Areguá is a ceety in Paraguay; anerlie 28 km awa frae the kintra's caipital o Asunción. It is the caipital o the depairtment o Central. Probably the best faitur 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 loch, Ypacaraí loch.[1]

Areguá
Ceety
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Areguá is located in Paraguay
Areguá
Areguá
Coordinates: 25°17′43″S 57°24′53″W / 25.29528°S 57.41472°W / -25.29528; -57.41472
Kintra Paraguay
DepairtmentCentral
Foondit1538
Govrenment
 • Intendente MunicipalLuis A. Meredes Villalba Jara
Area
 • Total122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total67,487
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
Postal code
2680
Area code(s)(595) (291)

The topografie o the surroondins gies this toun a unique natural chairm, and it has colonial airchitectur, lairgely preservit, alang wi its oreeginal cobble stane streets. There are large mansions, which ar laid oot as surroondin corridors enclosin a central plaza (uisually a bonnie flouered garden).[citation needit]

It is kent as the "ceety o strawberries" an aw, acause o the lairge production o strawberries, the best in Paraguay.[2] The ceety o Areguá is hame tae skilled artisans who showcase their works in expos, throuoot the year an it also his the Heestory Museum o Crafts. It his mony airt galleries exhibitin antiques an wirks o airt frae the last century an aw.[3]

Areguá wis gi'en the UNESCO Creative Ceety title in 2019.[4]

References

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  1. Geological Survey Professional Paper (in Inglis). U.S. Government Printing Office. 1959.
  2. Permenter, Patrick (7 Mey 2021). "Strawberries Galore in Areguá". Discovering Paraguay (in Inglis). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. lanaciongn (19 Januar 2020). "Diario HOY | Areguá, herencia de ancestros, donde del barro se hace arte". Diario HOY (in Spainish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. "Portal Oficial del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República del Paraguay :: Areguá fue designada por la UNESCO como Ciudad Creativa". www.mre.gov.py (in Spainish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.