General Artigas

District in Itapúa Department, Paraguay
26°56′24″S 56°13′12″W / 26.94000°S 56.22000°W / -26.94000; -56.22000Country ParaguayDepartmentItapúa DepartmentPopulation
 (2008)
 • Total4 435

General Artigas is a town in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay.

It is named after the Uruguayan national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who spent his last 30 years exiled in Paraguay (1820-1850).

Sister cities

General Artigas is twinned with:

  • Uruguay Fray Bentos, Uruguay[1]

References

  1. ^ "Se firmó el Acuerdo de Hermanamiento entre las ciudades de Fray Bentos y General Artigas (Paraguay)". 19 May 2021.

Sources

  • World Gazeteer: Paraguay[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com

External links

  • Media related to General Artigas, Paraguay at Wikimedia Commons



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