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General Bernardino Caballero, Paraguay

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Caballero
General Bernardino Caballero
Caballero is located in Paraguay
Caballero
Caballero
Location in Paraguay
Coordinates: 25°41′35″S 56°51′28″W / 25.69306°S 56.85778°W / -25.69306; -56.85778
CountryParaguay
DepartmentParaguarí
FoundedAugust 30, 1902
Founded byAndrés Héctor Carvallo
Government
 • MayorJuan Tomás Mereles Rolón
Area
 • Total162 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total7,223
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code
4500
Area code(595)(526)

General Bernardino Caballero (or simply Caballero) is a town and a district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is named after Bernardino Caballero, President of Paraguay from 1880 until 1886.

Location

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Caballero is located in the north-west region of the Paraguarí department, 101 km from Asunción, the capital of the Paraguay; and about 30 km from the city of Paraguarí.

To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Paraguarí, and there take a detour to Gral. Bernardino Caballero.

Geography

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The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following:

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