General Bernardino Caballero, Paraguay

Caballero
General Bernardino Caballero
Caballero Location in Paraguay
Coordinates: 25°41′35″S 56°51′28″W
Country	Paraguay
Department	Paraguarí
Founded	August 30, 1902
Founded by	Andrés Héctor Carvallo
Government
• Mayor	Juan Tomás Mereles Rolón
Area
• Total	162 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	7,223
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code	4500
Area code	(595)(526)

General Bernardino Caballero (or simply Caballero) is a town and a district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is named after Bernardino Caballero, President of Paraguay from 1880 until 1886.

Location

Caballero is located in the north-west region of the Paraguarí department, 101 km from Asunción, the capital of the Paraguay; and about 30 km from the city of Paraguarí.

To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Paraguarí, and there take a detour to Gral. Bernardino Caballero.

Geography

The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following:

• At North it borders with the districts of Valenzuela and San José de los Arroyos.
• At South it borders with the Acahay and La Colmena districts.
• At East it borders with Ybytimí district.
• At West it borders with Sapucaí district.

External links

• Secretaria Nacional de Turismo
• World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com