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Fuerte Olimpo | |
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 Aerial view of the city | |
  Fuerte Olimpo | |
| Coordinates: 21°2′15″S 57°52′15″W / 21.03750°S 57.87083°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Department | Alto Paraguay |
| Founded | September 25, 1792 |
| Government | |
| • Intendente municipal | Diego Ricardo Gallagher Villamayor |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,498 |
| Time zone | -4 Gmt |
| Postal code | 9000 |
| Climate | Aw |
Fuerte Olimpo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfweɾte oˈlimpo]) is a city in Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of Alto Paraguay. Straddling the river Paraguay which forms the border with Brazil, Fuerte Olimpo is Paraguay's northernmost departmental capital, located over 830 km (515 mi) north of the capital Asunción. It was originally called Fuerte Borbón. The city is also known as “la puerta de entrada al Pantanal”, or entrance to the Pantanal region.
Fuerte Olimpo is on east of Chaco Boreal on east shore of Paraguay River near the mouth of Blanco River, to the north the moist ground called humedales from the Gran Pantanal. Fuerte Olimpo is far away from the flood area. The city is surrounded by a wall 4 km long.