Caazapá Explained

Official Name:Caazapá
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
Coordinates:-26.2°N -56.38°W
Elevation M:155
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5600
Area Code:(595) (542)

Caazapá (pronounced as /es/) 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 neighbourhoods called "Barrios" in the city: Then main one is the Barrio San Pablo, 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 famous Jesuit reductions of Paraguay. The Franciscan Reduction at Caazapá was an important event in Paraguayan cultural heritage.

Etymology

The city gets its name from the Jesuit reduction 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

Caazapá has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa)[1] with hot summers and warm winters.

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Notes and References

  1. 23 October 2023 . Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.