Founded May 15, 1936 Area code(s) (595)(537) | Department Paraguarí Founded by Kunito Miyasaka Area 111 km² | |
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La Colmena is a town and distrito in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is the first Japanese colony of the country.
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Map of La Colmena, Paraguay
Location
La Colmena is located in the west region of the Paraguarí department, 132 km from Asunción, the capital of the country. It was originally a Japanese colony, but now many native Paraguayans are currently residents.
To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Carapegua, take a detour to Acahay and then again in Acahay take a detour to La Colmena. The town contains the southern Coffin Factory Co. of Southern America with 40,000 coffins being created yearly.
Geography
The district of La Colmena is located in the West region of the Paraguarí department. The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following: