Encarnación, Paraguay
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Encarnación Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación de Itapúa |
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| Coordinates: 27°19′48″S 55°52′48″W / 27.33000°S 55.88000°W | |||
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 Paraguay
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| Department | Itapúa | ||
| Founded | March 25, 1615 | ||
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| • Intendant | Luis Yd | ||
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| • Total | 274 km2 (106 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 91 m (299 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 127,527 | ||
| • Density | 435/km2 (1,130/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-04) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-03) | ||
| Area code(s) | +595 71 | ||
| Climate | Cfa | ||
| Website | www.encarnacion.gov.py | ||
Encarnación (Spanish pronunciation: [eŋkarnaˈsjon]) is the capital city of the Paraguayan department of Itapúa, located at the south-east of the department, on the right-hand (western) shore of the Paraná River, opposite Posadas, Argentina. The city has an area of 274 km² and a population of 93,497 (2002 Census). Encarnación is the third-largest city of Paraguay.
Encarnación is connected to the Argentine city of Posadas by the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge. The city is located on Route 1, some 370 km (225 miles) from Asunción, and located on Route 6, some 280 km (175 miles) from Ciudad del Este.
The Teniente Amin Ayub Gonzalez Airport (IATA: ENO, ICAO: SGEN), at coordinates 27°13′23″S 55°50′03″W, is 12 kilometres from the city, is the third most important airport of the country.
Encarnación is the capital of the department of Itapúa and has a total population of 93,497 and an urban population of 67,173 according to the 2002 National Census.
Most of the inhabitants are of mixed Spanish and Amerindian descent as in the rest of Paraguay but there are also minorities of Germans, Ukrainians and Poles. In fact this is the largest settlement of Ukrainians in Paraguay.
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