Place:Alto Paraná, Paraguay

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NameAlto Paraná
Alt namesAlto Paranásource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeDepartment
Coordinates25.5°S 54.833°W
Located inParaguay
Contained Places
District
Ciudad del Este
Doctor Juan León Mallorquín
Hernandarias
Itakyry
Los Cedrales
Minga Guazú
Minga Porá
Naranjal
Presidente Franco
San Alberto
San Cristóbal
Santa Rita
Santa Rosa del Monday
Yguazú
Inhabited place
Domíngo M. Irala
Itaquyry
Ñacunday
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Alto Paraná (; Upper Paraná) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Ciudad del Este (formerly known as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, originally Puerto Flor de Lis).

The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 50 years. Most of this growth has been concentrated in the department capital of Ciudad del Este, and mainly occurred after the construction of the Puente de la Amistad bridge in 1961, which connects Paraguay and Brazil. This department is home to the Itaipu power plant, which supplies 95% of the energy consumed by Paraguay, and the Acaray Dam. Several ecological reserves, a zoo and the Taiwanese-Paraguayan Technology Park are situated in this department.

The city of Presidente Franco was the first city founded in this department. Several important agricultural establishments are centered in the region of Minga Guazú which is home of the Guarani International Airport.

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