Concepción Department, Paraguay

The Concepción department () is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Concepción.
Its code is PY-1.
Geography.
The Concepción department is in the central part of the country, in the northwest of the "Oriental" region. It has an area of , with a population of 189,929 for a Population density of .
Rivers.
The main river in the department is the Paraguay river. Other rivers are the Apa and the Ypané.
Climate.
, the total amount of precipitation for the year 2012 in the city of Concepción was . The month with the most precipitation was March with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation was August with .
The average temperature for the year 2012 in Concepción was . The warmest month, on average, was January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of .
Districts.
The department is divided in 11 districts: