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588:La Pastora District
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1224:Alto Paraná
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1433:Categories
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1090:References
1068:See also:
993:sugar cane
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830:Tembiaporá
596:La Pastora
447:Districts
417:Cordillera
315:Bandeirant
312:Portuguese
280:department
188:Population
158:Government
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34:Department
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1289:Paraguarí
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1084:hospitals
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340:in 1770.
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210:Time zone
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1315:Asunción
1284:Ñeembucú
1279:Misiones
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1234:Boquerón
1141:Paraguay
1127:Paraguay
1106:Archived
1043:number 8
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1028:number 7
1024:number 2
794:Vaquería
470:Caaguazú
357:Caaguazú
308:Caaguazú
284:Paraguay
267:Caaguazú
140:Paraguay
26:Caaguazú
1362:Lambaré
1357:Capiatá
1254:Central
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1159:SENATUR
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890:Climate
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431:Caazapá
353:Carayaó
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101:56°27′W
98:25°25′S
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175:Area
50:Flag
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229:DST
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