Alto Paraná Department

The Alto Paraná department () is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Ciudad del Este.

Its ISO 3166-2 code  is PY-10.

Geography
The Alto Paraná department is in the central eastern part of the country, in the east of the Oriental region. It has an area of , with a population of 785,747 for a Population density of .

Limits
 To the north: Canindeyú Department department
 To the south: Itapúa department
 To the east: Brazil and Argentina
 To the west: Caaguazú and Caazapá departments

Rivers
The main river in the department is the Paraná river. The Acaray is an important tributary of the Paraná.

Climate
Ciudad del Este, the capital of the department, has a humid subtropical climate that is mild with no dry season, constantly moist (year-round rainfall). (Köppen climate classification : Cfa).

The average amount of rainfall for the year in the city is . The month with the most precipitation on average is January with  of rainfall, followed by October with .

The month with the least rainfall on average is July with an average of  and the second is August with .

Ciudad del Este is in a warm region; the average temperature for the year is . The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of .

Districts
The department is divided in 22 districts:
300px|thumb|right|Districts of Alto Paraná

+ Districts of the Alto Paraná departmentNo. Districts Area(km²) Population(2015) Density 1Ciudad del Este    2Doctor Juan León Mallorquín    3Doctor Raúl Peña    4Domingo Martínez de Irala    5Hernandarias    6Iruña    7Itakyry    8Juan Emilio O'Leary    9Los Cedrales    10Mbaracayú    11Minga Guazú    12Minga Porá    13Ñacunday    14Naranjal    15Presidente Franco    16San Alberto    17San Cristóbal    18Santa Fe del Paraná    19Santa Rita    20Santa Rosa del Monday    21Tavapy    22Yguazú   

Related pages
 Departments of Paraguay
 ISO 3166-2:PY

References

Other websites

 Gobernación de Alto Paraná website  
 Statoids - Departments of Paraguay

Category:Departments of Paraguay