Cerro Corá, Amambay Explained

Official Name:Cerro Corá
Type:City and district
Pushpin Map:Paraguay
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Paraguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Amambay
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pedro Juan Caballero
Leader Title:Intendant
Established Title:Created
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:AST
Utc Offset1:-04
Timezone1 Dst:ADT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-03
Coordinates:-22.6167°N -55.9833°W[1]
Blank Name:Climate

Cerro Corá is a city and district and located in the Amambay Department of Paraguay on the Amambai Mountains. It was created by Law 6555, detaching itself from the municipality of Pedro Juan Caballero, which is 20km (10miles) from the center of the departmental capital.[2] Its urban center has the name of Colonia Capitán Raúl Ocampos Rojas, also known as Chirigüelo. It has an area of 1451 km2.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Corá. 7 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Senadores aprobaron la creación de municipio de Cerro Corá en Amambay. 3 August 2020. ABC Color. es.
  3. Web site: Ley N° 6555 Crea el municipio de Cerro Corá en el XIII departamento Amambay y una municipalidad con asiento en la colonia Capitán Raúl Ocampos Rojas. 4 August 2020. Biblioteca y Archivo del Banco del Congreso de la Nación. es.