Curuguaty

Curuguaty
Villa San Isidro Labrador de los Reyes Católicos de Curuguaty
City and district
Curuguaty
Curuguaty is located in Paraguay
Curuguaty
Curuguaty
Location in Paraguay
Coordinates: 24°28′48″S 55°42′36″W / 24.48000°S 55.71000°W / -24.48000; -55.71000
CountryParaguay
DepartmentCanindeyú
FoundedMay 15, 1712, by Juan Gregorio de Bazán y Pedraza
Government
 • Intendente MunicipalWalter Ramirez (ANR) ((ANR))
Area
 • Total3,650 km2 (1,410 sq mi)
Elevation
178 m (584 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total56,634
 • Density15.51/km2 (40.2/sq mi)
Time zone-4 GMT
 • Summer (DST)-3 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.