General Bernardino Caballero (or simply Caballero) is a town and a district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is named after Bernardino Caballero, President of Paraguay from 1880 until 1886.
Caballero | |
---|---|
General Bernardino Caballero | |
Coordinates: 25°41′35″S 56°51′28″W / 25.69306°S 56.85778°W | |
Country | Paraguay |
Department | Paraguarí |
Founded | August 30, 1902 |
Founded by | Andrés Héctor Carvallo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Tomás Mereles Rolón |
Area | |
• Total | 162 km2 (63 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 7,223 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Postal code | 4500 |
Area code | (595)(526) |
Location
editCaballero is located in the north-west region of the Paraguarí department, 101 km from Asunción, the capital of the Paraguay; and about 30 km from the city of Paraguarí.
To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Paraguarí, and there take a detour to Gral. Bernardino Caballero.
Geography
editThe topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following:
- At North it borders with the districts of Valenzuela and San José de los Arroyos.
- At South it borders with the Acahay and La Colmena districts.
- At East it borders with Ybytimí district.
- At West it borders with Sapucaí district.
External links
edit- Secretaria Nacional de Turismo
- World Gazeteer: Paraguay[dead link ] – World-Gazetteer.com