Paraguay topographic maps
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San José de los Arroyos
Although there is some controversy regarding its foundation, the official version is that it was founded by a former governor of Paraguay, Don Pedro Melo de Portugal on March 19, 1780, still during the time of Spanish colonialism and later elevated to a municipality in 1884. Like most towns in Paraguay with…
Average elevation: 397 ft
Pirayú
Paraguay > Department of Paraguari > Pirayu District
The district of Pirayú is situated at the northern end of the Department of Paraguarí, in which the topography is rugged, comprising hills belonging to the Highlands range. Included among the elevations of the region are the hills Yvytypané, Mbatoví and Santo Tomás. It has an area of 141 km2 of…
Average elevation: 364 ft
Department of Paraguari
Based on the country's capital, Asuncion, it should take Route I Mcal. Lopez, at approximately 51 km (from Asunción) is the city of Yaguarón. The capital of the department, Paraguarí, lies at an altitude of 66 meters.
Average elevation: 351 ft
Cordillera Department
Its elevations are the most attractive hills Caacupé and Tobatí.
Average elevation: 364 ft
Areguá
Areguá is thought to come from Classical Guarani ariguâ·r ("[person/people] from above, from up there"), refererring to the area's high altitude and its first inhabitants from the Mbya Guarani tribes.
Average elevation: 292 ft
Altos
Paraguay > Cordillera Department
It is also called “Altos de Ybypytaré”, which in Guaraní means “path of the wind”, previously called “San Lorenzo de la Cordillera de los Altos”, one of the oldest cities of Paraguay. It is known as the “Terrace of the country” because of its high altitude.
Average elevation: 682 ft
José Falcón
Located in the Western region of Paraguay, in the area of Paraguayan Chaco. Its physical appearance is part of the characteristics of the Chaco soil: lowland with abundant vegetation of palm trees. It is a coastal city located at the junction between the Pilcomayo and Paraguay rivers. This district is located…
Average elevation: 243 ft
Presidente Hayes
The east has saline soil and the south has calcareous soil. The hills Confuso, Siete Cabezas and Galván are small elevations.
Average elevation: 348 ft
Alto Paraná
In the department there's practically no important elevations.
Average elevation: 915 ft
Concepción
The lands of this territory are of relatively elevation and even more close to the north and east frontiers, where they acquire the characteristic of true mountains. These are lands of calcareous origin, with a diversity of granite rocks and marble. The soil is very fertile. In the center and the north the…
Average elevation: 512 ft
Gran Chaco
Paraguay > Alto Paraguay > Bahía Negra
Large tracts of the central and northern Chaco have high soil fertility, sandy alluvial soils with elevated levels of phosphorus, and a topography that is favorable for agricultural development. Other aspects are challenging for farming: a semiarid to semihumid climate (600–1300 mm annual rainfall) with a…
Average elevation: 545 ft
Caaguazú
The Cordillera de Caaguazú extends throughout the department from north to south. It is made up of the mountain ranges of San Joaquín, in San Joaquín and Yhú; Tajao Paú and Carayaó; and Caaguazú, between Carayaó and Coronel Oviedo. Peak heights are no more than 200 meters, but to the east elevations…
Average elevation: 745 ft
Villa Elisa
The topographic characteristics of the Central Department vary among curves of 58 to 250 meters over the sea level. Villa Elisa has a soil covered by vegetation, it's a low and sandy land. Besides it has areas only populated by trees and bushes. It's a typical savanna, a good zone for the population.
Average elevation: 394 ft
Distrito Capital
Another important elevation was Mount Tacumbú, but in the 1950s began its exploitation in order to pave the streets of Asunción. Today only a lagoon remains as a result of the impossibility of suctioning the waters by the rocks that were left there. The quarry stopped working due to the urbanization of the…
Average elevation: 282 ft