Filadelfia

Filadelfia
Town
Main Road of Filadelfia, A mail building, City view, A letter in Filadelfia and A building
Filadelfia is located in Paraguay
Filadelfia
Filadelfia
Coordinates: 22°20′24″S 60°1′48″W / 22.34000°S 60.03000°W / -22.34000; -60.03000
CountryParaguay
DepartmentBoquerón
Government
 • IntendantBerthold Durksen Lowen
Area
 • Total13,879 km2 (5,359 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total19,927
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3
Area code+595 491
ClimateBSh

Filadelfia (Spanish pronunciation: [fi.laˈðel.fja]) is the capital of Boquerón Department in the Gran Chaco of western Paraguay. It is the centre of the Fernheim Colony. The city lies about 450 kilometres (280 mi) northwest of the capital Asunción. With a population of about 20,000, it is the largest town in the 400 kilometer (250 mile) radius,[1] and accounts for almost a third of the departmental population.

  1. ^ Pearce 2012, p. 133.