Caacupé
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City and district
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Basilica of Caacupé, Paraguay
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  Caacupé Location in Paraguay | |
| Coordinates: 25°23′10″S 57°08′27″W / 25.38611°S 57.14083°W / -25.38611; -57.14083 | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Department | Cordillera |
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| • Mayor | Diego Armando Riveros Gonzalez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 145 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 56,864 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC-04 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-03 (ADT) |
| Postal code |
3000
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| Area code | +595 (511) |
Caacupé (Spanish pronunciation: [ka(a)kuˈpe]; Guarani: Ka'akupe, literally: "Behind the Mount") is a city and district in Paraguay. It is the capital of the departmentofCordillera.
The town was founded in 1770 by Carlos Murphy, a grenadier in the service of King Charles III of Spain, although a first settlement existed here from the 17th century.[2]
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé. Caacupé is best known as the site of the Virgin of Caacupé [es], Saint Patron of Paraguay. The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles, Caacupé stands in the centre of the town. A major religious festival is held annually on 8 December in honour of the statuette "Our Lady of the Miracles". This statuette, carved in the 16th century by a devout convert, was miraculously saved from a great flood, and numerous miracles are ascribed to it.[3]
During the rest of the year Caacupé is a quiet provincial town. It has a park with amusements.
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