General Artigas

General Artigas
General Artigas
Coordinates: 26°56′24″S 56°13′12″W / 26.94000°S 56.22000°W / -26.94000; -56.22000Coordinates: 26°56′24″S 56°13′12″W / 26.94000°S 56.22000°W / -26.94000; -56.22000
Country	Paraguay
Department	Itapúa
Population (2008)
• Total	4 435

General Artigas is a town in the Itapúa department of Paraguay.

It is named after the Uruguayan national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who spent his last 30 years exiled in Paraguay (1820-1850).

Sources

World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com

External links

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Districts in the Itapúa Department

Alto Verá Bella Vista Cambyretá Capitán Meza Capitán Miranda Carlos Antonio López Carmen del Paraná Coronel Bogado Edelira Encarnación Fram General Artigas General Delgado Hohenau Itapúa Poty Jesús La Paz Leandro Oviedo Mayor Otaño Natalio Nueva Alborada Obligado Pirapó San Cosme y Damián San Juan del Paraná San Pedro del Paraná San Rafael del Paraná Tomás Romero Pereira Trinidad Yatytay

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