Coronel Oviedo

- 25.45 - 56.433334180Koordinaten: 25 ° 27 ' S, 56 ° 26' W

Coronel Oviedo is the capital of the department Caaguazú in Paraguay and covers an area of ​​878.80 km ². The city has about 52,400 inhabitants (estimate of 2006).

Location

The town is located 132 kilometers east of the capital Asuncion and is the hometown of former Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte Frutos. Coronel Oviedo in Paraguay traffic strategic importance due to its location halfway between Asuncion and Ciudad del Este and as a crossing point of the radio links Ruta Ruta 2 and 8

Name

The original name of the city at the time of its founding in 1778 was " Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Ajo " ( " Our Lady of the Rosary garlic " ), since the cultivation of garlic formed a significant basis for trade in the city. In February 1931, on the initiative of the city of Coronel Oviedo residents Florentin, a war hero of the Triple Alliance and the Chaco War, named. The unofficial nickname of the city is whether the alleged industriousness of its inhabitants "Capital of the work" (Spanish: Capital de trabajo ).

Events

  • The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo and is considered as a general starting point for the annual pilgrimage ( 82 km) south of Caacupe.
  • The mission of St. brothers. Francis entertain in Coronel Oviedo since 1962 a mission station.
  • In Coronel Oviedo every spring the Ajo Fair at the fairgrounds on the outskirts of proof.
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