Boquerón Department

Coordinates: 21°31′S 60°42′W / 21.517°S 60.700°W / -21.517; -60.700
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Boquerón Department
Departamento de Boquerón
Flag of Boquerón Department
Coat of arms of Boquerón Department
Location of Boquerón Department
Coordinates: 21°31′S 60°42′W / 21.517°S 60.700°W / -21.517; -60.700
Country Paraguay
CapitalFiladelfia
Number of Districts3
Government
 • GovernorEdwin Pauls Friesen (ANR)
Area
 • Total91,669 km2 (35,394 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total45,617
 • Density0.50/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
ISO 3166 codePY-19

The Boquerón Department (Spanish pronunciation: [bokeˈɾon]; Spanish: Departamento de Boquerón) is a department in the west of Paraguay. The capital is Filadelfia.

Districts[change | change source]

The department has 6 districts:

  1. Filadelfia
  2. Loma Plata
  3. Mariscal Estigarribia
  4. General Eugenio A. Garay
  5. Doctor Pedro P. Peña
  6. New Land

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