Paraguay — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Paraguay had an estimated population of 5,516,399 in 2005, with 230 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Paraguay today — population now 7,095,279, against 5,516,399 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 5,516,399 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 5,448,097 | 7,095,279 | +30% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asunción | 1,856,345 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asunción | Asunción | 508,795 | 1,482,200 now |
| 2 | Ciudad del Este | Alto Paraná | 260,561 | 301,815 now |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | Central | 227,876 | 227,876 now |
| 4 | Luque | Central | 209,816 | — |
| 5 | Capiatá | Central | 198,553 | 198,553 now |
| 6 | Lambaré | Central | 126,377 | 126,377 now |
| 7 | Fernando de la Mora | Central | 120,167 | 120,167 now |
| 8 | Limpio | Central | 96,143 | 96,143 now |
| 9 | Ñemby | Central | 94,641 | 94,641 now |
| 10 | Encarnación | Itapúa | 74,983 | 74,983 now |
| 11 | Mariano Roque Alonso | Presidente Hayes | 72,008 | 72,008 now |
| 12 | Pedro Juan Caballero | Amambay | 67,428 | 75,109 now |
| 13 | Itauguá | Central | 64,997 | 64,997 now |
| 14 | Villa Elisa | Central | 64,099 | 64,099 now |
| 15 | San Antonio | Central | 55,754 | 55,754 now |
| 16 | Hernandaríaz | Alto Paraná | 55,666 | — |
| 17 | Caaguazú | Caaguazú | 54,808 | 54,808 now |
| 18 | Presidente Franco | Alto Paraná | 54,292 | 54,292 now |
| 19 | Coronel Oviedo | Caaguazú | 51,286 | 51,286 now |
| 20 | Concepción | Concepción | 48,123 | 48,123 now |
| 21 | Villarrica | Guairá | 41,157 | 41,157 now |
| 22 | Pilar | Ñeembucú | 25,541 | 32,810 now |
| 23 | Caacupé | Cordillera | 21,696 | 56,864 now |
| 24 | Itá | Central | 18,459 | 18,459 now |
| 25 | Minga Guazú | Alto Paraná | 17,921 | — |
| 26 | Villa Hayes | Presidente Hayes | 16,725 | — |
| 27 | San Estanislao | San Pedro | 14,749 | — |
| 28 | San Ignacio | Misiones | 14,404 | — |
| 29 | Ayolas | Misiones | 12,061 | 12,061 now |
| 30 | Santa Rita | Alto Paraná | 11,823 | 11,823 now |
| 31 | Doctor Eulogio Estigarribia | Caaguazú | 11,558 | — |
| 32 | Areguá | Central | 11,222 | 11,222 now |
| 33 | Curuguaty | Canendiyú | 11,095 | — |
| 34 | Villeta | Central | 11,030 | — |
| 35 | San Juan Bautista | Misiones | 10,935 | 16,593 now |
| 36 | Horqueta | Concepción | 10,531 | 10,531 now |
| 37 | Piribebuy | Cordillera | 10,337 | 10,337 now |
| 38 | Paraguarí | Paraguarí | 10,079 | 10,079 now |
| 39 | Tobatí | Cordillera | 9,952 | 9,952 now |
| 40 | Coronel Bogado | Itapúa | 9,830 | — |
| 41 | Ypacaraí | Central | 9,655 | 9,655 now |
| 42 | San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú | San Pedro | 9,360 | — |
| 43 | Capitán Bado | Amambay | 9,114 | 9,114 now |
| 44 | Guarambaré | Central | 9,065 | 9,065 now |
| 45 | Eusebio Ayala | Cordillera | 8,253 | 8,253 now |
| 46 | Filadelfia | Boquerón | 8,048 | 19,927 now |
| 47 | San Juan Nepomuceno | Caazapá | 7,893 | 7,893 now |
| 48 | Benjamín Aceval | Presidente Hayes | 7,751 | 7,751 now |
| 49 | Doctor Juan León Mallorquín | Alto Paraná | 7,481 | 7,481 now |
| 50 | Salto del Guairá | Canendiyú | 7,385 | 7,385 now |
| 51 | Santa Rosa | Misiones | 7,257 | — |
| 52 | Yaguarón | Paraguarí | 7,181 | — |
| 53 | Repatriación | Caaguazú | 7,085 | — |
| 54 | Marechal Estigarribia | Boquerón | 7,011 | — |
| 55 | Caazapá | Caazapá | 6,789 | — |
| 56 | Ypané | Central | 6,658 | — |
| 57 | Alberdi | Ñeembucú | 6,518 | — |
| 58 | Obligado | Itapúa | 6,350 | — |
| 59 | Emboscada | Cordillera | 5,911 | — |
| 60 | Carapeguá | Paraguarí | 5,784 | — |
| 61 | San Pedro del Paraná | Itapúa | 5,722 | — |
| 62 | Bella Vista | Amambay | 5,653 | — |
| 63 | Menno | Boquerón | 5,615 | — |
| 64 | Nanawa | Presidente Hayes | 5,587 | — |
| 65 | Tomás Romero Pereira | Itapúa | 5,533 | — |
| 66 | Hohenau | Itapúa | 5,306 | — |
| 67 | Quiindy | Paraguarí | 5,137 | — |
| 68 | Villa del Rosario | San Pedro | 5,123 | — |
| 69 | San José de los Arroyos | Caaguazú | 5,117 | — |
| 70 | Doctor Pedro P. Peña | Boquerón | 5,043 | — |
| 71 | San Alberto | Alto Paraná | 4,989 | — |
| 72 | La Victoria | Alto Paraguay | 4,987 | — |
| 73 | Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos | Caaguazú | 4,797 | — |
| 74 | Yuty | Caazapá | 4,774 | — |
| 75 | Atyrá | Cordillera | 4,768 | — |
| 76 | Altos | Cordillera | 4,763 | — |
| 77 | Juan Augusto Saldívar | Central | 4,761 | — |
| 78 | Mayor Otaño | Itapúa | 4,701 | — |
| 79 | San Bernardino | Cordillera | 4,651 | — |
| 80 | Ybycuí | Paraguarí | 4,629 | — |
| 81 | Iturbe | Guairá | 4,475 | — |
| 82 | La Paloma | Canendiyú | 4,383 | — |
| 83 | Carmen del Paraná | Itapúa | 4,196 | — |
| 84 | General Artigas | Itapúa | 4,073 | — |
| 85 | Katueté | Canendiyú | 4,070 | — |
| 86 | Pirayú | Paraguarí | 4,000 | — |
| 87 | Fram | Itapúa | 3,916 | — |
| 88 | Itacurubí del Rosario | San Pedro | 3,887 | — |
| 89 | Itacurubí de la Cordillera | Cordillera | 3,576 | — |
| 90 | Capiíbary | San Pedro | 3,537 | — |
| 91 | Loreto | Concepción | 3,476 | — |
| 92 | Yguazú | Alto Paraná | 3,363 | — |
| 93 | Nueva Esperanza | Canendiyú | 3,333 | — |
| 94 | Acahay | Paraguarí | 3,205 | — |
| 95 | Juan Emilio OʿLeary | Alto Paraná | 3,041 | — |
| 96 | Itaquyry | Alto Paraná | 3,038 | — |
| 97 | Abaí | Caazapá | 3,024 | — |
| 98 | San Roque González de Santa Cruz | Paraguarí | 2,993 | — |
| 99 | General Elizardo Aquino | San Pedro | 2,983 | — |
| 100 | Vaquería | Caaguazú | 2,871 | — |
| 101 | Nueva Italia | Central | 2,841 | — |
| 102 | General Francisco Álvarez | Canendiyú | 2,839 | — |
| 103 | Trinidad | Itapúa | 2,837 | — |
| 104 | Neuland | Boquerón | 2,816 | — |
| 105 | Ygatimi | Canendiyú | 2,809 | — |
| 106 | Los Cedrales | Alto Paraná | 2,754 | — |
| 107 | Antequera | San Pedro | 2,701 | — |
| 108 | Yatytay | Itapúa | 2,552 | — |
| 109 | La Colmena | Paraguarí | 2,551 | — |
| 110 | Jesús | Itapúa | 2,530 | — |
| 111 | Capitán Miranda | Itapúa | 2,498 | — |
| 112 | Fuerte Olimpo | Alto Paraguay | 2,475 | — |
| 113 | Carayaó | Caaguazú | 2,473 | — |
| 114 | Arroyos y Esteros | Cordillera | 2,455 | — |
| 115 | Tacuatí | San Pedro | 2,405 | — |
| 116 | Capitán Mauricio José Troche | Guairá | 2,368 | — |
| 117 | Lima | San Pedro | 2,358 | — |
| 118 | General Isidro Resquín | San Pedro | 2,349 | — |
| 119 | Bella Vista | Itapúa | 2,334 | — |
| 120 | Villa Florida | Misiones | 2,305 | — |
| 121 | Mbocayaty | Guairá | 2,296 | — |
| 122 | Caapucú | Paraguarí | 2,284 | — |
| 123 | Natalio | Itapúa | 2,252 | — |
| 124 | Guayaibi | San Pedro | 2,247 | — |
| 125 | San Cosme y Damián | Itapúa | 2,223 | — |
| 126 | Mbuyapey | Paraguarí | 2,201 | — |
| 127 | Choré | San Pedro | 2,193 | — |
| 128 | Naranjal | Alto Paraná | 2,151 | — |
| 129 | Santiago | Misiones | 2,144 | — |
| 130 | Santa María | Misiones | 2,095 | — |
| 131 | Yhú | Caaguazú | 2,092 | — |
| 132 | Ypehú | Canendiyú | 1,985 | — |
| 133 | Doctor Cecilio Báez | Caaguazú | 1,977 | — |
| 134 | Sapucaí | Paraguarí | 1,932 | — |
| 135 | Yataity | Guairá | 1,874 | — |
| 136 | Pozo Colorado | Presidente Hayes | 1,850 | — |
| 137 | Natalicio Talavera | Guairá | 1,809 | — |
| 138 | Minga Porá | Alto Paraná | 1,770 | — |
| 139 | Pirapó | Itapúa | 1,756 | — |
| 140 | San Joaquín | Caaguazú | 1,745 | — |
| 141 | Paso Yobai | Guairá | 1,737 | — |
| 142 | Santa Rosa del Monday | Alto Paraná | 1,709 | — |
| 143 | Edelira | Itapúa | 1,698 | — |
| 144 | José Ocampos | Caaguazú | 1,680 | — |
| 145 | Unión | San Pedro | 1,653 | — |
| 146 | Itapé | Guairá | 1,641 | — |
| 147 | Caraguatay | Cordillera | 1,637 | — |
| 148 | Belén | Concepción | 1,621 | — |
| 149 | Buena Vista | Caazapá | 1,580 | — |
| 150 | Independencia | Guairá | 1,575 | — |
| 151 | Aguaray | San Pedro | 1,552 | — |
| 152 | General Delgado | Itapúa | 1,544 | — |
| 153 | Isla Pucú | Cordillera | 1,529 | — |
| 154 | San Patricio | Misiones | 1,525 | — |
| 155 | Humaitá | Ñeembucú | 1,519 | — |
| 156 | Carlos Antonio López | Itapúa | 1,496 | — |
| 157 | San Juan del Paraná | Itapúa | 1,492 | — |
| 158 | Mbutuy | Caaguazú | 1,466 | — |
| 159 | Raúl Arsenio Oviedo | Caaguazú | 1,424 | — |
| 160 | General Higinio Morínigo | Caazapá | 1,399 | — |
| 161 | Yataity del Norte | San Pedro | 1,392 | — |
| 162 | Corpus Christi | Canendiyú | 1,387 | — |
| 163 | Coronel Martínez | Guairá | 1,359 | — |
| 164 | General José Eduvigis Díaz | Ñeembucú | 1,345 | — |
| 165 | San Miguel | Misiones | 1,210 | — |
| 166 | Nueva Germania | San Pedro | 1,206 | — |
| 167 | Mayor Pablo Lagerenza | Alto Paraguay | 1,200 | — |
| 168 | General Bernardino Caballero | Paraguarí | 1,152 | — |
| 169 | Yegros | Caazapá | 1,140 | — |
| 170 | Santa Elena | Cordillera | 1,137 | — |
| 171 | Tres de Febrero | Caaguazú | 1,063 | — |
| 172 | Cerrito | Ñeembucú | 1,036 | — |
| 173 | Domingo Martínez de Irala | Alto Paraná | 988 | — |
| 174 | Capitán Meza | Itapúa | 963 | — |
| 175 | General Eugenio Alejandrino Garay | Guairá | 955 | — |
| 176 | Mayor José Dejesús Martínez | Ñeembucú | 920 | — |
| 177 | Ñacunday | Alto Paraná | 912 | — |
| 178 | Puerto Pinasco | Presidente Hayes | 892 | — |
| 179 | Ñumí | Guairá | 864 | — |
| 180 | Paso de Patria | Ñeembucú | 853 | — |
| 181 | Primero de Marzo | Cordillera | 837 | — |
| 182 | Cambyreta | Itapúa | 822 | — |
| 183 | Nueva Londres | Caaguazú | 812 | — |
| 184 | Iruña | Alto Paraná | 802 | — |
| 185 | Villa Oliva | Ñeembucú | 772 | — |
| 186 | Simón Bolívar | Caaguazú | 767 | — |
| 187 | Veinticinco de Diciembre | San Pedro | 766 | — |
| 188 | Quyquyho | Paraguarí | 756 | — |
| 189 | San Salvador | Guairá | 723 | — |
| 190 | Tavaí | Caazapá | 722 | — |
| 191 | Laureles | Ñeembucú | 708 | — |
| 192 | San Lázaro | Concepción | 708 | — |
| 193 | San Carlos | Concepción | 705 | — |
| 194 | Marechal Francisco Solano López | Caaguazú | 688 | — |
| 195 | Nueva Colombia | Cordillera | 683 | — |
| 196 | San Pablo | San Pedro | 659 | — |
| 197 | Itapúa Poty | Itapúa | 646 | — |
| 198 | Alto Verá | Itapúa | 642 | — |
| 199 | Mbocayty del Yhaguy | Cordillera | 611 | — |
| 200 | Valenzuela | Cordillera | 587 | — |
| 201 | Félix Pérez Cardozo | Guairá | 536 | — |
| 202 | Ybytimí | Paraguarí | 525 | — |
| 203 | Mbaracayú | Alto Paraná | 509 | — |
| 204 | Maciel | Caazapá | 503 | — |
| 205 | Juan de Mena | Cordillera | 480 | — |
| 206 | San Cristóbal | Alto Paraná | 478 | — |
| 207 | San Rafael del Paraná | Itapúa | 459 | — |
| 208 | Villa Franca | Ñeembucú | 459 | — |
| 209 | San José Obrero | Cordillera | 458 | — |
| 210 | José Fasardi | Guairá | 409 | — |
| 211 | Tebicuarymí | Paraguarí | 403 | — |
| 212 | Doctor Moisés Bertoni | Caazapá | 380 | — |
| 213 | Villalbín | Ñeembucú | 375 | — |
| 214 | Guazu Cuá | Ñeembucú | 373 | — |
| 215 | Loma Grande | Cordillera | 364 | — |
| 216 | Isla Umbú | Ñeembucú | 340 | — |
| 217 | La Paz | Itapúa | 340 | — |
| 218 | La Pastoria | Caaguazú | 336 | — |
| 219 | San Juan Bautista de Ñeembucú | Ñeembucú | 330 | — |
| 220 | Borja | Guairá | 325 | — |
| 221 | Itanará | Canendiyú | 316 | — |
| 222 | José Falcón | Presidente Hayes | 310 | — |
| 223 | Leandro Oviedo | Itapúa | 309 | — |
| 224 | Nueva Alborada | Itapúa | 289 | — |
| 225 | Tacuaras | Ñeembucú | 280 | — |
| 226 | Tres Corrales | Caaguazú | 252 | — |
| 227 | Doctor Botrell | Guairá | 246 | — |
| 228 | Desmochados | Ñeembucú | 240 | — |
| 229 | Escobar | Paraguarí | 234 | — |
| 230 | Yabebyry | Misiones | 217 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central | 1,533,589 |
| 2 | Alto Paraná | 618,273 |
| 3 | Asunción | 508,795 |
| 4 | Itapúa | 484,308 |
| 5 | Caaguazú | 458,819 |
| 6 | San Pedro | 332,397 |
| 7 | Cordillera | 238,117 |
| 8 | Paraguarí | 227,919 |
| 9 | Concepción | 181,529 |
| 10 | Guairá | 181,128 |
| 11 | Canendiyú | 154,224 |
| 12 | Caazapá | 141,150 |
| 13 | Amambay | 120,680 |
| 14 | Misiones | 105,164 |
| 15 | Presidente Hayes | 88,960 |
| 16 | Ñeembucú | 77,587 |
| 17 | Boquerón | 49,755 |
| 18 | Alto Paraguay | 14,005 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.