Presidente Hayes | |
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Coordinates: 23°46′S 58°37′W / 23.767°S 58.617°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Villa Hayes |
Government | |
• Governor | Bernardo Zárate (ANR) |
Area | |
• Total | 72,907 km2 (28,150 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 126,880 |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
ISO 3166 code | PY-15 |
Number of Districts | 8 |
Presidente Hayes (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾesiˈðente ˈaʝes]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villa Hayes. The department was named after U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, who awarded the territory to Paraguay while arbitrating a boundary dispute between Paraguay and Argentina after the Paraguayan War.