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Paraguay: Administrative Division

Contents: Departments and Districts

The population of the departments and districts of Paraguay according to offcial population estimates and projections.

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2000-07-01
Population
Estimate
2005-07-01
Population
Estimate
2010-07-01
Population
Projection
2015-07-01
Population
Projection
2020-07-01
Alto ParaguayDepartment12,61213,80215,11516,58218,231
Bahía Negra (← Fuerte Olimpo)District2,3392,3872,4312,4732,514
Carmelo Peralta (← Puerto Casado)District3,7003,9064,1174,3394,576
Fuerte OlimpoDistrict3,2083,4983,8104,1504,523
Puerto Casado (La Victoria)District3,3644,0114,7585,6216,618
Alto ParanáDepartment568,074644,079711,902773,303830,943
Ciudad del EsteDistrict227,709253,512274,340290,912304,282
Doctor Juan León MallorquínDistrict16,60718,58020,21121,54922,670
Doctor Raúl Peña (← Naranjal)District5,6156,6547,6668,6589,647
Domingo Martínez de IralaDistrict7,3287,1016,6896,1755,623
HernandariasDistrict60,53367,25272,64176,90180,319
IruñaDistrict4,8415,3525,7516,0586,296
ItakyryDistrict23,80727,93231,86435,63039,311
Juan Emilio O'LearyDistrict16,40819,21121,86924,40026,859
Los CedralesDistrict9,4329,98010,27010,36110,316
MbaracayúDistrict8,0708,5498,8068,8938,862
Minga GuazúDistrict47,23257,73268,57179,78391,531
Minga PoráDistrict11,47212,73113,73614,52615,156
ÑacundayDistrict8,8169,2979,5339,5809,500
NaranjalDistrict6,7356,7756,6256,3506,004
Presidente FrancoDistrict51,71363,92776,77290,292104,677
San AlbertoDistrict12,21012,57912,59812,36511,973
San CristóbalDistrict7,7928,8509,77410,58011,301
Santa Fe del Paraná (←Hernandarias)District5,2525,1354,8824,5494,182
Santa RitaDistrict15,60719,76824,33429,34834,905
Santa Rosa del MondayDistrict5,8996,4916,9457,2837,537
Tavapy (← Santa Rosa del Monday)District5,9756,7737,4658,0678,601
YguazúDistrict9,0219,89810,55911,04111,391
AmambayDepartment119,660132,884146,127159,263172,169
Bella Vista NorteDistrict9,73911,51113,44715,53717,765
Capitán BadoDistrict16,66517,52018,20518,71219,035
Karapa'í (← Capitán Bado)District1,3961,9692,7443,7805,147
Pedro Juan CaballeroDistrict86,53895,888105,051113,872122,190
Zanja Pytá (← Pedro Juan Caballero)District5,3225,9966,6797,3628,033
AsunciónCapital District527,712531,561530,895526,408521,559
AsunciónDistrict527,712531,561530,895526,408521,559
BoquerónDepartment41,12747,28653,79460,40266,836
Filadelfia (← Mariscal Estigarribia)District11,24513,14415,19917,34419,500
Loma Plata (← Mariscal Estigarribia)District10,83712,42814,10415,79517,431
Mariscal Estigarribia (Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia)District19,04521,71424,49227,26329,905
CaaguazúDepartment456,442482,648507,793534,522563,803
CaaguazúDistrict103,759109,387114,658120,160126,091
CarayaóDistrict14,07514,64015,14015,65516,208
Coronel OviedoDistrict87,44695,807104,335113,566123,740
Doctor Cecilio BáezDistrict6,5116,9037,2777,6718,097
Doctor Juan Eulogio EstigarribiaDistrict25,36328,42831,67435,27639,331
Doctor Juan Manuel FrutosDistrict20,16621,40322,58523,82725,172
José Domingo OcamposDistrict9,76910,19410,57910,98111,417
La PastoraDistrict4,7264,9065,0635,2255,399
Mariscal Francisco Solano LópezDistrict5,9086,2366,5466,8727,226
Nueva LondresDistrict4,3654,5554,7274,9055,099
Nueva Toledo (← Raúl Arsenio Oviedo)District4,1104,3824,6454,9245,225
Raúl Arsenio OviedoDistrict14,21315,04915,84216,67417,573
RepatriaciónDistrict31,66532,24732,64833,04433,485
R. I. Tres CorralesDistrict8,1278,5168,8739,2439,641
San JoaquínDistrict15,88416,50917,05917,62418,231
San José de los ArroyosDistrict16,11917,13118,10219,12520,232
Santa Rosa del MbutuyDistrict11,71412,12012,46712,82213,204
Simón BolívarDistrict5,2155,5145,7976,0956,418
Tembiaporá (← Raúl Arsenio Oviedo)District12,86713,39213,86114,34514,867
Tres de Febrero (3 de Febrero)District9,4569,6519,7969,94210,105
VaqueríaDistrict10,97211,26011,48811,71811,968
YhúDistrict34,01134,42034,63034,83135,075
CaazapáDepartment147,592157,165167,731179,576192,031
AbaíDistrict27,94829,11830,36431,72233,059
Buena VistaDistrict5,7525,8736,0016,1456,276
CaazapáDistrict24,06124,65525,28525,97726,619
Doctor Moisés BertoniDistrict4,9265,1395,3685,6195,867
Fulgencio YegrosDistrict6,4246,5456,6746,8196,950
General Higinio MorínigoDistrict5,9366,0316,1336,2496,352
MacielDistrict4,2334,3914,5594,7434,923
San Juan NepomucenoDistrict25,03828,16831,70135,72540,136
TavaíDistrict14,06415,12316,27917,55818,893
Tres de Mayo (3 de Mayo; ← Yuty)District12,40113,89915,59017,51819,633
YutyDistrict16,81018,22319,77521,50123,322
CanindeyúDepartment141,575165,889189,608212,637234,978
Corpus ChristiDistrict7,8198,6709,3229,76910,019
Curuguaty (Villa San Isidro Curuguaty)District31,81038,49945,17851,67557,834
General Francisco Caballero AlvarezDistrict8,92910,04510,95811,65212,127
ItanaráDistrict2,0382,4202,7873,1293,440
KatuetéDistrict6,3807,2277,9388,5008,908
La PalomaDistrict6,3747,2528,0028,6089,063
Nueva EsperanzaDistrict10,05611,17012,03012,62812,972
Salto del GuairáDistrict10,07014,92821,35229,59339,846
Villa YgatimíDistrict10,54112,52814,43916,22417,842
Yasy Cañy (← Curuguaty)District21,40423,83125,71727,04127,814
Yby Pytá (← Corpus Christi, Villa Ygatimí, Curuguaty)District9,18410,22811,04511,62611,975
Ybyrarobaná (← Villa Ygatimí)District11,12212,31713,22913,85514,204
YpehúDistrict5,8486,7757,6118,3368,935
CentralDepartment1,342,5891,553,7301,768,5991,985,3842,201,109
AreguáDistrict43,44451,49959,95068,71377,652
CapiatáDistrict152,396175,186197,774219,840240,950
Fernando de la MoraDistrict111,937129,248146,568163,658180,186
GuarambaréDistrict15,69020,21325,56831,83939,084
ItáDistrict49,53257,60265,78673,97982,032
ItauguáDistrict58,64170,70783,71997,592112,162
Julián Augusto SaldívarDistrict37,18642,04846,69551,06055,055
LambaréDistrict118,657135,491151,947167,787182,689
LimpioDistrict69,86486,831105,943127,221150,566
LuqueDistrict183,447209,348234,623258,910281,719
Mariano Roque AlonsoDistrict64,13874,51485,01595,506105,789
ÑembyDistrict68,89284,976102,904122,658144,106
Nueva ItaliaDistrict8,4739,60910,70211,73612,690
San AntonioDistrict36,57044,09652,21460,87569,976
San LorenzoDistrict206,949224,536239,133250,646258,919
Villa ElisaDistrict52,65460,15567,49474,56481,223
VilletaDistrict21,72326,14130,89335,94441,235
YpacaraíDistrict18,35620,96423,51525,97128,283
YpanéDistrict24,04030,56438,15446,88556,793
ConcepciónDepartment189,927204,401219,936236,959254,976
Azotey (← Horqueta)District5,7216,4787,3278,2919,360
BelénDistrict9,61410,42011,28312,22313,215
ConcepciónDistrict63,32368,65974,37980,62287,215
HorquetaDistrict50,14853,08756,13359,37462,664
LoretoDistrict16,98117,45817,92918,41918,879
Paso Barreto (← Concepción)District3,9554,0084,0614,1234,185
San Alfredo (← Concepción)District3,6194,0704,5775,1555,799
San Carlos del ApaDistrict713720729740751
San LázaroDistrict9,66510,21310,78211,38712,000
Sargento José Félix López (← Concepción)District5,7466,0946,4576,8457,242
Yby YaúDistrict20,44223,19426,28029,78033,666
CordilleraDepartment242,141256,360272,637291,311311,273
AltosDistrict11,95312,53113,18413,92214,687
Arroyos y EsterosDistrict19,62720,89522,32423,94225,657
AtyráDistrict13,81114,54815,37816,31817,300
CaacupéDistrict43,43246,41949,79353,61557,682
CaraguatayDistrict12,11912,48712,91113,39913,892
EmboscadaDistrict12,33413,86015,62817,68419,987
Eusebio AyalaDistrict18,52219,80221,24922,89024,637
Isla PucúDistrict6,9477,1867,4617,7758,094
Itacurubí de la CordilleraDistrict11,32211,23211,18111,17111,149
Juan de MenaDistrict5,7045,9836,2986,6567,030
Loma GrandeDistrict2,9773,1083,2573,4263,601
Mbocayaty del YhaguyDistrict4,3184,2754,2474,2344,218
Nueva ColombiaDistrict3,7753,7963,8303,8793,924
PiribebuyDistrict19,92921,97924,32527,01929,980
Primero de MarzoDistrict6,3526,4366,5426,6756,804
San BernardinoDistrict9,85810,36010,92611,56612,232
San José ObreroDistrict4,2534,2694,3014,3484,392
Santa ElenaDistrict5,2505,2065,1795,1725,160
TobatíDistrict23,86025,89828,20830,83633,676
ValenzuelaDistrict5,7996,0896,4166,7857,170
GuairáDepartment187,724196,444205,831216,335227,747
BorjaDistrict9,8429,93510,03310,15510,287
Capitán Mauricio José TrocheDistrict9,5889,95610,34210,76611,216
Colonia IndependenciaDistrict23,55224,48125,45526,52527,658
Coronel MartínezDistrict4,2434,8315,5026,2797,169
Doctor BotrellDistrict1,4611,5271,5971,6741,755
Félix Pérez CardozoDistrict4,9825,2955,6305,9996,397
General Eugenio A. GarayDistrict7,1727,5007,8478,2288,634
ItapéDistrict7,1267,3207,5217,7457,982
IturbeDistrict10,1979,8949,6019,3359,082
José FassardiDistrict6,4206,5566,6986,8577,024
Mbocayaty del GuairáDistrict6,9357,3767,8508,3738,939
Natalicio TalaveraDistrict3,5113,8684,2634,7085,203
ÑumíDistrict3,6013,5653,5323,5073,488
Paso YobáiDistrict21,48022,81224,23325,79827,482
San SalvadorDistrict3,5043,3503,2033,0682,941
Tebicuary (← Coronel Martínez)District2,4292,6062,7993,0133,247
VillarricaDistrict57,56761,28165,25469,63274,355
Yataity del GuairáDistrict4,1144,2884,4714,6734,887
ItapúaDepartment468,519506,714540,788576,577616,565
Alto VeráDistrict14,26215,38116,32917,27218,277
Bella VistaDistrict9,27710,57411,86513,26714,838
CambyretáDistrict27,01833,60541,08849,98460,722
Capitán MezaDistrict10,65111,69112,63213,60014,646
Capitán MirandaDistrict8,72210,00511,29812,71114,305
Carlos Antonio LópezDistrict18,56619,15519,45319,68719,932
Carmen del ParanáDistrict6,2837,0017,6808,3949,177
Coronel BogadoDistrict17,75618,86119,72120,54621,413
EdeliraDistrict23,57524,10224,25124,30924,372
EncarnaciónDistrict95,520105,846115,437125,429136,308
FramDistrict7,0307,8988,7339,62210,605
General ArtigasDistrict11,54812,12112,52512,89913,291
General DelgadoDistrict6,8977,2817,5687,8398,123
HohenauDistrict9,76111,16112,56214,08815,803
Itapúa PotyDistrict15,37115,99316,38016,71717,066
JesúsDistrict5,8426,0666,2016,3166,435
José Leandro OviedoDistrict4,5934,7234,7824,8254,871
La PazDistrict3,2583,3213,3323,3333,335
Mayor OtañoDistrict12,59013,51714,28415,04015,842
NatalioDistrict20,58221,03921,16721,21721,271
Nueva AlboradaDistrict6,8217,1877,4547,7037,963
ObligadoDistrict11,61113,06314,46715,96317,619
PirapóDistrict6,9337,5978,1968,8109,473
San Cosme y DamiánDistrict7,5138,2408,8979,57110,301
San Juan del ParanáDistrict7,2777,9808,6169,2739,985
San Pedro del ParanáDistrict29,94031,34932,31233,18734,099
San Rafael del ParanáDistrict21,53822,20122,52722,77923,045
Tomás Romero PereiraDistrict28,78829,49329,74229,88730,043
TrinidadDistrict7,0267,7748,4679,1889,974
YatytayDistrict11,96912,48812,82413,12213,430
MisionesDepartment105,288109,419114,339120,576128,130
AyolasDistrict15,73516,36417,08717,97919,036
San Ignacio GuazúDistrict24,36726,43428,77731,55334,793
San Juan BautistaDistrict16,81818,23619,84721,75923,998
San MiguelDistrict5,4885,5725,6805,8356,032
San PatricioDistrict3,7703,7343,7133,7203,750
Santa María de FeDistrict7,6557,9148,2158,5949,048
Santa Rosa de LimaDistrict18,59018,42818,33318,37218,520
SantiagoDistrict7,1986,9726,7806,6426,548
Villa FloridaDistrict2,6182,8333,0783,3703,713
YabebyryDistrict3,0502,9322,8292,7522,693
ÑeembucúDepartment79,92582,53385,12987,75090,287
AlberdiDistrict7,5268,0088,5099,0349,571
CerritoDistrict4,8375,0615,2895,5225,754
DesmochadosDistrict1,7001,7281,7541,7801,803
General José Eduvigis DíazDistrict3,8413,8993,9544,0054,048
Guazú CuáDistrict2,0262,0732,1172,1612,201
HumaitáDistrict3,0593,0743,0863,0953,098
Isla UmbúDistrict2,9452,9692,9893,0073,019
LaurelesDistrict3,4263,4593,4873,5123,529
Mayor José MartínezDistrict4,1254,1694,2074,2424,267
Paso de PatriaDistrict1,7751,8641,9592,0602,166
PilarDistrict29,26930,27531,26232,24233,174
San Juan Bautista del ÑeembucúDistrict5,4475,5805,7075,8335,948
TacuarasDistrict3,4253,5573,6893,8233,953
Villa FrancaDistrict9321,0381,1541,2841,426
VillalbínDistrict2,1862,2652,3432,4222,499
Villa OlivaDistrict3,4073,5163,6223,7293,831
ParaguaríDepartment235,283240,687246,086252,255258,957
AcahayDistrict15,86615,97316,06916,20316,360
CaapucúDistrict7,6777,8728,0678,2878,524
CarapeguáDistrict32,49933,50334,51435,64136,854
EscobarDistrict8,4728,5268,5748,6448,725
General Bernardino CaballeroDistrict6,8586,9667,0717,1967,333
La ColmenaDistrict5,5785,6385,6975,7715,855
MbuyapeyDistrict13,87314,06414,24614,46614,707
ParaguaríDistrict23,67723,77323,85223,99224,164
PirayúDistrict15,83816,36116,89017,47818,110
QuiindyDistrict19,51220,02420,53621,11221,733
QuyquyhóDistrict7,3317,3747,4137,4697,536
San Roque González de Santa CruzDistrict11,28011,54211,80312,10012,420
SapucaiDistrict6,3866,4986,6076,7346,872
TebicuarymíDistrict4,0064,1614,3204,4964,684
YaguarónDistrict27,33528,46429,61930,89432,266
YbycuíDistrict22,03622,79623,56524,42025,338
YbytimíDistrict7,0577,1527,2437,3537,474
Presidente HayesDepartment84,40894,735105,416116,536127,951
Benjamín AcevalDistrict13,54515,37517,26219,20321,156
General José Maria Bruguez (← Villa Hayes)District2,6612,8423,0153,1833,344
José FalcónDistrict3,3213,5793,8144,0284,212
NanawaDistrict5,0655,3695,6285,8466,014
Puerto PinascoDistrict3,7245,0396,7308,88611,586
Teniente Esteban Martínez (← Villa Hayes)District2,4892,7472,9993,2453,477
Teniente Primero Manuel Irala Fernández (← Villa Hayes)District16,86519,37422,00724,76427,593
Villa HayesDistrict36,73840,41143,96147,38150,568
San PedroDepartment333,882359,431384,151409,381435,126
25 de DiciembreDistrict9,78510,02710,16410,23510,240
AntequeraDistrict3,6173,8223,9954,1504,283
CapiibaryDistrict25,87130,88736,44242,66749,579
ChoréDistrict26,52527,71728,64929,41830,016
General Elizardo AquinoDistrict23,11123,69224,02324,19524,211
General Francisco Isidoro ResquínDistrict23,88024,54124,94525,18625,265
GuayaibíDistrict25,52627,22628,72830,11431,368
Itacurubí del RosarioDistrict11,94612,03011,98311,85611,654
Liberación (← Choré)District18,85420,53322,12123,67725,184
LimaDistrict11,03911,49311,83712,11112,313
Nueva GermaniaDistrict4,2674,9325,6396,4047,228
San EstanislaoDistrict40,55544,68548,70252,73156,729
San PabloDistrict3,9493,9313,8703,7863,679
San Pedro de YcuamandyyúDistrict30,80332,33833,58434,64835,518
Santa Rosa del AguarayDistrict20,18924,95730,47636,91344,345
TacuatíDistrict11,70812,92014,10515,29816,489
UniónDistrict5,6576,1006,5066,8957,260
Villa del RosarioDistrict12,71112,37911,92211,40410,836
Yataity del NorteDistrict13,53013,44413,21212,89612,506
Yrybucuá (← San Estanislao)District10,35911,77813,24514,79716,424
ParaguayPepublic5,284,4805,779,7686,265,8776,755,7577,252,672

Source: Paraguay Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos (web).

Explanation: Area figures of districts are calculated from geospatial data.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2020)
Males3,653,156
Females3,599,516
Age Groups (P 2020)
0-14 years2,096,464
15-64 years4,669,546
65+ years486,662
Age Distribution (P 2020)
0-9 years1,405,723
10-19 years1,365,990
20-29 years1,278,901
30-39 years1,097,080
40-49 years783,926
50-59 years600,840
60-69 years415,138
70-79 years208,091
80+ years96,982