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Capiatá | |
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 An avenue in central Capiatá | |
  Capiatá | |
| Coordinates:25°21′0″S57°25′12″W / 25.35000°S 57.42000°W /-25.35000; -57.42000 | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Central |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 224,152 |
| Climate | Cfa |
Capiatá (Spanish pronunciation:[ka.pjaˈta]) is a city and adistrict inCentral Department,Paraguay.
It is the only city inCentral that borders seven cities:Aregua,Itaugua,Juan Augusto Saldívar,Luque,Ñemby,San Lorenzo andYpane.
It is the location of theFrancisco López Military Academy.
The city was called Capiâtá inClassical Guarani. The name is believed to derive from the Spanish reading of the written name, thought to be derived fromcapyí "grass, hay" andatȃ́ "hard."
The district is divided in an urban center and 15compañías:[1]
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