Maciel is a district located in the north western part of the Caazapá Department of Paraguay.
Maciel | |
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District | |
  Maciel | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′00″S 56°28′20″W / 26.18333°S 56.47222°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Department | Caazapá |
| Founded | December 17, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Amadeo Alberto Ledesma Ortiz (ANR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 457 km2 (176 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 3,957 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
| Area code | (595) (5428) |
Location edit
The district is located in the north western part of the department and shares border with two districts of Caazapá (Caazapá and Doctor Moisés S. Bertoni), one of the Paraguarí Department (Mbuyapey) and two of the Guairá Department (Borja and Iturbe).
Population edit
At the 2002 census Maciel had a population of 3,957, an increase of 0.4% since 1992.
References edit
How to get here edit
It is located only 10 km away from the city of Caazapá, where one can get taking the national route number 8.