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Villa Hayes | |
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| Villa Hayes | |
  Villa Hayes | |
| Coordinates:25°06′00″S57°34′00″W / 25.10000°S 57.56667°W /-25.10000; -57.56667 | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Presidente Hayes |
| Founded | 1786 |
| Founded by | FatherJuan Francisco Amancio González y Escobar |
| Government | |
| • Intendente Municipal | Basilio Gustavo Nuñez Gimenez |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,002 km2 (7,723 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 57,217 |
| • Density | 2.8606/km2 (7.4088/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
| Postal code | 9900 |
| Area code | (595) (26) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Villa Hayes (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈbiʎaˈaʝes]) is a city inParaguay, and is the capital ofPresidente Hayes Department.
Known as "the City of the Five Names",[citation needed] it was eventually named in honor ofRutherford B. Hayes, 19thPresident of the United States.
Villa Hayes is situated on the north bank of theParaguay River, 31 kilometres (19 mi) north ofAsunción City.
The city temperature in summer reaches 44 °C (111 °F) and drops to 0 °C (32 °F) in the winter. The average temperature is 23 °C (73 °F).
In 2023 and 2024, in theWestern Region, most of the fires occurred in thePresidente Hayes Department.[1] Reported on the 1st of October 2020, when within 24 hours, there were more than 12,000 fires raging in Paraguay, thePresidente Hayes Department was the department with the highest number of fires in Paraguay, with 8,617 different fires recorded in the last 24 hours, with the city of Villa Hayes concentrating most of them with 6,105 hotspots in the same time period.[2]
At the time of the 2002 census, Villa Hayes had a population of 19,001, (10,071 men and 9,930 women). Of these 2,049 lived in the city and 16,592 in the rural areas.
There are a number of different ethnicities among the city's inhabitants, includingNative Americans, Europeans, Mennonites, and Paraguayans.
The Native Americans living in the city include members of theNivaclé,Angaiteçé,Chané,Maká,Chamacoco, andToba Qom tribes.
ACEPAR (Aceros del Paraguay), Paraguay's principal steel manufacturer, is based in Villa Hayes. However, most of the city's inhabitants work in the cattle trade and to a lesser extent in agriculture.
Villa Hayes has a museum where uniforms, weapons, photographs, and other artifacts from theChaco War are displayed. There is also a display of antique coins as well as animals of the region.
During the Chaco War, theHospital de Sangre (field hospital) stood in what is now the city's Main Square.
The city's church and historic buildings are important tourist attractions.
TheFestival del Acero (Steel Festival) is celebrated annually and features many artistic and cultural presentations.
There is a monument honoring American President Rutherford Hayes and another one forBenjamín Aceval on the bank of the Paraguay River. These men played prominent roles in resolving Paraguay's borders after the War of the Triple Alliance.
The Home Office and the Economics Faculty of the National University are located on one of the main streets of the city.
In the nearby countryside are the hills Galván and Confuso, as well as Patiño and the Natural Reserve Trinfunqué Park, which shelters many of the plants and animals typical of this region of Paraguay.
The Melodia Cultural Centre is based in a house built around 1870 for GeneralBartolomé Mitre. It is considered historically significant and is frequently visited by architecture students from all over the country. The Centre includes a library, holds information classes and is an important promoter of local culture and education.
The town was originally known asAmancio Cué. In 1786 the city became the site of a Jesuit Mission founded byFather Juan Francisco Amancio González y Escobar with the nameReducción Melodía (Melody Mission) in honor of the GovernorPedro Melo.
The town was re-established during the 1841-1862 government ofCarlos Antonio López and renamedNueva Burdeos (New Bordeaux) by a colony of 120 French families. However, it did not prosper and was founded again the next year asVilla Occidental (Western Town). In the late 1860s, when Argentine soldiers occupied the city during theParaguayan War, they called itVilla Argentina.
Finally, the city was namedVilla Hayes, in accordance with the decree signed by PresidentCándido Bareiro, on May 13, 1879. This name was chosen to honor the American President, Rutherford Hayes, who on November 13, 1878, had been asked to arbitrate between Paraguay andArgentina after theParaguayan War. His award of the disputedGran Chaco region to Paraguay made him a national hero.
On November 12, 2018, Villa Hayes andFremont, Ohio (home and burial site of President Hayes) became sister cities.[1]
The main access to the city is via the Road IXCarlos Antonio López orTranschaco Road. The principalpublic transport is by bus routes 46 and 5.
Nicolás Bó Aerodrome (Sargento De Aviacion Nicolo Bo, ICAO:SGNB) is located near Villa Hayes, although it is used for training flights and does not have a paved runway or regular passenger service. Passenger airlines operate fromSilvio Pettirossi International Airport, approximately 22 km southwest of Villa Hayes.
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