Presidente Franco District
| Presidente Franco | |
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| District | |
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| Coordinates: 25°32′S 54°37′W / 25.533°S 54.617°WCoordinates: 25°32′S 54°37′W / 25.533°S 54.617°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Alto Paraná |
| Foundation | October 13, 1929 by Vicente Matiauda |
| Government | |
| • Intendente municipal | Miguel Ange Medina Mauro |
| Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 93,095 |
| Time zone | -4 Gmt |
| Postal code | 7700 |
| Area code(s) | (595) (61) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | http://www.munifrancopy.es.tl/ |
Presidente Franco is a district of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. Aside from rich exports in fruits and vegetables, Presidente Franco District is well known for Saltos del Monday - 45 m tall and 120 m wide waterfall.
It is a border port city in Paraguay, located in the eastern sector of the country, along the Paraná River, Alto Paraná Department.
City located at the junction of rivers Parana and Monday, neighbor of Puerto Iguazú, in Argentina, is called the "City of the Three Borders", since there converge the territories of the countries of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.
Its name is in honor of Manuel Franco, president of Paraguay in 1918.
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.
Presidente Franco has a total of 68,242 inhabitants, whom 33,998 are male and 34,245 are women, according to the Directorate General of Statistics, Census and Surveys.
Since the limits of Ciudad del Este and Presidente Franco and are not distinguishable due to population growth in the area, they are integrated into all aspects, economic, educational, health, etc.
President Franco is considered a "dormitory town" because more than half of its residents active in the labor Ciudad del Este, departmental capital of Alto Paraná.
The city was founded in 1929 by Don Vicente Matiauda, near Ciudad del Este, and constitutes one of the largest ports in the region, especially for transporting timber and mate.
In 1974 it became a municipality of the third category and in 1979 a first-class municipality. After several years of development and population increase, the city became the head of other river ports such as Puerto Indio, Hernandarias, Marangatú and Carlos Antonio Lopez. It became an outstanding commercial center, being near the river port of Encarnación and the major commercial products that came.
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