Departments of Paraguay

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Paraguay consists of 17 departments (Spanish: departamentos; singular – departamento) and one capitol district (distrito capital). These are, with their capitals indicated in parentheses:

1. Alto Paraguay (Fuerte Olimpo)
2. Alto Paraná (Ciudad del Este)
3. Amambay (Pedro Juan Caballero)
4. Asunción Capitol District (Asunción)
5. Boquerón (Filadelfia)
6. Caaguazú (Coronel Oviedo)
7. Caazapá (Caazapá)
8. Canindeyú (Salto del Guairá)
9. Central (Areguá)
10. Concepción (Concepción)
11. Cordillera (Caacupé)
12. Guairá (Villarrica)
13. Itapúa (Encarnación)
14. Misiones (San Juan Bautista)
15. Ñeembucú (Pilar)
16. Paraguarí (Paraguarí)
17. Presidente Hayes (Pozo Colorado)
18. San Pedro (San Pedro)

[edit] See also

• Ranked list of Paraguayan departments

[edit] External links

• Departments of Paraguay at Statoids

Departments of Paraguay
Alto Paraguay - Alto Paraná - Amambay - Asunción Capital District - Boquerón - Caaguazú - Caazapá - Canindeyú - Central - Concepción - Cordillera - Guairá - Itapúa - Misiones - Ñeembucú - Paraguarí - Presidente Hayes - San Pedro