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Pilar
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Pilar is a city in Paraguay, situated within the Ñeembucú Department and serving as its capital. The municipality was established on October 12, 1779, and covers an area of 258 square kilometers. It is located near the Paraguay River and has an elevation above sea level of 44 meters. The city's official languages are Spanish and Guarani.
With a population of 32,810, Pilar uses the postal code range 120101–120112 and the local dialing code 786. The area falls under the America/Asuncion timezone. While one source lists an elevation of 58 meters, another indicates 60 meters for a specific location named Doce de Octubre within the same department. The city is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pilar
- Region
- Ñeembucú
- Country
- Paraguay / Paraguái
- Population
- 32,810
- Timezone
- America/Asuncion
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Paraguay
- Department
- Ñeembucú
- Foundation
- October 12, 1779
- Intendente municipal
- Fernando Luis Ramírez González
- Total
- 1,130 km (440 sq mi)
- Density
- 29.0/km (75.2/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-04 ( AST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-03 (ADT)
- Area code
- +595 (786)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Inicio - Municipalidad de Pilar
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Paraguay
- Located in
- Ñeembucú Department
- Official language
- Guarani
- Population
- 28716
- Area
- 258
- Elevation
- 44
- Body of water
- Paraguay River
- Capital of
- Ñeembucú Department
- Official website
- pilar.gov.py
- Image
- Catedral de Pilar Reflejada en el Agua.jpg
- Dialing code
- 786
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- Commons category
- Pilar, Paraguay
- postal code
- 120101–120112
- inception
- 1779-10-12
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- 1977
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
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Pilar is one of the most safe and clean cities in Paraguay.
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Fishing and boating on the Rio Paraguay
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Encyclopedic overview
Pilar ( Spanish pronunciation: [piˈlaɾ]) is the capital city of the Paraguayan department of Ñeembucú, located along the Paraguay River in the southwestern part of the country. Located about 258 km (160 mi) from Asunción, Pilar serves as an important center of commerce and government for the far southwestern region of the country.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pilar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.