Departments of Paraguay

first-level administrative and territorial division of the Republic of Paraguay

Paraguay has 17 departments and one capital district (Distrito Capital). The departments are formed by districts.

The departments are grouped in two geographic regions, separated by the Paraguay river:

  • Occidental (Western) region or Chaco, to the north of the Paraguay river (departments: Alto Paraguay, Boquerón and Presidente Hayes)
  • Oriental (Eastern) region, to the south of the Paraguay river (departments: Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazú, Caazapá, Canindeyú, Central, Concepción, Cordillera, Guairá, Itapúa, Misiones, Paraguarí, San Pedro and Ñeembucú; the capital district is part of this region)
Departments of Paraguay
Code Department Capital Population[1]
(2012)
Area[1]
(km²)
Density
(Inh./km²)
Districts
PY-01 Concepción Concepción 189,929 18,051 10.5 8
PY-02 San Pedro San Pedro 360,094 20,002 19.9 20
PY-03 Cordillera Caacupé 282,981 4,948 57.2 20
PY-04 Guairá Villarrica 198,032 3,846 51.5 18
PY-05 Caaguazú Coronel Oviedo 483,048 11,474 42.1 21
PY-06 Caazapá Caazapá 151,415 9,496 15.9 10
PY-07 Itapúa Encarnación 545,924 16,525 33.0 30
PY-08 Misiones San Juan Bautista 118,798 9,556 12.4 10
PY-09 Paraguarí Paraguarí 239,633 8,705 27.5 17
PY-10 Alto Paraná Ciudad del Este 785,747 14,895 52.8 21
PY-11 Central Areguá 2,221,180 2,465 901.1 19
PY-12 Ñeembucú Pilar 84,123 12,147 6.9 16
PY-13 Amambay Pedro Juan Caballero 125,611 12,933 9.7 4
PY-14 Canindeyú Salto del Guairá 191,447 14,667 13.1 12
PY-15 Presidente Hayes Villa Hayes 106,826 72,907 1.5 8
PY-16 Alto Paraguay Fuerte Olimpo 11,151 82,349 0.1 4
PY-19 Boquerón Filadelfia 61,107 91,669 0.7 3
PY-ASU Distrito Capital Asunción 515,587 117 4,406.7 6
Regions
Oriental (Eastern) 6,493,547 159,827 40.6
Occidental (Western) or Chaco 179,084 246,925 0.7
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