Concepción, Paraguay

Concepción
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Concepción
Coordinates: 23°24′0″S 57°25′48″W / 23.4°S 57.43°W / -23.4; -57.43Coordinates: 23°24′0″S 57°25′48″W / 23.4°S 57.43°W / -23.4; -57.43
Country	Paraguay
Department	Concepción
Concepción	1773 for Agustín Fernando de Pinedo
Government
– Intendente municipal	Luis Herminio Acosta Paniagua (PLRA)
Area
– Total	8,490 km2 (3,278 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population (2008)
– Total	76,378
– Density	9/km2 (23.3/sq mi)
Time zone	AST (UTC-04)
– Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-03)
Area code(s)	8700

Concepción is a city in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies on the Paraguay River.

Main Catholic chapel in Concepción

Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the 20th century, as a centre for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco, and a river port. The town was also a centre for the Paraguayan Civil War of 1947. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay.

Climate

Concepción has a humid subtropical climate with abundant precipitation all year-round, with a highly distinct summer peak. Summers are very hot, rainy and often oppressively humid. Severe thunderstorms are very common in the summer, and can often dump copious amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, along with destructively high winds and occasional hail. Winter is much drier and considerably cooler, with near drought-like conditions often prevailing. The Pampero, a bitterly cold southerly wind from Patagonia, frequently blasts Concepción and the surrounding area during winter, often plunging temperatures by several degrees. Rainfall occurs infrequently during the winter months.

Climate data for Concepción, Paraguay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	33 (91)	33 (91)	32 (90)	29 (84)	27 (81)	24 (75)	25 (77)	27 (81)	28 (82)	31 (88)	32 (90)	33 (91)	29.5
Daily mean °C (°F)	28 (82)	27 (81)	26 (79)	24 (75)	20 (68)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	25 (77)	26 (79)	27 (81)	23.6
Average low °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	21 (70)	19 (66)	16 (61)	14 (57)	13 (55)	14 (57)	16 (61)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	18.3
Precipitation mm (inches)	153 (6.02)	123 (4.84)	140 (5.51)	123 (4.84)	125 (4.92)	62 (2.44)	43 (1.69)	56 (2.2)	68 (2.68)	125 (4.92)	162 (6.38)	164 (6.46)	1,344 (52.91)
% humidity	69	73	74	76	77	77	72	70	68	67	67	70	72
Avg. precipitation days	10	9	8	7	7	7	5	6	7	8	8	10	92
Source: The Weather Network [1]

References

1. ^ "Climate Statistics for Concepciớn, Paraguay (1961-1990)". November 15, 2011. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/statistics/c03507. 

Sources

• World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com