Quyquyhó

Place in Paraguarí, Paraguay

26°13′48″S 56°59′24″W / 26.23000°S 56.99000°W / -26.23000; -56.99000Country

ParaguayDepartmentParaguaríGovernment

• MayorEsteban Martín Samaniego Álvarez (UNACE)Area

• Total624 km² (241 sq mi)Population

(2002)

• Total6,865 • Density11/km² (28/sq mi)

Quyquyhó (Guaraní: Kuykuyho) is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.

Geography

It is located in the southern region of the Paraguarí Department. It is approximately 169 km away from the Paraguayan capital city, Asunción.

How to get there

From Asunción you have to take the National Route Number 1 (Ruta Uno) until you reach Caapucú, where you have to take a detour on your left to the town of Quyquyhó.

Demography

This district is 624 km² big, and according to the 2002 National Census, Quyquyhó has a total population of 6,865 inhabitants and its urban has only 798 inhabitants.