Villa Elisa, Paraguay

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Villa Elisa
City
Villa Elisa
Coordinates: 25°30′27″S 57°34′21″W / 25.50750°S 57.57250°W / -25.50750; -57.57250
Country	Paraguay
Department	Central
Founded	1938
Government
• Intendente Municipal	Ricardo Estigarribia
Area
• Total	122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation	116 m (381 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	75,933
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4
Postal code	2610
Area code	(595) (021)
Climate	Cfa

Villa Elisa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiʎa eˈlisa]) is a city in the Central Department of Paraguay on the outskirts of Asuncion. It was the only colony that was inhabited by Swedish people in Paraguay ^{[citation needed]} and today is one of the most important and active cities that are part of the Metropolitan Area of the capital. Villa Elisa is an urban city and borders with Asuncion, in the Defensores del Chaco Ave some 16 km away from Asuncion's city centre. It was founded on March 22, 1938.