Alto Paraguay Department

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Alto Paraguay Department is a sparsely populated administrative region in northern Paraguay known for its vast Chaco landscapes and remote rural communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf department of Paraguay
administrativeDivisionOf Republic of Paraguay
linked to: Paraguay
borderWith Bolivia
Boquerón Department
Brazil
Presidente Hayes Department
capital Fuerte Olimpo
country Paraguay
formerCapital Puerto Casado
governedBy Governor of Alto Paraguay
hasBorderType international land border with Bolivia
international river border with Brazil
hasCity Fuerte Olimpo
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasEconomicActivity cattle ranching
ecotourism
extensive livestock grazing
hasEcosystem dry Chaco forest
savanna
hasFeature large territorial extension
limited road infrastructure
low population density
hasLegislativeBody Junta Departamental de Alto Paraguay
hasProtectedArea Cerro Chovoreca Natural Monument
Defensores del Chaco National Park
Río Negro National Park
hasRiver Apa River
Negro River
Paraguay River
hasTown Bahía Negra
Carmelo Peralta
Mayor Pablo Lagerenza
Puerto Casado
knownFor remote rural communities
vast Chaco landscapes
languageUsed Guaraní
Spanish
locatedIn Paraguay
Western Region of Paraguay
partOf Gran Chaco
regionType sparsely populated region
timeZone UTC−04:00
timeZoneDST UTC−03:00

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Puerto Casado locatedIn Alto Paraguay Department
Bahía Negra locatedIn Alto Paraguay Department
Alto Paraguay Department hasLegislativeBody Junta Departamental de Alto Paraguay
linked to: Alto Paraguay Department
Western Paraguay contains Alto Paraguay Department
subject linked to: western Paraguay
Río Negro National Park locatedIn Alto Paraguay Department
Concepción Department borders Alto Paraguay Department
Tapieté people countryDistribution Alto Paraguay Department