Paraguay subdivisions in Spanish and Guarani: departments, districts

02 · Districts

The 263 districts of Paraguay by department

Departments in the order of their ISO 3166-2 numbers, then the capital district. The last column notes districts that were added or renamed since the 2016 list.

Tetãvore Concepción Concepción 14

PY-1Capital Concepción14 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Concepción

District	Earlier name	Change
Arroyito		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 22 November 2016
Azotey		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 24 December 2009
Belén	Nuestra Señora de Belén de los Mbayá
Concepción	Villa Real de la Concepción
Horqueta
Itacuá		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 7 July 2021
Loreto	Paraje Yuí / Capilla Zarza / Nuestra Señora de Loreto
Paso Barreto		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 31 May 2013
Paso Horqueta		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 24 April 2020
San Alfredo	Colonia San Alfredo	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 25 April 2013
San Carlos del Apa		listed as San Carlos in 2016
San Lázaro
Sargento José Félix López	Puentesiño	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 7 September 2011
Yby Yaú

Tetãvore San Pedro San Pedro 22

PY-2Capital San Pedro del Ycuamandiyú (Guarani Ykuamandyju)22 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: San Pedro

District	Earlier name	Change
Antequera
Capiibary
Choré
General Elizardo Aquino	Colonia Trinacria
General Isidoro Resquín
Guayaibí
Itacurubí del Rosario
Liberación	Cruce Liberación	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 24 June 2011
Lima	San Francisco de Asís del Aguaray
Nueva Germania
San Estanislao
San José del Rosario		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 29 December 2020
San Pablo
San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú	Villa San Pedro Apóstol de Ycuamandiyú	listed as San Pedro del Ycuamandiyú in 2016
Santa Rosa del Aguaray
San Vicente Pancholo		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 10 November 2016
Tacuatí
Unión	Capilla Unión
Veinticinco de Diciembre	Colonia 25 de Diciembre
Villa del Rosario	San José de Ybyracapá / Puesto de Cuarepotí
Yataity del Norte
Yrybucuá

Tetãvore Cordillera Cordillera 20

PY-3Capital Caacupé (Guarani Ka’akupe)20 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Cordillera

District	Earlier name	Change
Altos	San Lorenzo de la Cordillera de los Altos del Ybytyrapy (o Ybytyrapé)
Arroyos y Esteros	Capilla Duarte
Atyrá	Atyhá
Caacupé	Valle de Caacupé
Caraguatay	Puesto Mbocayaty
Emboscada	San Agustín de la Emboscada
Eusebio Ayala	Yuquyresa o Yuquyty Guazú / Capilla San Roque / Barrero Grande
Isla Pucú	Caaguy Yurú o Caaguy Roké
Itacurubí de la Cordillera
Juan de Mena
Loma Grande
Mbocayaty del Yhaguy
Nueva Colombia	Carayá Timán
Piribebuy	Paraje Obligado / Capilla Guazú
Primero de Marzo
San Bernardino	Colonia General Bernardino Caballero
San José Obrero
Santa Elena	Estancia Guazú
Tobatí
Valenzuela	Ybyraty

Tetãvore Guaira Guairá 18

PY-4Capital Villarrica (Guarani Villarrika)18 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Guairá

District	Earlier name	Change
Borja	Yhacanguazú
Capitán Mauricio José Troche
Coronel Martínez
Doctor Botrell
Félix Pérez Cardozo	Hyaty
General Eugenio Alejandrino Garay	Charará	listed as General Eugenio A. Garay in 2016
Independencia	Muvevó / Curuzupé / Colonia Independencia
Itapé
Iturbe	Santa Clara
José A. Fassardi
Mbocayaty del Guairá	Capilla Duarte
Natalicio Talavera
Ñumí
Paso Yobái		listed as Paso Yovai in 2016
San Salvador	Estación Borja
Tebicuary		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 21 April 2008
Villarrica
Yataity del Guairá

Tetãvore Ka’aguasu Caaguazú 22

PY-5Capital Coronel Oviedo22 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Caaguazú

District	Earlier name	Change
Caaguazú
Carayaó	Karaí Aó
Coronel Oviedo	Nuestra Señora Santa María de Ajóz (o Ajos)
Doctor Cecilio Báez	Yvahái
Doctor Juan Eulogio Estigarribia	Maracaná / Zanja Pypucú / Campo 9 / Colonia General Stroessner	listed as Doctor J. Eulogio Estigarribia in 2016
Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos	Pastoreo Ñuai
José Domingo Ocampos
La Pastora
Mariscal Francisco Solano López	Colonia Santa Teresa
Nueva Londres	Nueva Australia / Hugo Stroessner
Nueva Toledo	Turco Cué	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 16 November 2011
Raúl Arsenio Oviedo	Colonia Jhovy
Regimiento de Infantería Tres Corrales	Tacuacorá / Tayaó	listed as R. I. Tres Corrales in 2016
Repatriación
San Joaquín
San José de los Arroyos	San José de los Dos Arroyos
Santa Rosa del Mbutuy	Doctor Juan Ramón Chávez / Santa Rosa
Simón Bolívar	Colonia Appleyard
Tembiaporá		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 28 December 2007
Tres de Febrero
Vaquería	Colonia San Blas
Yhú

Tetãvore Ka’asapa Caazapá 11

PY-6Capital Caazapá (Guarani Ka’asapa)11 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Caazapá

District	Earlier name	Change
Abaí
Buena Vista	Mburicá Potrero
Caazapá	San José de Tebicuary / San José de Caazapá
Doctor Moisés Santiago Bertoni	Estación Sosa	listed as Doctor Moisés S. Bertoni in 2016
Fulgencio Yegros	Puesto Naranjo / San Fernando del Espíritu Santo / Colonia Nacional / Colonia Juan Gualberto González
General Higinio Morínigo	Tacuara
Maciel	San Francisco Cué
San Juan Nepomuceno
Tavaí
Tres de Mayo		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 19 April 2012
Yuty	San Francisco de Yuty

Tetãvore Itapúa Itapúa 30

PY-7Capital Encarnación30 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Itapúa

District	Earlier name	Change
Alto Verá	Doña Heriberta Stroessner de Iglesias
Bella Vista	Colonias Unidas
Cambyretá
Capitán Meza	Yaguarazapá
Capitán Miranda
Carlos Antonio López
Carmen del Paraná
Coronel José Félix Bogado	Kaí Puente	listed as Coronel Bogado in 2016
Edelira	Antidia Matiauda
Encarnación	Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación de la Encarnación de Itapúa
Fram	Colonia Apereá
General Artigas	Cangó–Bobí
General Delgado	San Luis de las Misiones
Hohenau	Colonias Unidas
Itapúa Poty
Jesús de Tavarangüé		listed as Jesús in 2016
José Leandro Oviedo	Salitre Cué
La Paz
Mayor Julio Dionisio Otaño	Puerto Lezcano	listed as Mayor Julio D. Otaño in 2016
Natalio	Domingo Robledo
Nueva Alborada	Capitán Vicente Matiauda
Obligado	Puerto Itacaguaré / Puerto Obligado / Colonias Unidas
Pirapó
San Cosme y Damián
San Juan del Paraná
San Pedro del Paraná
San Rafael del Paraná
Tomás Romero Pereira	María Auxiliadora
Trinidad	Santísima Trinidad del Paraná
Yatytay

Tetãvore Misiones Misiones 10

PY-8Capital San Juan Bautista de las Misiones10 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Misiones

District	Earlier name	Change
Ayolas	Paraje San Josemí
San Ignacio Guazú		listed as San Ignacio in 2016
San Juan Bautista	Posta San Juan	listed as San Juan Bautista de las Misiones in 2016
San Miguel
San Patricio
Santa María de Fe	Nuestra Señora del Taré	listed as Santa María in 2016
Santa Rosa de Lima		listed as Santa Rosa in 2016
Santiago	Santiago Apóstol
Villa Florida	Paso Santa María
Yabebyry

Tetãvore Paraguari Paraguarí 18

PY-9Capital Paraguarí (Guarani Paraguari)18 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Paraguarí

District	Earlier name	Change
Acahay
Caapucú
Carapeguá
Escobar	Yukerí
General Bernardino Caballero	Isla Galán
La Colmena	Colonia La Colmena
María Antonia	Colonia María Antonia	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 23 September 2016
Mbuyapey
Paraguarí
Pirayú	Capilla Gayoso
Quiindy
Quyquyhó
San Roque González de Santa Cruz	Tavapy
Sapucai
Tebicuarymí
Yaguarón
Ybycuí
Ybytymí	Yby Atýra

Tetãvore Alto Parana Alto Paraná 22

PY-10Capital Ciudad del Este (Guarani Kuarahyresẽme)22 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Alto Paraná

District	Earlier name	Change
Ciudad del Este	Puerto Flor de Lis / Puerto Presidente Stroessner
Doctor Juan León Mallorquín	Caarendy	listed as Juan León Mallorquín in 2016
Doctor Raúl Peña	Nueva Rondón	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 11 September 2012
Domingo Martínez de Irala
Hernandarias	Tacurú Pucú
Iruña
Itakyry
Juan Emiliano O'Leary	Cheíro Cué	listed as Juan Emilio O’Leary in 2016
Los Cedrales
Mbaracayú	Gleba 4
Minga Guazú	Colonia Presidente Stroessner
Minga Porá	Colonia Malvina
Ñacunday	Puerto Paranambú
Naranjal
Presidente Franco
San Alberto	Gleba 6
San Cristóbal
Santa Fe del Paraná	Colonia Padre Guido Coronel	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 11 July 2003
Santa Rita	Santa Rita del Monday
Santa Rosa del Monday
Tavapy	Colonia Tavapy	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 26 May 2011
Yguazú	Colonia Yguazú

Tetãvore Central Central 19

PY-11Capital Areguá (Guarani Aregua)19 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Central

District	Earlier name	Change
Areguá	Tapaicuá
Capiatá
Fernando de la Mora	Zavala Cué
Guarambaré	Todos los Santos de Guarambaré
Itá
Itauguá	Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Itauguá
Julián Augusto Saldívar	Posta Leiva	listed as Juan Augusto Saldívar in 2016
Lambaré
Limpio	San José de los Campos Limpios de Tapuá
Luque
Mariano Roque Alonso	Corumbá Cué
Ñemby	San Lorenzo de la Frontera
Nueva Italia
San Antonio	San Antonio de la Frontera
San Lorenzo	San Lorenzo del Campo Grande
Villa Elisa	Colonia Belga del Mbocayaty / Colonia Elisa
Villeta	San Felipe de Borbón en el Valle del Bastán
Ypacaraí	Guazú Virá / Tacuaral
Ypané	Pitum

Tetãvore Ñe’ẽmbuku Ñeembucú 16

PY-12Capital Pilar16 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Ñeembucú

District	Earlier name	Change
Alberdi	Villa Franca Nueva
Cerrito
Desmochados
General José Eduvigis Díaz	Arroyito
Guazú Cuá
Humaitá
Isla Umbú
Laureles
Mayor José Martínez		listed as Mayor José J. Martinez in 2016
Paso de Patria
Pilar	Villa del Ñeembucú / Villa del Pilar
San Juan Bautista de Ñeembucú		listed as San Juan Bautista del Ñeembucú in 2016
Tacuaras
Villa Franca	Villa Franca de los Remolinos
Villalbín
Villa Oliva

Tetãvore Amambái Amambay 6

PY-13Capital Pedro Juan Caballero6 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Amambay

District	Earlier name	Change
Bella Vista Norte	Villa Bella	listed as Bella Vista in 2016
Capitán Bado	Ñu Verá
Cerro Corá	Chirigüelo / Colonia Capitán Raúl Ocampos Rojas	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 17 June 2020
Karapaí		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 22 October 2013
Pedro Juan Caballero	Punta Porá
Zanja Pytá		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 8 September 2011

Tetãvore Kanindeju Canindeyú 16

PY-14Capital Salto del Guairá16 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Canindeyú

District	Earlier name	Change
Corpus Christi	Cayé Cué
Curuguaty	Villa San Isidro Labrador de los Reyes Católicos de Curuguaty	listed as Villa San Isidro de Curuguaty in 2016
General Francisco Caballero Álvarez	Puente Kyjhá
Itanará
Katueté
La Paloma del Espíritu Santo		listed as La Paloma in 2016
Laurel		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 10 January 2020
Maracaná		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 15 September 2016
Nueva Esperanza
Puerto Adela		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 14 June 2018
Saltos del Guairá	Colonia Salto del Guairá	listed as Salto del Guairá in 2016
Villa Ygatimí	Terecañy / San Pedro de Terecañy
Yasy Cañy		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 1 November 2002
Yby Pytá		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 9 April 2013
Ybyrarobaná		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 26 December 2011
Ypejhú

Tetãvore Presidente Hayes Presidente Hayes 10

PY-15Capital Villa Hayes10 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Presidente Hayes

District	Earlier name	Change
Benjamín Aceval	Monte Sociedad
Campo Aceval		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 17 June 2020
General José María Bruguez		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 20 June 2008
José Falcón
Nanawa	Puerto Elsa
Nueva Asunción	Chaco´i	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 11 May 2021
Puerto Pinasco
Teniente Esteban Martínez		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 12 September 2006
Teniente Primero Manuel Irala Fernández		listed as Teniente Irala Fernandez in 2016
Villa Hayes	Reducción Melodía / Amancio Cué / Nueva Burdeos / Villa Occidental

Tetãvore Alto Paraguái Alto Paraguay 4

PY-16Capital Fuerte Olimpo4 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Alto Paraguay

District	Earlier name	Change
Bahía Negra	Puerto Pacheco	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 25 April 2005
Capitán Carmelo Peralta		not in the 2016 list; municipality since 2 May 2008
Fuerte Olimpo	Fuerte Borbón
Puerto Casado	Ángeles Custodios	not in the 2016 list

Tetãvore Boquerón Boquerón 4

PY-19Capital Filadelfia4 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Boquerón

District	Earlier name	Change
Boquerón	Colonia Neuland	not in the 2016 list; municipality since 13 January 2021
Filadelfia	Colonia Fernheim
Loma Plata	Colonia Menno
Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia	Fortín General Camacho / Fortín Capitán López de Filippis

Distrito Capital Asunción (capital district) 1

PY-ASUCapital Asunción (Guarani Paraguay)1 municipalities

Paraguay: districts and municipalities by department: Asunción (capital district)

District	Earlier name	Change
Asunción	Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción

Districts, earlier names and dates: Anexo:Municipios de Paraguay, Spanish Wikipedia, read on 28 October 2026; its department headings give 13 municipalities for Concepción while its table lists 14, which are all shown here. Departments and codes: ISO 3166-2:PY, read from the English Wikipedia mirror on the same date. Guarani names and capitals: the 2016 edition of this list.