Concepción, Paraguay

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City and district in Concepción, Paraguay

Concepción

City and district

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Concepción

Coordinates: 23°24′0″S 57°25′48″W﻿ / ﻿23.40000°S 57.43000°W﻿ / -23.40000; -57.43000
Country| Paraguay
Department| Concepción
Government

• Intendente municipal| Luis Herminio Acosta Paniagua (PLRA)
Area

• Total

| 8,490 km2 (3,280 sq mi)
Elevation

| 44 m (144 ft)
Population

(2008)

• Total

| 76,378
• Density| 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-03 (PYT)
Area code| 8700
Climate| Aw

Concepción (Spanish pronunciation: [konseβˈsjon]) is a city and district in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It is situated next to the Paraguay River.

Founded in 1773 by Governor Agustín Fernando de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the 20th century as a river port and a center for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco. The town also played an important role in the Paraguayan Civil War of 1947. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay.

## Transportation

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National Route 5 (in Spanish, Ruta Nacional Número 5 "Gral. Bernardino Caballero") connects the city with Pedro Juan Caballero and Asunción.

## Climate

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Main Catholic chapel in Concepción

Concepción is located in very close proximity to the Tropic of Capricorn, with the latitudinal line lying just south of the city. The city has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with abundant annual precipitation, although possessing a highly prominent summer peak. Summers are very hot, rainy, and often oppressively humid. Severe thunderstorms are very common in the summer and have the capability to dump copious amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, along with destructively high winds and occasional hail. Winter is much drier and considerably cooler, with near drought-like conditions often prevailing.

Climate data for Concepción (1991–2020, extremes 1937–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 43.0
(109.4)  | 41.0
(105.8)  | 41.6
(106.9)  | 38.2
(100.8)  | 36.5
(97.7)  | 36.4
(97.5)  | 36.2
(97.2)  | 40.0
(104.0)  | 42.4
(108.3)  | 43.4
(110.1)  | 43.5
(110.3)  | 41.4
(106.5)  | 43.5
(110.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 34.6
(94.3)  | 33.7
(92.7)  | 33.0
(91.4)  | 30.7
(87.3)  | 26.6
(79.9)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 30.5
(86.9)  | 32.1
(89.8)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 33.7
(92.7)  | 30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 20.2
(68.4)  | 19.2
(66.6)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 25.8
(78.4)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 23.7
(74.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 19.2
(66.6)  | 15.7
(60.3)  | 14.7
(58.5)  | 13.2
(55.8)  | 14.5
(58.1)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 18.8
(65.8)
Record low °C (°F)  | 12.5
(54.5)  | 12.0
(53.6)  | 8.0
(46.4)  | 5.3
(41.5)  | 1.5
(34.7)  | 0.0
(32.0)  | −1.5
(29.3)  | −2.8
(27.0)  | 1.8
(35.2)  | 5.7
(42.3)  | 9.5
(49.1)  | 11.4
(52.5)  | −2.8
(27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 158.9
(6.26)  | 152.9
(6.02)  | 129.6
(5.10)  | 142.2
(5.60)  | 113.7
(4.48)  | 68.6
(2.70)  | 37.7
(1.48)  | 28.9
(1.14)  | 76.3
(3.00)  | 138.2
(5.44)  | 200.0
(7.87)  | 163.0
(6.42)  | 1,409.8
(55.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 8  | 10  | 92
Average relative humidity (%)  | 69  | 73  | 74  | 76  | 77  | 77  | 72  | 70  | 68  | 67  | 67  | 70  | 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224  | 213  | 217  | 184  | 182  | 152  | 183  | 156  | 173  | 208  | 222  | 222  | 2,336
Source 1: NOAA (July, November, and December record highs, and March, April and October record lows) (precipitation days, humidity 1961-1990)[1][2]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun)[3] Ogimet[4][5][6][7][a] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[8]

## Consular representation

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Brazil has a Vice-consulate in Concepción.[9]

## See also

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* Concepción massacre

## Notes

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1. ^ Station ID for Concepción is 86134 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration

## References

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1. ^ "Concepción Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
2. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Concepcion-86314". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
3. ^ "Station 86134: Concepción". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
4. ^ "86134: Concepcion (Paraguay)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
5. ^ "86134: Concepcion (Paraguay)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
6. ^ "86134: Concepcion (Paraguay)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
7. ^ "86134: Concepcion (Paraguay)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
8. ^ "Station Concepción" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
9. ^ "Vice Consulado do Brasil em Concepción". Ministério das Relações Exteriores (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.

## Sources

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Concepción (Paraguay).

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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

Other|

* NARA
* Yale LUX