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Canindeyú | |
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Etymology: Guarani: Kaninde ju ( blue-and-yellow macaw) | |
Coordinates: 24°1′S 54°20′W / 24.017°S 54.333°W | |
Country | Paraguay |
Capital | Salto del Guairá |
Government | |
• Governor | Nelson Martínez ( ANR) |
Area | |
• Total | 14,677 km2 (5,667 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 234,551 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-04 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
ISO 3166 code | PY-14 |
Number of Districts | 10 |
Canindeyú (Spanish pronunciation: [kanindeˈʝu]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá. [1] Canindeyú comes from the Guarani words Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow, blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
The department is divided in 16 districts:
The eastern part of Canindeyu is very green; mostly rolling hills and soy bean farms. A fair portion of the population consists of Brazilian immigrants.