Valenzuela, Paraguay

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Valenzuela
—  City  —
Parish church
Valenzuela is located in Paraguay
Valenzuela
Location in Paraguay
Coordinates: 23°35′S 56°52′W / 23.583°S 56.867°W / -23.583; -56.867
Country  Paraguay
Department Cordillera
Government
 • Mayor Eladio Galeano Lugo
Area
 • Total 173 km2 (66.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 5,581
 • Density 32.3/km2 (83.6/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-04)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-03)
Postal code 3070

Valenzuela is a town and district of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay, located some 107 km from Asunción. The town, as of 2002, had a population of 713, while the district's one amounted to 5,581.

Economy is based on agriculture, especially cultivation of ananas. The parish church of Valenzuela houses a Baroque pulpit dating to the first Jesuit missions in the country.

Coordinates: 25°35′00″S 56°52′00″W / 25.5833333°S 56.8666667°W / -25.5833333; -56.8666667


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