Caballero | |
Official Name: | General Bernardino Caballero |
Pushpin Map: | Paraguay |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Paraguay |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Paraguay |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Paraguarí |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Juan Tomás Mereles Rolón |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | August 30, 1902 |
Founder: | Andrés Héctor Carvallo |
Population Total: | 7223 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Area Total Km2: | 162 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4500 |
Area Code: | (595)(526) |
Coordinates: | -25.6931°N -56.8578°W |
General Bernardino Caballero (or simply Caballero) is a town and a district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is named after Bernardino Caballero, President of Paraguay from 1880 until 1886.
Caballero is located in the north-west region of the Paraguarí department, 101 km from Asunción, the capital of the Paraguay; and about 30 km from the city of Paraguarí.
To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Paraguarí, and there take a detour to Gral. Bernardino Caballero.
The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following: