José Falcón, Paraguay

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name = José Falcón
settlement_type = District
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subdivision_name = Paraguay
subdivision_type1 = Department
subdivision_name1 = Presidente Hayes
leader_title = Intendente Municipal
leader_name = Walter Agustín Olmedo (ANR)
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established_date = 1997
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José Falcón is a village in the Presidente Hayes department of Paraguay. Located at 48 km from Asuncion.

Geography

. Its physical appearance is part of the characteristics of the Chaco soil: lowland with abundant vegetation of palm trees. It is a coastal city located at the junction between the Pilcomayo and Paraguay rivers. This district is located in a lowland area with clay soil. With no meaningful elevations. The geography in general at this part of the department is characterized by being swampy, with palm trees and grasses. It is a region that is highly prone to flooding in the rainy seasons of the year.

Limits

Jose Falcon limits with:
* North: Here is located the vast territory of Chaco
* South: bordering the town of Chaco'i
* East: with the district of Villa Hayes and Paraguay River
* West: bordered by the city of Clorinda Argentina and Pilcomayo River

Climate

The district is located in an area of very hot weather in summer. In Jose Falcon the temperature reaches 44 ° C. In winter the temperature is 0 ° C. The average annual temperature is 26 ° C.

Demographics

Jose Falcon has 3,808 inhabitants in total, of which 2,014 are men and 1,794 women, according to estimations by the Directorate General of Statistics, Census and Surveys.

The current surface of the young municipality is 1,919 sq km, with a population of approximately 9,000 inhabitants.

Economy

This area is characterized by a high commercial and tourist exchange between Paraguay and Argentina. Its strategic location near the border, makes commercial traffic intense. The town of Puerto Falcon joins the city of Clorinda by the bridge San Ignacio de Loyola, on Pilcomayo River. It is a strategic border trade, in the Department of President Hayes.

History

By law in 1997 the municipality of Jose Falcon was created, as a detachment of the municipality of Villa Hayes. A group of residents organized in a Coordinator Pro municipality prompted the creation of the municipality. The area has economic and social infrastructure and a strategic position to enhance sustainable development and become a powerful pole of development.

Tourism

which makes it an important source of resources.

How to get there?

You reach the town by a detour of Route XII "Vice President Sanchez," is a detachment of the town of Villa Hayes.

References

* Geography Illustrated Paraguay, Distributed by Arami SRL, 2007. ISBN 99925-68-04-6
* Geography of Paraguay, First Edition 1999, Publisher Hispanic Paraguay SRL
* [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-179&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazeteer: Paraguay] – World-Gazetteer.com
* EVP - Wikipedia
* [http://www.evp.edu.py/index.php?title=Portada Enciclopedia Virtual Paraguaya - Portal]

External links

* [http://www.senatur.gov.py/ National Secretary of Tourism]
* [http://www.dgeec.gov.py// Directorate General for Surveys, Statistics and Census]
* [http://www.correoparaguayo.gov.py/codigos_regionales.htm Paraguayan National Mail]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PA/16/José Falcón.html geographic coordinates and
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