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Boquerón

Statistics
Capital:Filadelfia
Area:91,669 km²
Inhabitants:45,617 (2002)
Pop. density:0.5 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2:PA-19
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Boquerón is a department in the Western Region of Paraguay. It is the country's largest department, with an area of 91,669 km2, but its population is only 45,617 (2002 census). The department includes most of the German Mennonite colonies of Fernheim , Menno , and Neuland . The capital is Filadelfia. Other towns are General Eugenio A. Garay , Doctor Pedro P. Peña , and Mariscal Estigarribia .

In 1992 the departement Nueva Asunción was merged with Boquerón, effectively recreating the departement as of 1945 when it was split. Also in 1992 the capital was moved from Doctor Pedro P. Peña to the current one.

The department is divided in 3 districts:

  1. Doctor Pedro P. Peña
  2. General Eugenio A. Garay
  3. Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia



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