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 Spanish rule in Paraguay. The Franciscan mission 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) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Some attractions are the Church, the Ykua Bolaños (Bolaños lagoon) and the Museum Juan Bernardo that contains the cross in which missionary Juan Bernardo Colman was executed.[1]
Etymology
editThe city gets its name from the Spanish mission of the Franciscan Order 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
editCaazapá has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa)[2] 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[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
editSource:[1]
- Robin Wood. Comic book writer
- Felix Paiva. President of Paraguay
- Eduardo Schaerer. President of Paraguay
References
edit- ^ a b "Caazapá: Un manantial místico y un fuerte legado franciscano" [Caazapa: A mystical water spring and a strong Franciscan legacy]. ABC (in Spanish). April 11, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "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