Canindeyú

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Canindeyú
Department
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Etymology: Guarani: Kaninde ju (blue-and-yellow macaw)
Coordinates: 24°1′S 54°20′W / 24.017°S 54.333°W / -24.017; -54.333
Country	Paraguay
Capital	Salto del Guairá
Government
• Governor	Nelson Martínez (ANR)
Area
• Total	14,677 km2 (5,667 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	191,114
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-04 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-03 (ADT)
ISO 3166 code	PY-14
Number of Districts	10

Canindeyú (Spanish pronunciation: [kanindeˈʝu]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá.^[1] Canindeyú comes from the Guarani words Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow, blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

The department is divided in 16 districts:

1. Corpus Christi
2. Curuguaty
3. General Francisco Caballero Alvarez (Puente Kyhá)
4. Itanará
5. Katueté
6. La Paloma
7. Nueva Esperanza
8. Salto del Guairá
9. Villa Ygatimí
10. Yasy Cañy
11. Ypehú
12. Ybyrarobaná
13. Yby Pytá
14. Maracanà
15. Puerto Adela
16. Laurel

The eastern part of Canindeyu is very green; mostly rolling hills and soy bean farms. A fair portion of the population consists of Brazilian immigrants.

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