Coronel Oviedo
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Image:Iglesia de Cnel Oviedo.jpg
Image:Peaje de Cnel. Oviedo.jpg
Coronel Oviedo ({{IPA|es|koɾoˈnel oˈβjeðo}}), locally simply known as Oviedo, is a city in east-central Paraguay. It is the capital of the Caaguazú Department, about 150 kilometers east of Asunción, and was founded in 1758.{{Cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/138335/Coronel-Oviedo|title=Coronel Oviedo | Paraguay}}
The city has a population of about 52,400 (2006 Estimate) and is the hometown of former president Nicanor Duarte Frutos. Coronel Oviedo is an important transit point, as it lies halfway between Asunción and Ciudad del Este. In addition, it sits at the intersection of highways Ruta 2, Ruta 7 and Ruta 8.
The moniker for the city is the "Capital of Work" or capital de trabajo in Spanish.
The original name of the city at the time of its founding was "Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Ajos" or "Our Lady of the Rosary of Garlic", as the cultivation of garlic was a prominent local cash crop and formed a significant base for trade in the city. In 1931 the government of Paraguay changed the name of the city to Coronel Oviedo in memory of Cnel Florentin Oviedo, hero of the War of the Triple Alliance.Decreto Num. 39296 del 5 de Febrero, firmado por el presidente José P. Guggiari y convertido en Ley de la Nación por Ley 1219 del 12 de Agosto de 1931 After the war Oviedo settled in Ajos live there until his dead in 1935.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coronel Oviedo.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/coro3.htm|title=Diocese of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay}}
Climate
Coronel Oviedo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa){{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}} with hot summers and warm winters.
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| location = Coronel Oviedo (Salesian Agricultural Institute "Carlos Pfannl") (1991–2020)
|Jan record high C = 41.5
|Feb record high C = 39.5
|Mar record high C = 40.2
|Apr record high C = 37.3
|May record high C = 36.0
|Jun record high C = 32.5
|Jul record high C = 32.0
|Aug record high C = 37.5
|Sep record high C = 39.6
|Oct record high C = 40.4
|Nov record high C = 40.4
|Dec record high C = 39.5
|Jan record low C = 12.6
|Feb record low C = 9.9
|Mar record low C = 7.2
|Apr record low C = 5.6
|May record low C = 1.0
|Jun record low C = -0.6
|Jul record low C = -1.6
|Aug record low C = -1.4
|Sep record low C = 1.4
|Oct record low C = 8.5
|Nov record low C = 6.8
|Dec record low C = 9.8
| Jan high C = 33.0
| Feb high C = 32.4
| Mar high C = 31.5
| Apr high C = 28.9
| May high C = 24.8
| Jun high C = 23.6
| Jul high C = 23.6
| Aug high C = 26.2
| Sep high C = 27.4
| Oct high C = 29.5
| Nov high C = 30.6
| Dec high C = 32.2
| year high C = 28.6
| Jan mean C = 26.5
| Feb mean C = 25.8
| Mar mean C = 24.8
| Apr mean C = 22.1
| May mean C = 18.5
| Jun mean C = 17.4
| Jul mean C = 16.6
| Aug mean C = 18.6
| Sep mean C = 20.3
| Oct mean C = 23.1
| Nov mean C = 24.1
| Dec mean C = 25.9
| year mean C = 22.0
| Jan low C = 21.4
| Feb low C = 21.1
| Mar low C = 19.9
| Apr low C = 17.5
| May low C = 14.1
| Jun low C = 13.0
| Jul low C = 11.7
| Aug low C = 13.2
| Sep low C = 15.1
| Oct low C = 18.1
| Nov low C = 18.7
| Dec low C = 20.6
| year low C = 17.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 155.5
| Feb precipitation mm = 169.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 153.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 162.6
| May precipitation mm = 173.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 117.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 73.2
| Aug precipitation mm = 64.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 118.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 211.0
| Nov precipitation mm = 205.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 183.3
| year precipitation mm = 1787.6
|Jan humidity = 70.0
|Feb humidity = 72.6
|Mar humidity = 73.9
|Apr humidity = 76.3
|May humidity = 78.1
|Jun humidity = 78.6
|Jul humidity = 73.8
|Aug humidity = 71.7
|Sep humidity = 69.8
|Oct humidity = 69.4
|Nov humidity = 68.5
|Dec humidity = 68.4
|year humidity = 72.6
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Paraguay/CSV/Coronel_Oviedo_86234.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Coronel Oviedo
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 26, 2024}}{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=global-summary-of-the-day&stations=86234099999&startDate=1700-01-01&endDate=2023-12-31&dataTypes=MAX,MIN,PRCP
| title = Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = January 20, 2023
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|source 2= Weatherbase (humidity){{cite web
| url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=604184&cityname=Coronel+Oviedo%2C+Caaguaz%FA%2C+Paraguay&units=us
| title = Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
| accessdate = June 14, 2014}}
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See also
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References
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Category:Populated places in the Caaguazú Department