Guairá Department
Also known as Guairá, PY-4
department of Paraguay
Key facts
- Country
- Paraguay
- Region
- Eastern Region
- Capital
- Villarrica
- Largest city
- Villarrica
- Governor
- César Sosa ( ANR )
- Total
- 3,846 km (1,485 sq mi)
- Density
- 46.69/km (120.9/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-03 ( PYT )
- Iso 3166 code
- PY-4
via Wikipedia infobox
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Guairá Department ( Spanish pronunciation: [gwajˈɾa]) is one of the seventeen departments of Paraguay. Its capital and most populous city is Villarrica. It is located to the southern half of the country and to the center of the Eastern Region. Guairá Department is the second smallest department of Paraguay after Central and the fourth most densely populated after Central, Alto Paraná and Cordillera. It was created in 1906.
Name origin