Canindeyú Department

Canindeyú (Spanish pronunciation: [kanindeˈʝu]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá. Canindeyú comes from the Guarani words Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow, blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

Canindeyú
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Etymology: Guarani: Kaninde ju (blue-and-yellow macaw)
Coordinates: 24°1′S 54°20′W
Country Paraguay
CapitalSalto del Guairá
Government
  GovernorAlfonso Noria Duarte (ANR)
Area
  Total14,677 km2 (5,667 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total234,551
  Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
ISO 3166 codePY-14
Number of Districts10

Districts

The department is divided in 16 districts:

  1. Corpus Christi
  2. Curuguaty
  3. General Francisco Caballero Alvarez (Puente Kyhá)
  4. Itanará
  5. Katueté
  6. La Paloma
  7. Nueva Esperanza
  8. Salto del Guairá
  9. Villa Ygatimí
  10. Yasy Cañy
  11. Ypehú
  12. Ybyrarobaná
  13. Yby Pytá
  14. Maracanà
  15. Puerto Adela
  16. Laurel

The eastern part of Canindeyu is very green; mostly rolling hills and soy bean farms. A fair portion of the population consists of Brazilian immigrants.

See also

  • List of high schools in Canindeyú
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