Presidente Hayes Department

The Presidente Hayes department () is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villa Hayes.

Its ISO 3166-2 code  is PY-15.

Geography
The Presidente Hayes department is in the central part of the country, in the southwest of the Occidental ("Western") region. It has an area of , with a population of 108,520 for a Population density of .

Limits
 To the north: Alto Paraguay department.
 To the south: Formosa Province, Argentina, from which is separated by the Pilcomayo river.
 To the east: the departments Concepción, San Pedro, Cordillera and Central; Presidente Hayes is separated from them by the Paraguay river.
 To the west: Boquerón department.

Rivers
The main rivers in the department are the Paraguay river and its tributary, the Pilcomayo.

Districts
The department is divided in 8 districts:

+ Districts of the Presidente Hayes departmentNo. Districts Area(km²) Population(2016) Density(inh./km²) Elevation(m) Postalcode 1 Benjamín Aceval        66  9800 2 General Bruguez        3 José Falcón        54  9690 4 Nanawa        54  9950 5 Puerto Pinasco        73  9700 6 Teniente Esteban Martínez        123  7 Teniente Irala Fernández         8 Villa Hayes        55  9900

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Related pages
 Departments of Paraguay
 ISO 3166-2:PY

References

Other websites

 Gobernación de Presidente Hayes website  
 Statoids - Departments of Paraguay

Category:Departments of Paraguay