General Bernardino Caballero, Paraguay

Caballero
General Bernardino Caballero
Caballero

Location in Paraguay

Coordinates: 25°41′35″S 56°51′28″W / 25.69306°S 56.85778°W / -25.69306; -56.85778
Country Paraguay
Department Paraguarí
Founded August 30, 1902
Founded by Andrés Héctor Carvallo
Government
  Mayor Juan Tomás Mereles Rolón
Area
  Total 162 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 7,041
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code 4500
Area code(s) (595)(526)

Found country, Found department,

General Bernardino Caballero (or simply Caballero) is a town and a district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is named after Bernardino Caballero, President of Paraguay from 1881 until 1886.

Location

Caballero is located in the north-west region of the Paraguarí department, 101 km from Asunción, the capital of the Paraguay; and about 30 km from the city of Paraguarí.

To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Paraguarí, and there take a detour to Gral. Bernardino Caballero.

Geography

The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following:

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