Jesús, Paraguay
Appearance
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Jesús | |
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Coordinates: 27°3′22″S 55°44′24″W / 27.05611°S 55.74000°W | |
Country | Paraguay |
Department | Itapúa Department |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,363 |
Jesús is a district in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay. It is well known for its Jesuit Mission, the Ruins of Jesús de Tavarangue. In 1993, the mission was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is open to visitation by tourists.
Location
[edit]Jesús is located 10 km from Ruta 6, 40 km north of the department’s capital, Encarnación, and is surrounded by the following districts:
- Hohenau to the east and north-east.
- La Paz to the west and north-west.
- Capitán Miranda to the west.
- Trinidad to the south.
Population
[edit]According to the projection made by the Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos, as of 2017 the district will have a total of 6,363 inhabitants.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Proyección de la Población por Sexo y Edad según Distrito, 2000-2025 Archived 2015-10-16 at the Wayback Machine DGEEC