Coronel Oviedo (), locally simply known as Oviedo, is a city in east-central

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

. It is the capital of the

Caaguazú Department Caaguazú () is a Departments of Paraguay, department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Coronel Oviedo. History In the 16th and 17th centuries, European settlers in the present-day department of Caaguazú District, Caaguazú were threaten ...

, about 150 kilometers east of

Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...

, and was founded in 1758. The city has a population of about 52,400 (2006 Estimate) and is the hometown of former president Nicanor Duarte Frutos. Coronel Oviedo is an important transit point, as it lies halfway between Asunción and

Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este (, Spanish for Eastern City; often shortened as CDE) is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km east of Asunción, the capital, and i ...

. In addition, it sits at the intersection of highways Ruta 2, Ruta 7 and Ruta 8. The moniker for the city is the "Capital of Work" or ''capital de trabajo'' in

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. The original name of the city at the time of its founding was "Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Ajos" or "Our Lady of the Rosary of Garlic", as the cultivation of

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was a prominent local cash crop and formed a significant base for trade in the city. In 1931 the government of Paraguay changed the name of the city to Coronel Oviedo in memory of Cnel Florentin Oviedo, hero of the War of the Triple Alliance. After the war Oviedo settled in Ajos live there until his dead in 1935. The city is the seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo () is a diocese located in the city of Coronel Oviedo in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción, Asunción in Paraguay. History * On September 10, 1961, the Territorial ...

Climate

Coronel Oviedo has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(

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: ''Cfa'') with hot summers and warm winters.

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{{Authority control Populated places in the Caaguazú Department Populated places established in 1758 1758 establishments in the Viceroyalty of Peru

Climate

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