Paraguarí Department

The Paraguarí department () is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Paraguarí. Its code is PY-09.
History.
The territory of this department is in a valley formerly called "Yarigua'a" that was part of the mission of Jesuit priests during the colonization.
At the end of the 16th century, the Franciscan missionaries founded the city of Yaguarón with Guarani people. More towns were founded on which today form part of this department:
The department was created in 1935. In 1945, the old department of Quyyndy was made part of Paraguarí.
Geography.
The Paraguarí department is in the southwest of the "Oriental" region. It is one of the smallest of the departments of Paraguay, with an area of . It has a population of 239,633 for a population density of .
Districts.
The department is divided in 17 districts: