Ypane
| Ypané | |
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 Ypané
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| Coordinates: 25°27′0″S 57°31′48″W / 25.45000°S 57.53000°WCoordinates: 25°27′0″S 57°31′48″W / 25.45000°S 57.53000°W | |
| Country |
 Paraguay
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| Department | Central |
| Foundation | March 23, 1538 |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Nicasio Martínez Villamayor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 34.943 hab. |
| • Density | 743.50/km2 (1,925.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | -4 Gmt |
| Postal code | 2660 |
| Area code(s) | (595) (275) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Ypané is a town in the Central Department of Paraguay, 27 km from Asunción. It is accessed by Routes 1 and 2. The town was founded March 23, 1538 by the Spanish Governor Domingo Martínez de Irala. Its main activities are trade and industry.
The original name of the indigenous people was Pitum, a Guarani expression that means 'medicinal water'. The present town name of Ypané refers to one of the three streams Ypané, Potrerito, and Ytororó, which flow into the Paraguay River. The name Ypané is composed of 'Y' meaning water, 'pa' meaning 'water running and emptying into a river' and 'ne' the smell of estérales and dry streams, in times of drought.
In the early years, Ypané was a predominantly agricultural town. Other activities were added later, such as hunting, fishing and rice cultivation. It is known today as a "Garden City".
Ypané was a Franciscan reduction to 1538, and founded on March 23 of the same year by the Spanish Governor Domingo Martínez de Irala. It was founded for the second time on May 6, 1862, when the Franciscans returned to Paraguay.
In the year 1911 the people of Ypané were transferred from their original territory of the spot where the Villa Real is located today, at south latitude 25° 27' 44".
The colours of the flag of the city are green, the colour of hope, and yellow, symbolizing the sun's light toward a new dawn. The idea behind these is the evolution of Ypané from a historic city to a garden city.
Ypané has 34,943 inhabitants, of whom 17,696 are male and 17,247 female, and an annual growth rate of 3.61% according to the Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos. About 34% of the population is urban and the remaining 57% rural.
Ypané district extends over 5,220 has (7,552 m²), which gives it a population density of 3.5 inhabitants per hectare.
The climate in Ypane is tropical, with seasonal variations depending on the relative dominance of tropical and polar air masses.
The maximum temperature occurs in summer, reaching 39°C, or even more at times. The minimum temperature during winter is 1°C, with an annual average of 22°C.
Rainfall is about 1433 mm annually, heaviest between the months of January and April and more scarce in the period between June and August.
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