Presidente Hayes Department
| Presidente Hayes | |||
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| Coordinates: 23°46′S 58°37′W / 23.767°S 58.617°WCoordinates: 23°46′S 58°37′W / 23.767°S 58.617°W | |||
| Country |
 Paraguay
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| Capital | Villa Hayes | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Miguel Sánchez (ANR) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 72,907 km2 (28,150 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 81,876 | ||
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-04) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-03) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PY-15 | ||
| Number of Districts | 8 | ||
Presidente Hayes (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾesiˈðente ˈaʝes]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villa Hayes. The department was named after President of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes, who awarded the territory to Paraguay as the arbitrator in a boundary dispute between Paraguay and Argentina after the Paraguayan War.
The department is divided into eight districts:
In the colonial period, conflicts between settlers and native tribes resulted in the abandonment of towns and missions including Melodía, Timbó, Naranajay and Remolinos.
Only Fort Borbon, today called Fort Olimpo, survived. Founded during the government of Joaquín Alós y Brú, the garrison contained the southern advance of the Portuguese.
French settlers tried but failed to settle the area, with the exception of Villa Occidental.
The area received the name "Presidente Hayes" after the War against the Triple Alliance of 1864-1870, in honor of the United States president Rutherford B. Hayes, who in the arbitration between Argentina and Paraguay awarded the territory to the latter in 1878.
In 1906, during the political division of Paraguay, it was split in two regions, Oriental and Occidental. The latter was divided in military headquarters that depended on the War and Marine Ministry.
Important dates for this department include June 12 (Chaco Peace Day), September 29 (Boquerón Victory Day) and November 12 (Laudo Hayes Firm Day).
Located between parallels 22° 03′ and 25° 20′ of South latitude and the meridians 57° 15′ and 61° 00′ of longitude West.
The temperature reaches 44 °C in summer and drops to 0 °C in winter, the average temperature is 26 °C. The average amount of precipitation is about 900 and 1200 millimeters annually.
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