Villeta

Villeta is a city of 37,000 people (2016) on the banks of Paraguay River. It is an important industrial center and port.

Villeta's port on the banks of the Paraguay River is the shipping point for most of Paraguay's exports. Nineteen large factories located in the area produce cement, iron rods, cotton, electric cables, and agricultural chemicals, and other activities. The cement and chemical plants are infamous for the environmental contamination they cause.

The temperature in summer sometimes reaches 40 °C (104 °F) or higher. The minimum in winter is 0 °C (32 °F). The average for the entire Central Department is 22 °C (72 °F). The city is located in one of Paraguay's departments with the most rainfall during the months from January to April; and the least during the months from June to August.

It lies 36 km (22 mi) south of Asunción by way of the Southern Access Route with a designated and signed branch route that leads to the city.

The Villeta–Alberdi–Pilar Route also connects the city to the south of the country.

25°30′21″S 57°34′11″W

Map of Villeta

The city has several historic buildings. The Church of the Virgin of Rosary (Virgen del Rosario) was built during the Paraguayan War and served itself as a hospital. It is one of the examples of 19th-century art, especially in its murals painted by Adán Kunos.

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