Presidente Hayes Department

"Presidente Hayes" redirects here. For the football club, see Club Presidente Hayes. For the 19th president of the United States, see Rutherford B. Hayes.
Presidente Hayes
Department
Flag of Presidente Hayes
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Coordinates: 23°46′S 58°37′W / 23.767°S 58.617°W / -23.767; -58.617
Country Paraguay
CapitalVilla Hayes
Government
 • GovernorBernardo Zárate (ANR)
Area
 • Total
72,907 km2 (28,150 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
126,880
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
ISO 3166 codePY-15
Number of Districts8

Presidente Hayes (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾesiˈðente ˈaʝes]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villa Hayes. The department was named after U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, who awarded the territory to Paraguay while arbitrating a boundary dispute between Paraguay and Argentina after the Paraguayan War.

  1. ^ "Paraguay: Departments, Districts, Cities, Towns". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-06-10.