Capiatá

Capiatá
Capiatá
City
	Capiatá
	Coordinates: 25°21′0″S 57°25′12″W / 25.35000°S 57.42000°W
Country	Paraguay
Department	Central
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	224,152
Climate	Cfa

Capiatá (Spanish pronunciation: [ka.pjaˈta]) is a city and a district in Central Department, Paraguay.

It is the only city in Central that borders seven cities: Aregua, Itaugua, Juan Augusto Saldívar, Luque, Ñemby, San Lorenzo and Ypane.

It is the location of the Francisco López Military Academy.

Etymology

The city was called Capiâtá in Classical Guarani. The name is believed to derive from the Spanish reading of the written name, thought to be derived from capyí "grass, hay" and atȃ́ "hard."

Administrative Division

The district is divided in an urban center and 15 compañías:^[1]

1 Naranjaty
2 Costa Salinas
3 Ca´aguy cupe
4 Costa Salinares
5 Yataity
6 Posta Ybycua
7 Posta Ybyraro
8 Rojas Cañada
9 Rojas Cañada
10 Laurelty
11 Toledo Cañada
15 Aldana Cañada
16 Urugua´y
17 Ycua-cora cerrito
18 Loma Barrero

Notable people

Carlos Lara Bareiro, musician

References

^ "Municipalidad de Capiatá :: Historia del Municipio". www.municipalidadcapiata.gov.py. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

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[1] "Municipalidad de Capiatá :: Historia del Municipio". www.municipalidadcapiata.gov.py. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

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