Caazapá (Spanish pronunciation: [ka(a)saˈpa]) 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 neighbourhoods called "Barrios" in the city: Then main one is the Barrio San Pablo, 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 famous Jesuit reductions of Paraguay. The Franciscan Reduction at Caazapá was an important event in Paraguayan cultural heritage.
Caazapá | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
  Caazapá | |
| Coordinates: 26°12′00″S 56°22′48″W / 26.20000°S 56.38000°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Department | Caazapá |
| Founded | January 10, 1607 by Luis de Bolaños |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Víctor Manuel López Espínola |
| Area | |
| • Total | 944 km2 (364 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 23,996 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
| Postal code | 5600 |
| Area code | (595) (542) |
Etymology edit
The city gets its name from the Jesuit reduction originally located in it. The latter was called Caaçapá in Classical Guarani, meaning "[the place] after the forest." This was due to the natives' belief that somewhere beyond the forest God, through Friar Luis de Bolaños, had made water spring out.
Climate edit
Caazapá has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa)[1] with hot summers and warm winters.
| Climate data for Caazapá (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 138.1 (5.44) |
128.5 (5.06) |
141.4 (5.57) |
157.6 (6.20) |
162.5 (6.40) |
110.7 (4.36) |
81.9 (3.22) |
77.3 (3.04) |
109.0 (4.29) |
201.2 (7.92) |
176.6 (6.95) |
162.7 (6.41) |
1,647.5 (64.86) |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Caazapá". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- Geografía Ilustrada del Paraguay, Distribuidora Arami SRL; 2007.
- Geografía del Paraguay, Primera Edición 1999, Editorial Hispana Paraguay SRL