Maciel, Paraguay

Maciel
District
Maciel
Coordinates: 26°11′00″S 56°28′20″W / 26.18333°S 56.47222°W / -26.18333; -56.47222Coordinates: 26°11′00″S 56°28′20″W / 26.18333°S 56.47222°W / -26.18333; -56.47222
Country  Paraguay
Department Caazapá
Founded December 17, 1892
Government
  Intendente Municipal Amadeo Alberto Ledesma Ortiz (ANR)
Area
  Total 457 km2 (176 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 3,957
  Density 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-04)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-03)
Area code(s) (595) (5428)

Maciel is a district located in the north western part of the Paraguayan department of Caazapá.

Location

The district is located in the north western part of the department and shares border with two districts of Caazapá (Caazapá and Doctor Moisés S. Bertoni), one of the Paraguarí department (Mbuyapey) and two of the Guairá department (Borja and Iturbe).

Population

At the 2002 census Maciel had a population of 3,957, an increase of 0.4% since 1992.

How to get here

It is located only 10 km away from the city of Caazapá, where one can get taking the national route number 8.

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