Department · Paraguay
# Concepción Department

Concepción Department is a department of Paraguay. It had an estimated 265,978 people in 2023 on 18,543 km² (about 14 per km²). Its main town is Concepción. It is divided into 14 districts. 235 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 556 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 265,978 people (2023)
- 18,543 km²
- 14 districts
- 556 mapped services

## How many people live in Concepción Department?

Concepción Department had an estimated 265,978 people in 2023 — 3.5% of Paraguay, 8th of 18 departments. There are 944 women for every 1,000 men (below the Paraguay figure of 988). Spread over 18,543 km², that is about 14 people per km², 13th of 18 departments.

32.5% of people are children under 15 and 6.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 28 across Paraguay). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people.
- 0–4 29,210
- 5–9 29,060
- 10–14 28,145
- 15–19 26,263
- 20–24 24,139
- 25–29 23,249
- 30–34 22,067
- 35–39 19,042
- 40–44 13,470
- 45–49 9,818
- 50–54 9,077
- 55–59 8,304
- 60–64 7,233
- 65–69 6,042
- 70–74 4,431
- 75–79 2,893
- 80+ 3,441

Source: UNFPA and Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEC) via OCHA HDX, population 2023 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Concepción Department?

Concepción Department lies in Paraguay. It borders 4 other departments: Alto Paraguay Department, Amambay Department, Presidente Hayes Department and San Pedro Department. By area it is the 5th largest of 18 departments in Paraguay. It covers 4.6% of Paraguay. The centre of Concepción Department is about 280 km in a straight line from Asunción, the capital. The centre point is at 22.7943° S, 57.2715° W.

Source: Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEC), INE: Instituto Nacionel de Estadistica Paraguay via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Concepción Department

OpenStreetMap lists 34 named sights in Concepción Department: 8 monuments; 7 attractions; 6 memorials; 4 waterfalls; 4 nature reserves; 2 museums; 1 castle or fort; 1 viewpoint; 1 cave.
- Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro e Historico de Concepcion · museum
- Museo Municipal del Cuartel de la Villa Real · museum
- Fuerte de San Carlos del Apa · castle or fort
- Cachoeira do Apa · waterfall
- Saltos del Apa · waterfall
- Very small "Waterfall" · waterfall
- Very small Waterfall too · waterfall
- Area Protegida - Caverna Kamba Hopo · nature reserve
- Area Protegida - Cerro Morado, Caverna Ycua Pa´i · nature reserve
- Area Protegida - Cerro Tres Cerros, Cavernas 14 de Julio y Santa Caverna · nature reserve
- Area Protegida - Santa Elena · nature reserve
- El Mirador de Vallemi · viewpoint
- Arroyo Tagatiya · attraction
- Cerro Memby · attraction
- Mansion Otaño · attraction
- Playa Municipal Paso Horqueta · attraction
- Santa Caverna · attraction
- Subida a Cerro 3 Cerros · attraction
- desplaye · attraction
- Agustin Fernando de Pinedo · memorial
- Antiguo Motor de Locomotora · monument
- Casa lindoo · monument
- Club de Leones · memorial
- General José Eduvigis Díaz · memorial
- HORQUETA · monument
- Homenaje a Emiliano R. Fernández · memorial
- Monolito del Trópico de Capricornio · monument
- Monumento a Virgen de Caacupé · memorial
- Monumento a la Virgen Maria Auxiliadora · monument
- Monumento al Indio · monument

…and 4 more.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Concepción Department
- Time zone UTC−3, no daylight saving · America/Asuncion
- Currency Guarani (PYG)
- Country calling code +595
- Languages Spanish, Guarani
- Plug types Type C · 220 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports
- Ponta Porã Airport (PMG) · Ponta Porã 163 km
- Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) · Asunción 273 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 07:26, sunset around 18:11).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
| Jan | 06:16 | 19:39 | 13.4 h |
| Feb | 06:37 | 19:29 | 12.9 h |
| Mar | 06:51 | 19:06 | 12.3 h |
| Apr | 07:01 | 18:36 | 11.6 h |
| May | 07:13 | 18:16 | 11.0 h |
| Jun | 07:26 | 18:11 | 10.7 h |
| Jul | 07:29 | 18:20 | 10.9 h |
| Aug | 07:14 | 18:33 | 11.3 h |
| Sep | 06:46 | 18:42 | 11.9 h |
| Oct | 06:17 | 18:52 | 12.6 h |
| Nov | 05:58 | 19:09 | 13.2 h |
| Dec | 05:58 | 19:29 | 13.5 h |

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Districts of Concepción Department
| District | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Arroyito | 883 | 3 | 8 |
| Azote'y | 721 | 9 | 9 |
| Belén | 210 | 13 | 7 |
| Concepción | 445 | 49 | 311 |
| Horqueta | 1,301 | 19 | 91 |
| Itacuá | 1,754 | 17 | 2 |
| Loreto | 771 | 17 | 25 |
| Paso Barreto | 2,154 | 19 | 12 |
| Paso Horqueta | 1,049 | 16 | 15 |
| San Alfredo | 1,973 | 10 | 8 |
| San Carlos del Apa | 1,644 | 15 | 3 |
| San Lázaro | 1,188 | 22 | 23 |
| Sargento José Félix López | 2,258 | 22 | 18 |
| Yby Yaú | 2,191 | 23 | 24 |

Source: Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEC), INE: Instituto Nacionel de Estadistica Paraguay via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

## Villages and localities in Concepción Department

Open gazetteers list 235 villages, towns and localities in Concepción Department. The largest with a recorded population: Concepción (48,123), Yby Yaú (31,290), Horqueta (10,531), Puerto Vallemí (5,332), Belén (1,621) and San Lázaro (708). Settlements here lie between about 44 m and 391 m above sea level (median 120 m).
- Agüerito
- Angelito
- Arroyito
- Asentamiento San Francisco
- Asentamiento Santa María
- Asentamiento Santo Domingo
- Asentamiento Santo Domingo - Divino Niño Jesús
- Asentamiento Santo Domingo - Ocho de Diciembre
- Azote’y
- Barrio Inmaculada
- Barrio Itacurubi
- Barrio Oga Renda
- Barrio Santa Teresita
- Barrio Villa Oliva
- Belén
- Boquerón
- Caleria Santa Elena
- Capitán Sosa
- Cebolla
- Centro
- Colonia Agustín R. Pinedo
- Colonia Bogado-cué
- Colonia Cerro Memby
- Colonia Ex Combatiente
- Colonia Ex Enfermera del Chaco
- Colonia Fernando de la Mora
- Colonia General Díaz
- Colonia General de División A. Fretes Dávalos
- Colonia Hernandarias
- Colonia Jorge Sebastián Miranda (Hugua Ñandú)
- Colonia José Berges
- Colonia Miranda
- Colonia Presidente Stroessner
- Colonia Reconstrucción
- Colonia Roberto L. Petit
- Colón
- Compañía Cañada
- Compañía Curuzu Nú
- Compañía Gumersindo Sosa
- Compañía Potrero Romero
- Compañía Salinas Cué
- Compañía San Antonio
- Compañía Yhuguá Guazú
- Compañía Zanja Cué
- Comunidad Indígena Redención
- Conavi
- Concepción
- Concepción - Yby Yau
- Curuzú de Hierro
- Del Bañado
- Establecimento Ñanducuá
- Estancia Alambre Tuajhá
- Estancia Ardeba
- Estancia Cabañas
- Estancia Cagatá
- Estancia Cali
- Estancia Caracol
- Estancia Casilda
- Estancia Cazal Cué
- Estancia Centurión
- Estancia Cerro Memby
- Estancia Corralito
- Estancia Delfín
- Estancia Estrellas
- Estancia Garay Cué
- Estancia Gavilán
- Estancia Hermosa
- Estancia Isla Sola
- Estancia Isla Yovai
- Estancia La Novia
- Estancia La Victoria
- Estancia Laguna Negra
- Estancia Loma Porá
- Estancia Machuca-cué
- Estancia Mancuello
- Estancia Medina
- Estancia Napegue
- Estancia Nú Apu-á
- Estancia Nú Porá
- Estancia Potrero
- Estancia Primavera
- Estancia Prosperidad
- Estancia Rancho Z
- Estancia Recalde-cué
- Estancia Recife
- Estancia Reyes Cué
- Estancia Rosalia
- Estancia Salinares
- Estancia San Alfredo
- Estancia San Antonio
- Estancia San Blas
- Estancia San Diego
- Estancia San José
- Estancia San Luis
- Estancia San Miguel
- Estancia San Rafael
- Estancia Sanguina
- Estancia Santa Clara
- Estancia Santa Luisa
- Estancia Santa María
- Estancia Sofía
- Estancia Tacho Cué
- Estancia Tacuara
- Estancia Tagatiya
- Estancia Tarumá
- Estancia Terrado
- Estancia Toldo Cué
- Estancia Toldo-Cue
- Estancia Totoré
- Estancia Trementina
- Estancia Ugarte-cué
- Estancia Zapatero-cué
- Fátima
- Gaona-cué
- Horqueta
- Hugua Ocampos
- Industrial
- Inmaculada
- Isla Real
- Itacurubí
- Itacuá
- Jardín de Europa
- Kilómetro 25
- Kilómetro 28
- Kilómetro 30
- La Caída
- La Suerte
- Las Mercedes
- Las Palmas
- Loma Pyta
- Loreto
- Maldonado-cué
- Maria Auxiliadora
- María Auxiliadora
- María Auxiliadora Uno
- Mirabeau
- Nazareth
- Niño Salvador
- Obrero
- Paso Barreto
- Paso Horqueta
- Paso Mbutú
- Paso Tuya
- Paso Tuyá
- Peguajho Mí
- Piri Poty
- Primavera
- Puentesiño Este
- Puentesiño Sur
- Puerto Abente
- Puerto Alegre
- Puerto Arrecife
- Puerto Calera-Cué
- Puerto Cooper
- Puerto Fonciere
- Puerto Itacuá
- Puerto Itapucu-mí
- Puerto Itapucú Mi
- Puerto Max
- Puerto Napegué
- Puerto Risso
- Puerto Río Negro
- Puerto San Juan
- Puerto San Luis
- Puerto Santa Rita
- Puerto Sastre
- Puerto Vallemí
- Puerto Yrigoyen
- Puesto Pañuelo
- Punta
- Ramos
- Retiro
- Retiro Federico-cué
- Retiro Laguna
- Retiro Serranía
- Sagrada Familia
- Salvador del Mundo
- San Agustín
- San Alfredo
- San Antonio
- San Antonio de Guzmán
- San Blas
- San Carlos
- San Carlos del Apa
- San Clemente
- San Francisco
- San Jorge
- San Josemi
- San José
- San José Olero
- San Juan
- San Juan Yui-Y
- San Luis
- San Luís
- San Lázaro
- San Rafael
- San Ramón
- San Ramón Uno
- San Roque
- San Salvador, Concepcion
- Santa Ana
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Librada
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Domingo Savio
- Santo Domingo de Guzmán
- Sapucai
- Sargento José Félix López
- Sargento José Félix López (Puentesiño)
- Saty
- Toldo Cué
- Tres Cerros
- Tres Ollas
- Unión
- Urundey
- Vallemí
- Villa Alta
- Villa Armando
- Villa Oliva
- Villa Real
- Villa Redención
- Villa Sana
- Villa Torales
- Villa del Maestro
- Virgen de Fátima
- Virgen de La Paz
- Virgen de Loreto
- Virgen del Carmen
- Virgen del Rosario
- Vista Alegre
- Yby Yaú
- Ycua Hovy
- Zona 1

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Concepción Department

Named natural and historic features inside Concepción Department, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

14 rivers and streams.
- Arroyo Cagatá
- Arroyo Chacalnica
- Arroyo Guaireño
- Arroyo Guazú
- Arroyo Hermoso
- Arroyo Napegue
- Arroyo Pitanohaga
- Arroyo Saladillo
- Arroyo Seco
- Arroyo Trementina
- Paraguay River
- Riacho Mosquito
- Río Aquidabán
- Río Ypané

### Hills and mountains

3 hills.
- Loma Porá · 362 m
- Cerro Paiva · 290 m
- Cerro Memby · 264 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest.
- Yerbal Cerrito

### Getting around

3 airports; 1 airfield.
- Concepcion Airport
- Dr Juan Plate Airport
- Estancia Soledad
- Puerto La Victoria Airport

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Concepción Department and the best time to visit

In Concepción Department, the warmest month is Jan (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,401 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (209 mm) and the driest Aug (29 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are May to September.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 29 | 164 |
| Feb | 29 | 151 |
| Mar | 28 | 121 |
| Apr | 25 | 135 |
| May | 21 | 108 |
| Jun | 19 | 67 |
| Jul | 19 | 43 |
| Aug | 22 | 29 |
| Sep | 25 | 68 |
| Oct | 27 | 141 |
| Nov | 27 | 209 |
| Dec | 28 | 165 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Concepción Department

Places mapped inside Concepción Department in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 31
- Banks 21
- Petrol pumps 39
- Hotels 59
- Shopping malls 11
- Schools 155
- Colleges and universities 37
- Pharmacies 38
- Restaurants 88
- Police stations 56
- Dental clinics 21

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers
- Where is Concepción Department? In Paraguay
- What is the population of Concepción Department? 265,978 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Concepción Department? About 24 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Concepción Department? About 14 people per km²
- What borders Concepción Department? Alto Paraguay Department, Amambay Department, Presidente Hayes Department and San Pedro Department
- What is there to see in Concepción Department? Agustin Fernando de Pinedo, Antiguo Motor de Locomotora, Area Protegida - Caverna Kamba Hopo, Area Protegida - Cerro Morado, Caverna Ycua Pa´i
- What time zone is Concepción Department in? UTC−3
- What currency is used in Concepción Department? Guarani (PYG)
- What language is spoken in Concepción Department? Spanish, Guarani (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Concepción Department? 235 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Concepción Department? Settlements lie between 44 m and 391 m
- What is the highest point in Concepción Department? Loma Porá (362 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Concepción Department? May to September
- How many hospitals are in Concepción Department? 31 mapped
- How many banks are in Concepción Department? 21 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Concepción Department? 39 mapped
- What is the P-code of Concepción Department? PY01 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Department
- Area: 18,542.7 km²
- P-code: PY01
- Main town: Concepción

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/concepcion/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.