General Artigas

General Artigas is a town in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay.

General Artigas
General Artigas
Coordinates: 26°56′24″S 56°13′12″W
CountryParaguay
DepartmentItapúa Department
Population
 (2008)
  Total4 435

It is named after the Uruguayan national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who spent his last 30 years exiled in Paraguay (1820-1850).

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