Ñeembucú

The Ñeembucú department () 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 . It is the department with fewest people living in it, with a population of 84,123 for a population density of .

Limits
 To the north: Central department.
 To the east: Paraguarí and Misiones departments.
 To the south: Argentina
 To the west: Argentina

Climate
, the total amount of precipitation for the year 2012 in the city of Pilar was . The month with the most precipitation was February with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was August with .

The average temperature for the year 2012 in Pilar was . The warmest month, on average, was January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of .

Districts
The department is divided in 16 districts:

+ Districts of the Ñeembucú departmentNo. Districts Area(km²) Population(2015) Density 1Alberdi    2Cerrito    3Desmochados    4General José Eduvigis Díaz    5Guazú Cuá    6Humaitá    7Isla Umbú    8Laureles    9Mayor José J. Martinez    10Paso de Patria    11Pilar    12San Juan Bautista del Ñeembucú    13Tacuaras    14Villa Franca    15Villa Oliva    16Villalbín   

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Related pages
 Departments of Paraguay
 ISO 3166-2:PY

References

Other websites

 Gobernación de Ñeembucú website 
 Statoids - Departments of Paraguay
 Secretaria Nacional de Turismo  

Category:Departments of Paraguay