Category Unitary State | Location Republic of Paraguay | |
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Number 17 Departments
1 Capital District Populations Departments only: 15,008 (Alto Paraguay) – 1,929,834 (Central) Areas Departments only: 14,670 km (5,663 sq mi) (Canindeyú) – 91,670 km (35,394 sq mi) (Boquerón) Government Department government, National government | ||
Paraguay consists of 17 departments (Spanish: departamentos; singular – departamento) and one capital district (distrito capital).
Map of Alto Paraguay Department, Paraguay
The country is divided into two regions: The "Occidental Region" or Chaco (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes), and the "Oriental Region" (other departments and the capital district).
References
Departments of Paraguay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA