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Alto Paraná is a depairtment in Paraguay. The caipital is Ciudad del Este (umwhile kent as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, oreeginally Puerto Flor de Lis).
Alto Paraná Depairtment Departamento de Alto Paraná | |
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Alto Paraná shown in red | |
Coordinates: 25°25′S 54°38′W | |
Kintra | Paraguay |
Region | Eastren Region |
Established | 1945 |
Caipital | Ciudad del Este |
Lairgest ceety | Ciudad del Este |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Nelson Aguinagalde (Naitional Republican Association) |
Area | |
• Total | 14895 km2 (5,751 sq mi) |
Area rank | 7 |
Population (2007)[1] | |
• Total | 703,507 |
• Rank | 2 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
ISO 3166 code | PY-10 |
Number o Destricts | 19 |
Website | altoparana.gov.py |
The Alto Paraná depairtment haes experiencit tremendous economic an population growthe in the past 50 years. Maist o this growthe haes been concentratit in the depairtment caipital o Ciudad del Este, an mainly occurred efter the construction o the Puente de la Amistad brig in 1961, which connects Paraguay an Brazil. This depairtment is hame tae the Itaipu pouer plant, which supplees 95% o the energy consumit bi Paraguay, an the Acaray Dam. Several ecological reserves, a zoo an the Taiwanese-Paraguayan Technology Pairk are situatit in this depairtment.
The ceety o Presidente Franco wis the first ceety foondit in this depairtment. Several important agricultural establishments are centred in the region o Minga Guazú which is hame o the Guarani Internaitional Airport.
This depairtment is locatit in the Oriental Region o Paraguay, atween parallels 24° 30’ an 26° 15’ o latitude sooth an atween the meridians 54° 20’ an 55° 20’ o longitude wast.
It is locatit in the Center East o Oriental Region. It border wi:
The caipital is Ciudad del Este, oreeginally namit Puerto Flor de Lis, an later Puerto Presidente Stroessner till it receivit the name that haes nouadays ance the dictatorial govrenment o General Stroessner wis ower. This ceety leemits wi the Brazilian ceety, Foz de Yguazú.
The depairtment is dividit intae 20 destricts:
Distritos | Población (2002) |
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1 Ciudad del Este | 222.274 |
2 Doctor Juan León Mallorquín | 16.243 |
3 Domingo Martínez de Irala | 6.734 |
4 Hernandarias | 63.248 |
5 Iruña | 4.710 |
6 Itakyry | 23.765 |
7 Juan Emilio O'Leary | 16.367 |
8 Los Cedrales | 9.003 |
9 Mbaracayú | 8.337 |
10 Minga Guazú | 48.006 |
11 Minga Porá | 11.180 |
12 Naranjal | 11.921 |
13 Ñacunday | 8.403 |
14 Presidente Franco | 52.826 |
15 San Alberto | 11.523 |
16 San Cristóbal | 7.670 |
17 Santa Fe del Paraná | ND |
18 Santa Rita | 16.427 |
19 Santa Rosa del Monday | 11.287 |
20 Yguazú | 8.748 |
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