Canindeyú (Spanish pronunciation: [kanindeˈʝu]) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Salto del Guairá. Canindeyú comes from the Guarani words Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow, blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

Districts

The department is divided in 16 districts:

  1. Corpus Christi
  2. Curuguaty
  3. General Francisco Caballero Álvarez (Puente Kyhá)
  4. Itanará
  5. Katueté
  6. La Paloma
  7. Laurel
  8. Maracaná
  9. Nueva Esperanza
  10. Puerto Adela
  11. Salto del Guairá
  12. Villa Ygatimí
  13. Yasy Cañy
  14. Yby Pytá
  15. Ybyrarobaná
  16. Ypehú

The eastern part of Canindeyu is very green; mostly rolling hills and soy bean farms. A fair portion of the population consists of Brazilian immigrants and Portuguese is widely spoken, along with Spanish and Guaraní.

See also