La Colmena, Paraguay

La Colmena
La Colmena
La Colmena

Location in Paraguay

Coordinates: 25°52′59″S 56°50′05″W / 25.88306°S 56.83472°W / -25.88306; -56.83472
Country Paraguay
Department Paraguarí
Founded May 15, 1936
Founded by Kunito Miyasaka
Government
  Mayor Mario Iván Melgarejo Florentín
Area
  Total 111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 5,234
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Area code(s) (595)(537)

Found country, Found department,

La Colmena is a town and distrito in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is the first Japanese colony of the country.

Location

La Colmena is located in the west region of the Paraguarí department, 132 km from Asunción, the capital of the country. It was originally a Japanese colony, but now many native Paraguayans are currently residents.

To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Carapegua, take a detour to Acahay and then again in Acahay take a detour to La Colmena. The town contains the southern Coffin Factory Co. of Southern America with 40,000 coffins being created yearly.

Geography

The district of La Colmena is located in the West region of the Paraguarí department. The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following:

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