Villa Hayes
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| Villa Hayes | |
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| Coordinates: 25°06′00″S 57°34′00″W / 25.10000°S 57.56667°WCoordinates: 25°06′00″S 57°34′00″W / 25.10000°S 57.56667°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Presidente Hayes |
| Founded | 1786 |
| Founded by | Father Juan Francisco Amancio González y Escobar |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Basilio Gustavo Nuñez Gimenez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,002 km2 (7,723 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 57,217 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-04) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-03) |
| Postal code | 9900 |
| Area code(s) | (595) (26) |
| Climate | Am |
Villa Hayes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiʎa ˈaʝes]) is a city in Paraguay, and is the capital of Presidente Hayes Department.
Known as “the City of the Five Names”, it was eventually named in honor of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States.
The city temperature in summer reaches 44 °C (111 °F) and drops to 0 °C (32 °F) in the winter. The average temperature is 26 °C (79 °F).
Villa Hayes is situated on the north bank of the Paraguay River, 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of Asunción City.
At the time of the 2002 census, Villa Hayes had a population of 19,001, (10,071 men and 9,930 women). Of these 2,049 lived in the city and 16,592 in the rural area.
There a number of different ethnicities among the city's inhabitants: Native American, European, menonita and Paraguayan.
The Native Americans living in the city include members of the Nivaclé, Toba Mascoy, Angaiteçé, Guaná, Maká, Chamacoco, and Toba Qom tribes.
ACEPAR (Aceros del Paraguay), Paraguay's principal steel manufacturer, is based in Villa Hayes, however most of the city's inhabitants work in the cattle trade, and to a lesser extent in agriculture.
Villa Hayes has a museum where uniforms, weapons, photographs, and other artifacts from the Chaco War are displayed. There is also a display of antique coins as well as animals of the region.
During the Chaco War, the Hospital de Sangre (Field hospital) stood in what is now the city’s Main Square.
The city’s church and historic buildings are important tourist attractions.
The Festival del Acero (Steel Festival) is celebrated annually and features many artistic and cultural presentations.
There is a monument honoring American President Rutherford Hayes and another one for Benjamín Aceval on the bank of the Paraguay River. These men played prominent roles in resolving Paraguay's borders after the Chaco War.
The Home Office and the Economics Faculty of the National University are located on one of the main streets of the city.
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