General Artigas is a town in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay.
General Artigas | |
|---|---|
 General Artigas, Paraguay | |
  General Artigas | |
| Coordinates: 26°56′24″S 56°13′12″W / 26.94000°S 56.22000°W | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Department | Itapúa Department |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 4 435 |
It is named after the Uruguayan national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who spent his last 30 years exiled in Paraguay (1820-1850).
Sister cities
General Artigas is twinned with:
Fray Bentos, Uruguay[1]
References
Sources
- World Gazeteer: Paraguay[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
External links
Media related to General Artigas, Paraguay at Wikimedia Commons
