San Salvador is a district of the Guairá Department

Guairá Department

Guairá is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villarrica.It covers a surface of , with a population of 178130 inhabitants .You can get there through the Road nª8 Blas Garay...

, Paraguay

Paraguay

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It is located in 18 kilometers southwest of Villarrica

Villarrica, Paraguay

Villarrica is a city located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, is capital of the Guairá Department. It was founded by the Spanish Captain Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570 in the old Guaira, today in Brazilian territory....

, the capital of the department, over the old train rails. It's also known as the former Borja station.

The activities of the inhabitants are agricultural and cattle growing.

Patronal Celebrations

Every January 6 the streets are decorated and the people gets ready for the Mass directed by the Bishop of the Villarrica Dioceses. Every year the people celebrate the party honoring its saint patron Child Savior of the World. His image could be found in the church of the same name.

The novena starts December 28, and every neighborhood has in charge the celebration of one day of Mass. During the nine days are made bullfights, followed by a gala party honoring the saint patron.

When the Mass is finished, the image of the saint patron travels in the procession throughout the city.

Area

This district has an area of 14 square kilometers, with a total population of 3,483 inhabitants and a population density of 24.88 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Limits

• North: The city of Villarrica
  Villarrica, Paraguay
  Villarrica is a city located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, is capital of the Guairá Department. It was founded by the Spanish Captain Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570 in the old Guaira, today in Brazilian territory....
  
  , capital of the department.
• South: The Iturbe district.
• West: The Borja district.
• East: The Ñumí
  Ñumí
  Ñumí is a district of the Guairá Department, Paraguay.Is located to the south of the city of Villarrica, the capital of the department, and to the east of the San Salvador district. Is connected to both by wide roads. Is about 198 kilometers away from Asunción...
  
   and Iturbe districts.

Hydrography

The following streams flows through the district:

• Remansito.
• Yhacá Guazú.
• Itacuña.

Demography

The main social-demographic indicators in the district says:

• Population under 15 years old: 35.2%
• Average kids per woman: 3,1 kids
• Average illiterates: 10.5%

65.37 % of the population dedicates to the primary sector, 7.5% to the secondary sector and 26.3% to the tertiary sector.

• Percentage of the population occupied in agricultural activities: 65.6%
• Percentage of houses with electricity service: 89.4%
• Percentage of houses with water service: 33.8%

Population with unsatisfied basic needs in:

• Education: 8.2 %
• Sanitary infrastructure: 12.3 %
• Housing quality: 39.8 %
• Subsistence capacity: 18.2 %

Economy

The inhabitants in this district are involved in the cultivation of wheat

Wheat

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, sugar-cane, tobacco

Tobacco

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, cotton

Cotton

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 and grapes. Also stock-breeding of cows, sheep, pigs and horses.

Roads and communication

His most important terrestrial communication is the Route 8 "Doctor Blas Garay", that connects it with the city of Villarrica

Villarrica, Paraguay

Villarrica is a city located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, is capital of the Guairá Department. It was founded by the Spanish Captain Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570 in the old Guaira, today in Brazilian territory....

, capital of the Department, and with Asunción

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

 and other locations of the department and the country. The other internal roads are terraced making easier the intercommunication between the districts.

Has the telephonic services from Copaco and mobile telephony, besides various communication media and the journals from the capital of the country.

The district have modern buses to travel to the capital of the country and to the other departments. To the internal trips have buses of less capacity.

How to get there

From Asunción

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

 you have to follow the Route 2 "Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia" until the city of Coronel Oviedo

Coronel Oviedo

Coronel Oviedo is a city in Paraguay. It is the capital of the Caaguazú Department, about 150 kilometers east of Asunción.The city has a population of about 52,400 and is the hometown of president Nicanor Duarte Frutos. Coronel Oviedo is an important transit point, as it lies halfway between...

. There taking the detour of the Route 8 "Doctor Blas Garay" you get to the city of Mbocayaty, following the same route you get to the city of Villarrica, capital of the department, and 12 kilometers to the south and taking a non-asphalted road traveling 16 kilometers more you'll get to San Salvador.

Population

According to the data provided by the General Office of Statistics, Polls and Census, this is the data of the San Salvador district:

• Population from 0 to 14 years old: 35.2%
• Population from 15 to 64 years old: 56.4%
• Population from 65 years old: 8.4%

Being 75.44 % of the population settled on the rural zone.

Qualified colonies

This colonies were qualified by the INDERT.

• Antonio Rojas Silvera Colony, with an area of 2,177 hectares and 89 shares.
• José A. Molas Colony, with an area of 2,000 hectares 91 shares.

Tourism

The natural beauties of the Guairá Department

Guairá Department

Guairá is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villarrica.It covers a surface of , with a population of 178130 inhabitants .You can get there through the Road nª8 Blas Garay...

 and particularly of the San Salvador district are ready to rural tourism and wild safaris.

Outstanding citizens

In this city was born the former President of Paraguay, Andrés Rodríguez

Andrés Rodríguez

Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti was the President of Paraguay from February 3, 1989 to August 15, 1993. He assumed the presidency in a coup d'état against Alfredo Stroessner.-1989 Coup d'état:...

, whom hurled down the dictator that governed the country for 35 years, Alfredo Stroessner

Alfredo Stroessner

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