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Curuguaty | |
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City and district | |
Coordinates: 24°28′48″S 55°42′36″W / 24.48000°S 55.71000°W | |
Country | Paraguay |
Department | Canindeyú |
Founded | May 15, 1712, by Juan Gregorio de Bazán y Pedraza |
Government | |
• Intendente Municipal | Alfonso Noria Duarte |
Area | |
• Total | 3,650 km2 (1,410 sq mi) |
Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 65,310 |
• Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | -4 Gmt |
Postal code | 7930 |
Area code | (595) (48) |
Curuguaty (Spanish pronunciation: [kuɾuɣwaˈti]; originally called Villa de San Isidro Labrador de los Reyes Católicos de Curuguaty) is a city and a district in the Canindeyú Department of Paraguay, that was the 4th and last capital of Paraguay during the Paraguayan War in 1869–1870.