Hernandarias District
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Hernandarias Takuru Pucu |
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 Hernandarias in the Alto Paraná Department |
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| Coordinates: 25°22′00″S 54°45′00″W / 25.36667°S 54.75000°WCoordinates: 25°22′00″S 54°45′00″W / 25.36667°S 54.75000°W | |||
| Country | Paraguay | ||
| Department | Alto Paraná | ||
| Foundation | 7 July 1896 | ||
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| • Intendente Municipal | Lic. Rubén Rojas | ||
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 79,735 | ||
| Time zone | -4 Gmt | ||
| Postal code | 7220 | ||
| Area code(s) | (595) (631) | ||
Hernandarias is a district and city of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. It was named after Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the first American-born governor in South America. It is located across the highway from the famous Itaipu Dam
Located 349 km from Asunción. It is known as the "Latin American Capital of Electric Power" and is part of the Gran Ciudad del Este.
Hernandarias formerly called "Tacurú Pucu" "Long antplace", now bears this name in honor of Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the first native governor of the province Giant Indies during the colonial era.
The average annual temperature is 21 °C, the highest reaches 38 °C and the minimum 0 °C. The highest annual amount of the country in rainfall occurs in the region of Alto Paraná. In winter are permanent dew and fog.
The town of Hernandarias is surrounded by Acaray and Paraná Rivers.
Of the 79,735 inhabitants, 40,389 were males and 39,346 females, according to estimates by the Directorate General of Statistics, Census and Surveys.
The municipality of the third category July 26, 1988 and March 22, 1990 rose as the first class.
Former yerba capital, there was the huge factory yerba "Industrial Paraguaya". With the construction of dams, development and growth of the region can be seen.
It was named after Tacurú Puku by the number of mounds of sand formed by ants scattered across the ground.
The Capital Latin American electric power has two hydroelectric plants, Acaray which was launched in 1968 and Itaipú, built between 1976 and 1982, is the world's largest dam, considered one of the wonders of the modern world.
It is an agricultural area with palm exploitation, mint, maize, coffee, cotton, rice, beans, wheat and castor, also engaged in animal hunting, forestry and trade.
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