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Capiatá | |
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Coordinates: 25°21′0″S 57°25′12″W / 25.35000°S 57.42000°W | |
Country | Paraguay |
Department | Central |
Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 224,152 |
Climate | Cfa |
Capiatá (Spanish pronunciation: [ka.pjaˈta]) is a city and a district in Central Department, Paraguay.
It is the only city in Central that borders seven cities: Aregua, Itaugua, Juan Augusto Saldívar, Luque, Ñemby, San Lorenzo and Ypane.
It is the location of the Francisco López Military Academy.
The city was called Capiâtá in Classical Guarani. The name is believed to derive from the Spanish reading of the written name, thought to be derived from capyí "grass, hay" and atȃ́ "hard."
The district is divided in an urban center and 15 compañías: [1]