Quyquyhó (Guaraní: Kuykuyho) is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.
Quyquyhó | |
|---|---|
  Quyquyhó | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′48″S 56°59′24″W / 26.23000°S 56.99000°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Department | Paraguarí |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Esteban Martín Samaniego Álvarez (UNACE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 624 km2 (241 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 6,865 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Geography edit
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 edit
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 edit
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.
Notable people edit
- Aníbal Lovera, composer and singer
Sources edit
- World Gazetteer: Paraguay[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com