.1 in).[3]
The average temperature for the year 2012 in Encarnación was 22.2 °C (72.0 °F). The warmest month, on average, was February with an average temperature of 27.9 °C (82.2 °F). The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of 14.1 °C (57.4 °F).[3]
Districts
changeThe department is divided in 30 districts:
| No. | Districts | Area (km²) |
Population[4] (2015) |
Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alto Verá | 899.20 | 17,468 | 19.4 |
| 2 | Bella Vista | 300.01 | 13,566 | 45.2 |
| 3 | Cambyretá | 191.78 | 51,972 | 271.0 |
| 4 | Capitán Meza | 440.23 | 13,802 | 31.4 |
| 5 | Capitán Miranda | 219.15 | 13,014 | 59.4 |
| 6 | Carlos Antonio López | 821.85 | 19,734 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Carmen del Paraná | 319.88 | 8,545 | 26.7 |
| 8 | Coronel Bogado | 651.40 | 20,715 | 31.8 |
| 9 | Edelira | 633.95 | 24,320 | 38.4 |
| 10 | Encarnación | 320.32 | 127,527 | 398.1 |
| 11 | Fram | 327.84 | 9,811 | 29.9 |
| 12 | General Artigas | 1,337.67 | 12,975 | 9.7 |
| 13 | General Delgado | 456.06 | 7,894 | 17.3 |
| 14 | Hohenau | 197.03 | 14,414 | 73.2 |
| 15 | Itapúa Poty | 523.50 | 16,785 | 32.1 |
| 16 | Jesús | 143.99 | 6,339 | 44.0 |
| 17 | José Leandro Oviedo | 129.58 | 4,834 | 37.3 |
| 18 | La Paz | 239.17 | 3,333 | 13.9 |
| 19 | Mayor Otaño | 260.28 | 15,196 | 58.4 |
| 20 | Natalio | 386.03 | 21,227 | 55.0 |
| 21 | Nueva Alborada | 231.49 | 7,754 | 20.1 |
| 22 | Obligado | 412.98 | 16,281 | 39.4 |
| 23 | Pirapó | 838.34 | 8,938 | 10.7 |
| 24 | San Cosme y Damián | 1,583.43 | 9,712 | 6.1 |
| 25 | San Juan del Paraná | 103.36 | 9,410 | 91.0 |
| 26 | San Pedro del Paraná | 1,483.69 | 33,366 | 322.8 |
| 27 | San Rafael del Paraná | 1,458.79 | 22,831 | 15.7 |
| 28 | Tomás Romero Pereira | 601.70 | 29,916 | 49.7 |
| 29 | Trinidad | 176.12 | 9,340 | 53.0 |
| 30 | Yatytay | 220.74 | 13,182 | 59.7 |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Ejecutivo Departamental" (in Spanish). Gobernación de Itapúa. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Compendio Estadístico 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Compendio Estadístico Ambiental del Paraguay 2002-2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. December 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015 (8.3 MB)" (PDF) (in Spanish). DGEEC. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
Other websites
change
- Gobernación de Itapúa website (in Spanish)
- Statoids - Departments of Paraguay