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Canindeyú

Canindeyú
Department
Flag of Canindeyú
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Coat of arms of Canindeyú
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Canindeyu in Paraguay.svg
Coordinates: 24°1′S 54°20′W / 24.017°S 54.333°W / -24.017; -54.333Coordinates: 24°1′S 54°20′W / 24.017°S 54.333°W / -24.017; -54.333
Country  Paraguay
Capital Salto del Guairá
Government
 • Governor Alfonso Noria Duarte (ANR)
Area
 • Total 14,667 km2 (5,663 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 140,551
 • Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-04)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-03)
ISO 3166 code PY-14
Number of Districts 10

Canindeyú (Spanish pronunciation: [kanindeˈʝu]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá. Canindeyú comes from the Guarani words Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow, blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

The department is divided in 13 districts:

The eastern part of Canindeyu is very green; mostly rolling hills and soy bean farms. A fair portion of the population consists of Brazilian immigrants.


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