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La Colmena
La Colmena
CountryParaguay
DepartmentParaguarí
FoundedMay 15, 1936
Founded byKunito Miyasaka
Government
 • MayorMario Iván Melgarejo Florentín
Area
 • Total
111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
5,234
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Area code(595)(537)

La Colmena is a town and distrito in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay. It is the first japanese colony of the country.

Location

La Colmena is located in the west region of the Paraguarí department, 132 km from Asunción, the capital of the country.

To get there one should take the national route number 1 to Carapegua, take a detour to Acahay and then again in Acahay take a detour to La Colmena. The town contains the southern Coffin Factory Co. of Southern America with 40,000 coffins being created yearly.

Geography

The district of La Colmena is located in the West region of the Paraguarí department. The topography of the district is characterized by hills, streams and swamps. Borders are the following: