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Key facts
- Country
- Paraguay
- Region
- Eastern Region
- Capital
- Pedro Juan Caballero
- Largest city
- Pedro Juan Caballero
- Governor
- Juan Acosta ( ANR )
- Total
- 12,935 km (4,994 sq mi)
- Density
- 13.870/km (35.924/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-03 ( PYT )
- Iso 3166 code
- PY-13
- Website
- amambay.gov.py
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- department of Paraguay
- Country
- Paraguay
- Located in
- Paraguay
- Contains
- Zanja Pytá
- Capital
- Pedro Juan Caballero
- Population
- 173770
- Area
- 12933.0
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Shares border with
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Official website
- www.amambay.gov.py
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- Category:Amambay Department
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- Pai Tavytera
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Encyclopedic overview
Amambay ( Spanish pronunciation: [amamˈbaj]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Pedro Juan Caballero.
The name comes from the name of a part of the Caaguazú Cordillera, "Amambai Mountains". Amambay is the name of a fern, typical of the forest in the region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amambay Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.