Yaguarón
| Yaguarón | |
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 Yaguarón
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| Coordinates: 25°34′S 57°17′W / 25.567°S 57.283°WCoordinates: 25°34′S 57°17′W / 25.567°S 57.283°W | |
| Country |
 Paraguay
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| Department | Paraguarí |
| Founded | 1539 |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Cecilio Arzamendia Vera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 27,250 |
| • Density | 142/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 5620 |
| Area code(s) | (595) (533) |
Yaguarón is a city in Paraguay, located at the base of Yaguarón Hill in the Yaguarón District of Paraguarí Department, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from the capital Asunción. The town began as a Franciscan reservation for the Guaraní Indians.
It contains a famous and visually stunning church, the building of which, led by Fray Alonso de Buenaventura, started in 1640 and took 60 years to complete.
Yaguarón is also notable as the birthplace of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, dictator of Paraguay 1814–1840, whose strong authoritarianism earned him the name El Supremo. His house is now a museum – located only 100 or so meters from the church.
In the beginning the city was called Jaguarú, which means in Guaraní mythology an enormous dog or jaguar that inhabited the region.
Located in the foot of a hill with the same name, the city started as a Franciscan Mission with the Guaraní population.
In 1600, Fray Alonso de Buenaventura and his followers built an imposing church that still stands nowadays and is one of the most beautiful examples of Franciscan construction in Paraguay.
The Paraguayan dictator Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia was born in Yaguarón in 1766.
The average temperature is 21 °C (70 °F), in summer reaches 39 °C (102 °F) and in winter drops to 2 °C (36 °F).
It has a total of 27.250 inhabitants, 13.965 men and 13.286 women, according to information provided by the Statistics, Polls and Census General Direction.
The economical activities of its population are the agriculture, production of clothes and sports gear.
Located 48 kilometers from Asunción, capital of the country, the access to the city is through Route No. 1 “Mcal. Francisco Solano López”.
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