Alto Paraná Depairtment

''For the film, see Alto Paraná (film).

Alto Paraná is a depairtment in Paraguay. The caipital is Ciudad del Este (umwhile kent as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, oreeginally Puerto Flor de Lis).

The Alto Paraná depairtment haes experiencit tremendous economic an population growthe in the past 50 years. Maist o this growthe haes been concentratit in the depairtment caipital o Ciudad del Este, an mainly occurred efter the construction o the Puente de la Amistad brig in 1961, which connects Paraguay an Brazil. This depairtment is hame tae the Itaipu pouer plant, which supplees 95% o the energy consumit bi Paraguay, an the Acaray Dam. Several ecological reserves, a zoo an the Taiwanese-Paraguayan Technology Pairk are situatit in this depairtment.

The ceety o Presidente Franco wis the first ceety foondit in this depairtment.  Several important agricultural establishments are centred in the region o Minga Guazú which is hame o the Guarani Internaitional Airport.

Geography
Location

This depairtment is locatit in the Oriental Region o Paraguay, atween parallels 24° 30’ an 26° 15’ o latitude sooth an atween the meridians 54° 20’ an 55° 20’ o longitude wast.

It is locatit in the Center East o Oriental Region. It border wi:
 Tae the North: wi Canindeyú Depairtment
 Tae the Sooth: wi Itapúa Depairtment
 Tae the East: wi Brazil
 Tae the Wast: wi Caaguazú an Caazapá departments

The caipital is Ciudad del Este, oreeginally namit Puerto Flor de Lis, an later Puerto Presidente Stroessner till it receivit the name that haes nouadays ance the dictatorial govrenment o General Stroessner wis ower. This ceety leemits wi the Brazilian ceety, Foz de Yguazú.

Destricts

The depairtment is dividit intae 20 destricts:

DistritosPoblación (2002) 1 Ciudad del Este222.2742 Doctor Juan León Mallorquín16.2433 Domingo Martínez de Irala6.7344 Hernandarias63.2485 Iruña 4.7106 Itakyry23.7657 Juan Emilio O'Leary16.3678 Los Cedrales 9.0039 Mbaracayú8.33710 Minga Guazú48.00611 Minga Porá 11.18012 Naranjal 11.92113 Ñacunday8.40314 Presidente Franco52.82615 San Alberto 11.52316 San Cristóbal7.67017 Santa Fe del ParanáND18 Santa Rita 16.42719 Santa Rosa del Monday 11.28720 Yguazú 8.748

Sister provinces
  Gyeonggi-do

 References 

Freemit airtins
 Alto Paraná Info (in Spainyie) 

Category:Depairtments o Paraguay
Category:States an territories established in 1945
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