Departments of Paraguay

Paraguay has 17 departments and one capital district (Distrito Capital). The departments are formed by districts.

The departments are grouped in two geographic regions, separated by the Paraguay river:
 Occidental (Western) region or Chaco, to the north of the Paraguay river (departments: Alto Paraguay, Boquerón and Presidente Hayes)
 Oriental (Eastern) region, to the south of the Paraguay river (departments: Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazú, Caazapá, Canindeyú, Central, Concepción, Cordillera, Guairá, Itapúa, Misiones, Paraguarí, San Pedro and Ñeembucú; the capital district is part of this region)



+ Departments of Paraguay Code Department Capital PopulationDirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos - Proyección Densidad Tasa 2012(2012) Area(km²) Density(Inh./km²) Districts PY-01  Concepción Concepción    8 PY-02  San Pedro San Pedro    20 PY-03  Cordillera Caacupé    20 PY-04  Guairá Villarrica    18 PY-05  Caaguazú Coronel Oviedo    21 PY-06  Caazapá Caazapá    10 PY-07  Itapúa Encarnación    30 PY-08  Misiones San Juan Bautista    10 PY-09  Paraguarí Paraguarí    17 PY-10  Alto ParanáCiudad del Este    21 PY-11  Central Areguá    19 PY-12  Ñeembucú Pilar    16 PY-13  Amambay Pedro Juan Caballero    4 PY-14  Canindeyú Salto del Guairá    12 PY-15  Presidente Hayes  Villa Hayes    8 PY-16  Alto Paraguay  Fuerte Olimpo    4 PY-19  Boquerón  Filadelfia    3 PY-ASU  Distrito Capital Asunción    6 Regions Oriental (Eastern)     Occidental (Western) or Chaco    

Related pages
 ISO 3166-2:PY

References

Other websites
 Statoids - Departments of Paraguay