Areguá
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 | |
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Ceety | |
Coordinates: 25°17′43″S 57°24′53″W / 25.29528°S 57.41472°W | |
Kintra | Paraguay |
Depairtment | Central |
Foondit | 1538 |
Govrenment | |
• Intendente Municipal | Luis A. Meredes Villalba Jara |
Area | |
• Total | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 67,487 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-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
eedit- ↑ Geological Survey Professional Paper (in Inglis). U.S. Government Printing Office. 1959.
- ↑ Permenter, Patrick (7 Mey 2021). "Strawberries Galore in Areguá". Discovering Paraguay (in Inglis). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ↑ lanaciongn (19 Januar 2020). "Diario HOY | Areguá, herencia de ancestros, donde del barro se hace arte". Diario HOY (in Spainish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ↑ "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.