Guairá Department

Guairá Departamento de Guairá
Department
Villarrica's church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Guairá, in red, in Paraguay
Coordinates: 25°45′S 56°26′W
Country	Paraguay
Region	Oriental
Capital	Villarrica
Boroughs	18 (See list)
Government
• Governor	Rodolfo Max Friedmann
Area
• Total	3,846 km2 (1,485 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	198,532
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
	Estimated population
Demonym	Guaireño
Time zone	UTC-04 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-03 (ADT)
ISO 3166 code	PY-04

The Guairá department (Spanish: Departamento de Guairá) is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villarrica. Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-04.

Geography

The Guairá department is in the central part of the Oriental region. It has an area of 3,846 km² (1,485 sq mi), one of the smallest of the Oriental region and of the country, with an estimated population (2013) of 198,532 for a population density of 51.6.

Limits

• To the north: Caaguazú department.
• To the east: Caaguazú and Caazapá departments.
• To the south: Caazapá department.
• To the west: Paraguarí department.

The highest points of Paraguay are in the Guairá department; these are:

• Tres Kandu, 842 m (2,762 ft) high.
• Capii, 816 m (2,677 ft) high.
• Peró, 815 m (2,674 ft) high.
• Amor, 765 m (2,510 ft) high.

Rivers

The main river in the department is the Tebicuary, a tributary of the Paraguay river. The Tebicuari-mi is an important tributary of the Tebicuari.

Climate

As of 2014, the total amount of precipitation in the city of Villarrica was 2,281.8 mm (89.8 in). The month with the most precipitation was April with 453.6 mm (17.9 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was August with 18.4 mm (0.7 in).

The average temperature for the year 2014 in Villarrica was 23 °C (73 °F). The warmest month, on average, was February with an average temperature of 27.8 °C (82.0 °F). The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of 17.5 °C (63.5 °F).

Districts

The department is divided in 18 districts:

Districts of the Guairá department

No.	Districts	Area< (km²)	Population (2015)	Density
1	Villarrica	331.56	69,632	210.0
2	Borja	349.21	10,155	29.1
3	Capitán Mauricio José Troche	170.62	10,766	63.1
4	Coronel Martínez	112.74	6,279	55.7
5	Doctor Bottrell	77.71	1,674	21.5
6	Félix Pérez Cardozo	125.86	5,999	47.7
7	General Eugenio A. Garay	190.95	8,228	43.1
8	Colonia Independencia	528.44	26,525	50.2
9	Itapé	157.51	7,745	49.2
10	Iturbe	328.96	9,335	28.4
11	José Fassardi	193.51	6,857	35.4
12	Mbocayaty	247.89	8,373	33.8
13	Natalicio Talavera	76.69	4,708	61.4
14	Ñumí	96.01	3,507	36.5
15	Paso Yobái	629.06	25,798	41.0
16	San Salvador	109.95	3,068	27.9
17	Tebicuary	75.22	3,013	40.1
18	Yataity	84.93	4,673	55.0

Related pages

• Departments of Paraguay
• ISO 3166-2:PY

Other websites

• Statoids - Departments of Paraguay