Quyquyhó

Quyquyhó
Quyquyhó
Coordinates: 26°13′48″S 56°59′24″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)

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.

Notable people

• Aníbal Lovera, composer and singer

Sources

• World Gazetteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com