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Alto Paraguay

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Statistics
Capital: Fuerte Olimpo
Area: 82,349 km²
Inhabitants: 15,008 (2002)
Pop. density: 0.2 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2: PY-16
Map
Map of Paraguay highlighting the department


Alto Paraguay is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Fuerte Olimpo. In 1992 the Chaco Department was merged with Alto Paraguay, effectively recreating the original departement Olimpo as it existed till 1945.

The department is divided in 3 districts:

  1. Fuerte Olimpo District
  2. La Victoria
  3. Mayor Pablo Lagerenza