Yguazú District
Municipality in Paraguay
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Yguazú (Spanish: [iɣwaˈsu]; Guarani: Yguasu [ɨɣʷaˈsu], after Iguazu River, lit. 'Big Water'), historically known as Colonia Yguazú,[1] is a municipality and district of Paraguay's Alto Paraná Department,[2] founded by Japanese immigrants.
Yguazú District
Distrito de Yguazú | |
|---|---|
  Yguazú District Location within Paraguay | |
| Coordinates: 25°28′0″S 55°0′0″W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Alto Paraná Department |
| Founded | 22 August 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Mauro Kawano (ANR) |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 12,277 |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| Postal code | 7510 |
| Area code | (595) (632) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Yguazú was founded on 22 August, 1961, as a Japanese agricultural colony,[2][1] and is located 40 kilometers to the West of Ciudad del Este.[1]
Weather
The average temperature is 21 °C, the maximum 38 °C and minimum 0 °C.[1]
