Itapúa

The Itapúa department (Spanish: Departamento de Itapúa) is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Encarnación.

Itapúa
Department
International bridge that connects Encarnación, (Paraguay), Posadas (Argentina)
International bridge that connects Encarnación, (Paraguay) with Posadas (Argentina)
Flag of Itapúa
Flag
Coat of arms of Itapúa
Coat of arms
Location of Itapúa, in red, in Paraguay
Location of Itapúa, in red, in Paraguay
Coordinates: 27°20′S 55°53′W
Country Paraguay
RegionOriental
CapitalEncarnación
Districts30
Government
 • GovernorLuis Roberto Gneiting Dichtiar[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total16,525 km2 (6,380 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total551,128
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
ISO 3166 codePY-7
WebsiteOfficial website

Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-7.

Geography

The Itapúa department is in the southeastern part of the country, in the Oriental region. It has an area of 16,525 km2 (6,380 sq mi), with a estimated population for 2013 of 551,128 for a Population density of 33.4.[2]

Limits

Rivers

The main river in the department is the Paraná river.

Climate

As of 2012, the total amount of precipitation for the year 2012 in the city of Encarnación was 1,417.0 mm (55.8 in). The month with the most precipitation was December with 439 mm (17.3 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was January with 27.3 mm (1.1 in).[3]

The average temperature for the year 2012 in Encarnación was 22.2 °C (72.0 °F). The warmest month, on average, was February with an average temperature of 27.9 °C (82.2 °F). The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of 14.1 °C (57.4 °F).[3]

Districts

The department is divided in 30 districts:

Districts of the Itapúa department
No. Districts Area
(km²)		 Population[4]
(2015)		 Density
1Alto Verá899.2017,46819.4
2Bella Vista300.0113,56645.2
3Cambyretá191.7851,972271.0
4Capitán Meza440.2313,80231.4
5Capitán Miranda219.1513,01459.4
6Carlos Antonio López821.8519,73424.0
7Carmen del Paraná319.888,54526.7
8Coronel Bogado651.4020,71531.8
9Edelira633.9524,32038.4
10Encarnación320.32127,527398.1
11Fram327.849,81129.9
12General Artigas1,337.6712,9759.7
13General Delgado456.067,89417.3
14Hohenau197.0314,41473.2
15Itapúa Poty523.5016,78532.1
16Jesús143.996,33944.0
17José Leandro Oviedo129.584,83437.3
18La Paz239.173,33313.9
19Mayor Otaño260.2815,19658.4
20Natalio386.0321,22755.0
21Nueva Alborada231.497,75420.1
22Obligado412.9816,28139.4
23Pirapó838.348,93810.7
24San Cosme y Damián1,583.439,7126.1
25San Juan del Paraná103.369,41091.0
26San Pedro del Paraná1,483.6933,366322.8
27San Rafael del Paraná1,458.7922,83115.7
28Tomás Romero Pereira601.7029,91649.7
29Trinidad176.129,34053.0
30Yatytay220.7413,18259.7

References
  1. "Ejecutivo Departamental" (in Spanish). Gobernación de Itapúa. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. "Compendio Estadístico 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. "Compendio Estadístico Ambiental del Paraguay 2002-2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. December 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. "Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito. Revisión 2015 (8.3 MB)" (PDF) (in Spanish). DGEEC. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

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