Caazapá
Caazapá is a city in Paraguay, founded in 1607 by Friar Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the Caazapá Department. There are five neighborhoods called "Barrios" in the city: The main one is called the Barrio San Pablo, and the other 4 are Barrio Santa Teresita, Barrio San Blás, Barrio San Antonio, and Barrio San Roque-within which is the original Chapel, built by Franciscans during the Spanish rule in Paraguay.
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Caazapá is a city in Paraguay, founded in 1607 by Friar Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the Caazapá Department. There are five neighborhoods called "Barrios" in the city: The main one is called the Barrio San Pablo, and the other 4 are Barrio Santa Teresita, Barrio San Blás, Barrio San Antonio, and Barrio San Roque-within which is the original Chapel, built by Franciscans during the Spanish rule in Paraguay.
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The Franciscan mission at Caazapá was an important event in Paraguayan cultural heritage. Some attractions are the Church, the Ykua Bolaños (Bolaños lagoon) and the Museum Juan Bernardo that contains the cross in which missionary Juan Bernardo Colman was executed.
• Official Name — Caazapá • Type — City • Image Flag — Bandera de Caazapá.png • Pushpin Map — Paraguay • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Department • Subdivision Name1 — Caazapá • Leader Title — Intendente Municipal • Leader Name — Víctor Manuel López Espínola • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — January 10, 1607 by Luis de Bolaños • Area Total Km2 — 944 • Population As Of — 2008 • Population Total — 23996 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — AST • Utc Offset1 — -04 • Timezone1 Dst — ADT • Utc Offset1 Dst — -03 • Elevation M — 155 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 5600 • Area Code — (595) (542) • Blank Name Sec1 — Climate • Blank Info Sec1 — Cfa Caazapá is a city in Paraguay, founded in 1607 by Friar Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the Caazapá Department. There are five neighborhoods called "Barrios" in the city: The main one is called the Barrio San Pablo, and the other 4 are Barrio Santa Teresita, Barrio San Blás, Barrio San Antonio, and Barrio San Roque-within which is the original Chapel, built by Franciscans during the Spanish rule in Paraguay. The Franciscan mission at Caazapá was an important event in Paraguayan cultural heritage. Some attractions are the Church, the Ykua Bolaños (Bolaños lagoon) and the Museum Juan Bernardo that contains the cross in which missionary Juan Bernardo Colman was executed.
Etymology
Etymology
The city gets its name from the Spanish mission of the Franciscan Order originally located in it. The latter was called Caaçapá in Classical Guarani, meaning "[the place] after the forest." This was due to the natives' belief that somewhere beyond the forest God, through Friar Luis de Bolaños, had made water spring out.
Climate
Climate
Caazapá has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with hot summers and warm winters
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Notable people
Source: • Robin Wood. Comic book writer • Felix Paiva. President of Paraguay • Eduardo Schaerer. President of Paraguay
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