Caazapá

Caazapá
City
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Caazapá is located in Paraguay
Caazapá
Caazapá
Coordinates: 26°12′00″S 56°22′48″W / 26.20000°S 56.38000°W / -26.20000; -56.38000
Country Paraguay
DepartmentCaazapá
FoundedJanuary 10, 1607 by Luis de Bolaños
Government
 • Intendente MunicipalVíctor Manuel López Espínola
Area
 • Total
944 km2 (364 sq mi)
Elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
23,996
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
Postal code
5600
Area code(595) (542)
ClimateCfa

Caazapá (Spanish pronunciation: [ka(a)saˈpa]) is a city in Paraguay, founded in 1607, by Friar Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the Caazapá Department. There are five neighbourhoods called "Barrios" in the city: Then main one is the Barrio San Pablo, the other 4 are: Barrio Santa Teresita, Barrio San Blás, Barrio San Antonio, and Barrio San Roque-within which is the original Chapel, built by franciscans during the Spanish rule in Paraguay. The Franciscan mission at Caazapá was an important event in Paraguayan cultural heritage.

Some attractions are the Church, the Ykua Bolaños (Bolaños lagoon) and the Museum Juan Bernardo that contains the cross in which missionary Juan Bernardo Colman was executed.[1]

Etymology

The city gets its name from the Spanish mission of the Franciscan Order originally located in it. The latter was called Caaçapá in Classical Guarani, meaning "[the place] after the forest." This was due to the natives' belief that somewhere beyond the forest God, through Friar Luis de Bolaños, had made water spring out.

Climate

Caazapá has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa)[2] with hot summers and warm winters

Climate data for Caazapá (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.9
(91.2) 		32.2
(90.0) 		30.9
(87.6) 		28.1
(82.6) 		24.1
(75.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		26.4
(79.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		30.1
(86.2) 		32.0
(89.6) 		27.9
(82.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		24.9
(76.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		17.4
(63.3) 		16.7
(62.1) 		18.7
(65.7) 		20.3
(68.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		22.0
(71.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		17.6
(63.7) 		14.2
(57.6) 		12.9
(55.2) 		11.6
(52.9) 		13.2
(55.8) 		15.1
(59.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		21.1
(70.0) 		17.2
(63.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 138.1
(5.44) 		128.5
(5.06) 		141.4
(5.57) 		157.6
(6.20) 		162.5
(6.40) 		110.7
(4.36) 		81.9
(3.22) 		77.3
(3.04) 		109.0
(4.29) 		201.2
(7.92) 		176.6
(6.95) 		162.7
(6.41) 		1,647.5
(64.86)
Source: NOAA[3]

Notable people

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Caazapá: Un manantial místico y un fuerte legado franciscano" [Caazapa: A mystical water spring and a strong Franciscan legacy]. ABC (in Spanish). April 11, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Caazapá". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  • Geografía Ilustrada del Paraguay, Distribuidora Arami SRL; 2007.
  • Geografía del Paraguay, Primera Edición 1999, Editorial Hispana Paraguay SRL