Minga Porá District
Minga Pora District | |
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Interactive map of Minga Pora District | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Alto Paraná |
| Area | |
| • Land | 881 km2 (340 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,959 |
| • Density | 13.6/km2 (35.2/sq mi) |
Minga Porá is a district of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. It occupies an area of 881 km2 (340 sq mi). As per the 2022 census, it had a population of 11,959 individuals. It was officially established on 4 January 1991.
History
The settlement was formed as Malvina Cue when about 27 families arrived at the location on 13 May 1983, and established a settlement, which was named Minga Porã. The people erected a chapel for Virgen de Fatima, who is the patron saint of the city.[1][2][3]
Minga Porã was upgraded to the district by the Law 116/90 enacted on 4 January 1991.[3][4] It was split from the Hernandarias and Itakyry districts.The foundation date is celebrated annually along with the commemorative festival for the patron saint.[1][2]
Geography
Minga Porã is a district located in the Alto Paraná Department in Paraguay. It occupies an area of 881 km2 (340 sq mi).[5] It is located about 90 km (56 mi) from Ciudad del Este,[1][2] and 413 km (257 mi) from the Paraguayan capital of Asunción.[4]
It is located at an elevation of 213.54 m (700.6 ft) above sea level. The district has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw). The average annual temperature is 24.38 °C (75.88 °F). The district receives an average annual rainfall of 20.365 cm (8.018 in) and has 164.97 rainy days in a year.[6]
Demographics
As per the 2022 census, Minga Porã district had a population of 23,548 inhabitants of which 6,178 were males and 5,781 were females. About 78.1% of the population was classified rural, and the rest (21.9%) lived in urban areas. About 30.6% of the population was below the age of fourteen, and 5.1% was more than 65 years of age.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Minga Porã celebra 38 años de la llegada de los primeros pobladores" [Minga Porã celebrates 38 years since arrival of first settlers]. ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Minga Porã conmemora 30 años de distritación" [Minga Porã commemorates 30 years as a district]. ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Minga Porã y San Alberto recordaron aniversario de creación como distritos" [Minga Porã and San Alberto commemorated district creation anniversary]. Laclave (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Municipio de Alto Paraná es declarado como "capital de la paraguayidad"" [Alto Paraná municipality declared "capital of Paraguayan identity"]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Minga Pora District". City population. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Colonia Minga Pora". Weather and Climate. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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