Caazapá

Also known as Caazapa City, Caazapa

Caazapá () is a city in Paraguay, founded in 1607 by Friar Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the Caazapá Department. There are five neighborhoods called "Barrios" in the city: The main one is called the Barrio San Pablo, and the other 4 are Barrio Santa Teresita, Barrio San Blás, Barrio San Antonio, and Barrio San Roque-within which is the original Chapel, built by Franciscans during the Spanish rule in Paraguay. The Franciscan mission at Caazapá was an important event in Paraguayan cultural heritage.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Caazapá
Settlement.type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Caazapá.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Paraguay
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Caazapá
Settlement.leader_title: Intendente Municipal
Settlement.leader_name: Víctor Manuel López Espínola
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: January 10, 1607 by Luis de Bolaños
Settlement.area_total_km2: 944
Settlement.population_as_of: 2008
Settlement.population_total: 23996
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone1: AST
Settlement.utc_offset1: -04
Settlement.timezone1_DST: ADT

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Wikidata facts

Population: 23996
Area: 804
Elevation: 153
Image: Church in Caazapa.jpg
Dialing code: 0542

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Commons category: Caazapá
postal code: 060101–060119
inception: 1607-01-25
native label: Ka’a rehasa-pa

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Etymology
Climate
Notable people
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Some attractions are the Church, the Ykua Bolaños (Bolaños lagoon) and the Museum Juan Bernardo that contains the cross in which missionary Juan Bernardo Colman was executed.