Areguá
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Areguá | |
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Ceety | |
Coordinates: 25°17′43″S 57°24′53″W / 25.29528°S 57.41472°W | |
Kintra | |
Depairtment | Central |
Foondit | 1538 |
Govrenment | |
• Intendente Municipal | Luis A. Meredes Villalba Jara |
Area | |
• Total | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 67,487 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
Postal code | 2680 |
Area code(s) | (595) (291) |
Areguá is a ceety in Paraguay; anerlie 28 km away frae the kintra's caipital o Asunción. It is the caipital o the department o Central. Probably the best feature o this Paraguayan toun is its geographical location; it lays atween a group o rollin hills wi a distinctive rock formation (foond anerlie in 3 places in the warld) an a bonnie blue lake, Ypacaraí loch.
The topografie o the surroondins gives this toun a unique natural chairm. The colonial airchitectur, lairgely preservit, alang wi its oreeginal cobble stane streets maks this sma toun a vera quaint destination. Here, ane can find magnificent mansions, which ar laid oot as surroondin corridors enclosin a central plaza (uisually a bonnie flouered garden).
It is kent as the "ceety o strawberries" an aw, acause o the lairge production o strawberries, the best in Paraguay. The ceety o Areguá is hame tae skilled artisans who showcase their works in expos held throuoot the year an aw. The Heestory Museum o Crafts is locatit in this ceety. Thare's mony airt galleries wi a wide variety o antiques an wirks o airt frae the last century an aw.