Ñeembucú

The Ñeembucú department (Spanish: Departamento de Ñeembucú) is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Pilar. Its ISO 3166-2 code is PY-12. The department is almost entirely rural, and there are some of the oldest and best-preserved Jesuit ruins, which are located near the town of Humaitá. Geography The Ñeembucú department is in the southwest of the Oriental region. It has an area of 12,147 km2 (4,690 sq mi). It is the department with fewest people living in it, with a population of 84,123 for a population density of 6.9. Limits To the north: Central department. To the east: Paraguarí and Misiones departments. To the south: Argentina To the west: Argentina Climate As of 2012, the total amount of precipitation for the year 2012 in the city of Pilar was 1,522.1 mm (59.9 in). The month with the most precipitation was February with 284.2 mm (11.2 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was August with 8.0 mm (0.3 in). The average temperature for the year 2012 in Pilar was 22.1 °C (71.8 °F). The warmest month, on average, was January with an average temperature of 27.5 °C (81.5 °F). The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of 15.0 °C (59.0 °F). Districts The department is divided in 16 districts: Related pages Departments of Paraguay ISO 3166-2:PY References Other websites Gobernación de Ñeembucú website (in Spanish) Statoids - Departments of Paraguay Secretaria Nacional de Turismo Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)