# San Ignacio District, Misiones Department – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/san-ignacio/

District · Misiones Department 

# San Ignacio

San Ignacio is a district of Paraguay in Misiones Department. It had an estimated **36,947 people** in 2023 on 1,527 km² (about 24 per km²). 97 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 140 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 36,947people (2023)
- 1,527km²
- 140mapped services
- 133 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Ignacio?

San Ignacio had an estimated **36,947 people** in 2023 — 27.7% of Misiones Department, 43rd of 250 districts. There are 996 women for every 1,000 men (above the Misiones Department figure of 985). Spread over 1,527 km², that is about **24 people per km²**, 139th of 250 districts.

27.1% of people are children under 15 and 9.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 28 across Misiones Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 56 children and older people.

0–4 ****3,433**

5–9 ****3,336**

10–14 ****3,233**

15–19 ****3,176**

20–24 ****3,275**

25–29 ****3,187**

30–34 ****3,086**

35–39 ****2,820**

40–44 ****2,100**

45–49 ****1,673**

50–54 ****1,559**

55–59 ****1,435**

60–64 ****1,312**

65–69 ****1,151**

70–74 ****872**

75–79 ****582**

80+ ****712**

Source: [UNFPA and Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEC) via OCHA HDX, population 2023 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-pry).

## Where is San Ignacio?

San Ignacio lies in [Misiones Department](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/), [Paraguay](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/). It borders 7 other districts: [San Juan Bautista de las Misiones](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/san-juan-bautista-de-las-misiones/), [San Miguel](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/san-miguel/), [Santa María](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/santa-maria/), [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/santa-rosa/), [Santiago](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/santiago/), [Tacuaras](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/neembucu/tacuaras/) and [Yabebyry](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/yabebyry/). By area it is the 39th largest of 263 districts in Paraguay. It covers 18.7% of [Misiones Department](https://wherepedia.org/paraguay/misiones/). The centre of San Ignacio is about 191 km in a straight line from Asunción, the capital. It is about 30 km from San Juan Bautista, the main town of Misiones Department. The centre point is at 26.9420° S, 57.1521° 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)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pry).

## Things to see in and around San Ignacio

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in San Ignacio: 2 museums; 1 attraction; 1 archaeological site.

- Museo Diocesano San Ignacio Guazú Misiones (Entrada 10000) · museum
- Museo Municipal Guerra del Chaco 1932-1935 · museum
- Reloj Solar · archaeological site
- Ruinas Jesuíticas de San Ignacio Guazú · attraction

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

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

## Know before you go: San Ignacio

- Time zoneUTC−3, no daylight saving · America/Asuncion
- CurrencyGuarani (PYG)
- Country calling code+595
- LanguagesSpanish, Guarani
- Plug typesType C · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- Libertador Gral D Jose De San Martin Airport (PSS) · Posadas127 km
- Teniente Ramon A. Ayub Gonzalez International Airport (ENO) · Encarnación134 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.8 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Jun (about 10.5 hours, sunrise around 07:35, sunset around 18:02).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

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.

## Villages and localities in San Ignacio

Open gazetteers list **97 villages, towns and localities** in San Ignacio. Settlements here lie between about 69 m and 182 m above sea level (median 133 m).

- Abay
- Asent. Che Jazmin
- Asent. San Rafael
- Asentamiento San Rafael
- CONAVI Villa Primavera
- Cabaña María Milagros
- Cajes Kue
- Colonia Arroyo Verde
- Colonia Hector-Cué
- Colonia Tañarandy
- Colonia Uruguaya
- Compañía Abay
- Compañía Caje Cué
- Compañía Caá Yojhá
- Compañía Chopi-Cuá
- Compañía Costa Pirú
- Compañía Costa Pucú
- Compañía Frutos Cué
- Compañía Laguna Pyta
- Compañía Meza Cué
- Compañía Potrerito
- Compañía Rosado Tuya
- Compañía San Antonio
- Compañía San Benito
- Compañía San Francisco Javier
- Compañía San Juan Potrero
- Compañía San Pablo
- Compañía Santa María-mí
- Compañía Santa Rita
- Compañía Santa Teresita
- Compañía Taguity
- Compañía Taturé
- Compañía Tañarendy
- Compañía Yaguary
- Compañía Yata-í
- Compañía Ñangapé
- Conavi Villa Primera
- Costa Brasil
- Establecimiento Brusquetti
- Establecimiento Carupayty
- Establecimiento Perez
- Establecimiento San Luis
- Estancia Angu’á
- Estancia Caapucú-mí
- Estancia Candia Cué
- Estancia Cerrito
- Estancia Cerrito Vargas
- Estancia Cimenez
- Estancia Contrera-Cué
- Estancia El Agro
- Estancia Guavirá-y
- Estancia La Graciela
- Estancia Laguna Potý
- Estancia Las Lagunas
- Estancia Meza Cué
- Estancia Nueva Esperanza
- Estancia Ombú
- Estancia Paraguay
- Estancia Pino
- Estancia Piracaaguy
- Estancia Platero Cué
- Estancia Ramirez
- Estancia Riveros
- Estancia Romero-Cué
- Estancia Santa Cornelia
- Estancia Santa Teresa
- Estancia Santa Teresita
- Hector Kue
- Loma Clavel
- Los Cocos
- Lourdes
- Maria Auxiliadora
- María Auxiliadora
- Platero
- Potrero Apayará
- Puesto Cerrito-Cué
- Puesto Malvina
- Puesto Yacucay
- San Domingo
- San Francisco
- San Ignacio
- San Ignacio Guazú
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San José
- San Roque
- San Salvador
- San Vicente
- Santa Librada
- Santa Rita
- Santo Angel
- Santo Ángel
- Tayî
- Tañarandy
- Villa Universitaria
- Ñangape
- Ñemi

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of San Ignacio

Named natural and historic features inside San Ignacio, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Arroyo Cambay
- Arroyo Caá Yojhá
- Arroyo González
- Arroyo Ortiz
- Arroyo Pikyry
- Arroyo Segundo
- Arroyo Taguity
- Arroyo Ñangapé

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

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

## Weather in San Ignacio and the best time to visit

In San Ignacio, the warmest month is Jan (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,577 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (188 mm) and the driest Aug (66 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 142 

Feb 27 118 

Mar 25 137 

Apr 22 172 

May 18 135 

Jun 16 92 

Jul 15 72 

Aug 17 66 

Sep 19 98 

Oct 23 188 

Nov 24 185 

Dec 26 173 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Ignacio

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Materno Infantil IPS · San Ignacio 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.88892&mlon=-57.03266#map=17/-26.88892/-57.03266) 

Bank BNF · San Ignacio 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.88722&mlon=-57.02596#map=17/-26.88722/-57.02596) 

ATM Banco Continental · San Ignacio 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.88676&mlon=-57.02722#map=17/-26.88676/-57.02722) 

Petrol pump Puma · San Ignacio 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.88555&mlon=-57.03190#map=17/-26.88555/-57.03190) 

Hotel Posada Turística Los Búfalos · San Ignacio 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.88115&mlon=-57.05940#map=17/-26.88115/-57.05940) 

Mall Centro de Compras MERRY · San Ignacio 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.88850&mlon=-57.03032#map=17/-26.88850/-57.03032) 

School 7520 Maria Auxiliadora · San Ignacio 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.90837&mlon=-57.15907#map=17/-26.90837/-57.15907) 

College Universidad Católica sede San Ignacio · San Ignacio 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.88587&mlon=-57.04059#map=17/-26.88587/-57.04059) 

Police station Comisaría 9 San Pablo · San Ignacio 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.87078&mlon=-57.17624#map=17/-26.87078/-57.17624) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in San Ignacio

Places mapped inside San Ignacio in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals6
- Banks7
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps13
- Hotels19
- Shopping malls11
- Schools31
- Colleges and universities7
- Pharmacies7
- Restaurants29
- Police stations6
- Dental clinics3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

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

## Other districts in Misiones Department

- Ayolas
- San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
- San Miguel
- San Patricio
- Santa María
- Santa Rosa
- Santiago
- Villa Florida
- Yabebyry

## Quick answers

- Where is San Ignacio?In Misiones Department, Paraguay
- What is the population of San Ignacio?36,947 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Ignacio?About 28 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Ignacio?About 24 people per km²
- What borders San Ignacio?San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, San Miguel, Santa María, Santa Rosa, Santiago, Tacuaras and Yabebyry
- What is there to see in San Ignacio?Museo Diocesano San Ignacio Guazú Misiones (Entrada 10000), Museo Municipal Guerra del Chaco 1932-1935, Reloj Solar, Ruinas Jesuíticas de San Ignacio Guazú
- What time zone is San Ignacio in?UTC−3
- What currency is used in San Ignacio?Guarani (PYG)
- What language is spoken in San Ignacio?Spanish, Guarani (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Ignacio?97 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Ignacio?Settlements lie between 69 m and 182 m
- What is the best time to visit San Ignacio?February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Ignacio?Hospital Materno Infantil IPS, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Ignacio?BNF, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Ignacio?Banco Continental, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Ignacio?Puma, about 13 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in San Ignacio?6 mapped
- How many banks are in San Ignacio?7 mapped
- How many ATMs are in San Ignacio?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in San Ignacio?13 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Ignacio?PY0803 (OCHA common operational dataset)