Alto Paraná Department

Alto Paraná
Department
Buildings in downtown Ciudad del Este.
Skyline of Ciudad del Este
Flag of Alto Paraná
Flag
Location of Alto Paraná, in red, in Paraguay
Location of Alto Paraná, in red, in Paraguay
Coordinates: 25°25′S 54°38′W / 25.417°S 54.633°W / -25.417; -54.633
Country Paraguay
RegionOriental
CapitalCiudad del Este
Districts22
Government
 • GovernorJusto Zacarías Irún[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total14,895 km2 (5,751 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total785,747
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
DemonymAltoparanaense
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
ISO 3166 codePY-10
WebsiteOfficial website

The Alto Paraná department (Spanish: Departamento de Alto Paraná) is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Ciudad del Este.

Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-10.

Geography

The Alto Paraná department is in the central eastern part of the country, in the east of the Oriental region. It has an area of 14,895 km2 (5,751 sq mi), with a population of 785,747 for a Population density of 52.8.[2]

Limits

Rivers

The main river in the department is the Paraná river. The Acaray is an important tributary of the Paraná.

Climate

Ciudad del Este, the capital of the department, has a humid subtropical climate that is mild with no dry season, constantly moist (year-round rainfall). (Köppen climate classification : Cfa).[3]

The average amount of rainfall for the year in the city is 1,694.5 mm (66.7 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is January with 184.1 mm (7.2 in) of rainfall, followed by October with 176 mm (6.9 in).

The month with the least rainfall on average is July with an average of 90.6 mm (3.6 in) and the second is August with 115 mm (4.5 in).

Ciudad del Este is in a warm region; the average temperature for the year is 21.5 °C (71 °F). The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of 26.1 °C (79.0 °F). The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of 16.3 °C (61.34 °F).

Districts

The department is divided in 22 districts:

Districts of Alto Paraná
Districts of the Alto Paraná department
No. Districts Area[4]
(km²) 		Population[5]
(2015) 		Density
1 Ciudad del Este 151.04 290,912 1,926.1
2 Doctor Juan León Mallorquín 254.47 21,549 84.7
3 Doctor Raúl Peña 632.00 8,658 13.7
4 Domingo Martínez de Irala 400.40 6,175 15.4
5 Hernandarias 722.67 76,901 106.4
6 Iruña 556.15 6,058 10.9
7 Itakyry 1,991.50 35,630 17.9
8 Juan Emilio O'Leary 239.60 24,400 101.8
9 Los Cedrales 409.40 10,361 25.3
10 Mbaracayú 1,091.59 8,893 8.1
11 Minga Guazú 483.59 79,783 165.0
12 Minga Porá 847.59 14,526 17.1
13 Ñacunday 791.79 9,580 12.1
14 Naranjal 414.78 6,350 15.3
15 Presidente Franco 123.10 90,292 733.5
16 San Alberto 1,058.63 12,365 11.7
17 San Cristóbal 917.14 10,580 11.5
18 Santa Fe del Paraná 789.76 4,549 5.8
19 Santa Rita 593.80 29,348 49.4
20 Santa Rosa del Monday 593.73 7,283 12.3
21 Tavapy 436.63 8,067 18.5
22 Yguazú 803.45 11,041 13.7

References

  1. ↑ "El Gobernador" (in Spanish). Gobernación de Alto Paraná. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Proyección Densidad Tasa 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. ↑ "Ciudad Del Este Climate & Temperature". Climatemps.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ↑ "Territorio y Población" (zip) (in Spanish). ADEPO - Asociación Paraguaya de Estudios de Población. 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015 (8.3 MB)" (PDF) (in Spanish). DGEEC. 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

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